I
have been cheering for a long time! My tryouts are in early August and
we are required to have 3 tumbling passes. One is a rounded backhandspring
back, and I have that no problem. They want original, unique passes that
are difficult and good looking (possibly competition material!) I am an
advanced gymnast.. so if you have any unique passes I could do, please
let me know!
Thanks!!
Front
tumbling elements that transition into typical back-tumbling skills, are
a GREAT way to add "seemingly" high levels of difficulty and
great looks. The CORE front tumbling skill is the FRONT handspring. If
you don't have one, GET IT!For example:
1. Front Handspring stepout, round-off, backhandspring.
In this pass, the front-handspring is used to gain momentum and takes
the place of a hurdle or run.
2. THREE front Handspring step-outs in a row. (or
three fast front-walk-overs in a row.
3. Standing Back-handspring STEP-OUT 1/2 twist into
a cartwheel or round-off.
Have fun, Be safe, Push HARD!
~CW
Coach Wayne is the Head Coach for the
Savannah College of Art and Design Cheerleading team and Executive Coach of
Olympic Gymnast Zuzana Sekerova. His articles, videos and books have been
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