doing "slow-mo" bhs may help. Just hold her in her bhs position and stress that you are not going to drop her or allow her to get hurt. Speed it up gradually until she is doing them by herself again. Maybe do BT into a pit or onto a large mat as those are harder to do in slow-mo. A lot of times...
It's probably because of my flexibility, I could never do a pancake, but I could lay flat on my legs in a pike. Pike presses were and still are easier for me, dunno why. Never really hindered me though, everywhere where a straddle press is applicable, so is a pike, and sometimes it give you...
Pivot turns on beam.
The all-important back roll on floor, if that is too easy have them start progressing to back extensions. One thing I like to do sometimes is have handstand competitions. Do this right before you go to a new event or just before you go home. Winner of the competition goes...
You said that your DD took a spill on the beam recently, are her leaps smaller since that incident? Your coach may be using this pressure to try and get her to go for it again. She knows your DD can do better and she is pushing her (possible explanation).
During a kip, after you pull your legs to the bar you should be PULLING on the bar, this may be your problem. That is one reason why many coaches use the "pull up your pants" analogy.
In answer to your question, especially for your ROBHS, do lots of RO rebounds making sure to keep your legs straight, and snap-down drills with a straight-legged rebound. Lots of people don't realize a running BHS and a standing BHS are initiated differently. Running BHS's, like a ROBHS, starts...
Hello all, this topic came up in another forum about fencing that I am a member of, and I was wondering what gymnastics coaches would say as opposed to fencing coaches. I still coach gymnastics, but I have started competing in fencing instead of gymnastics, and the enviroments are very very...
kez it would be useful to know what kind of gym you plan on working at and your geographical location. By what kind of gym I mean is it a YMCA, a privately owned gym that is more recreational or competitive? A gym at a college or school? The answers vary widely depending on these factors and...
Both me and my brother had this problem. Our coach fixed it by using a set of stall bars (a bunch of bars on a wall). Put one (straight) leg on a bar and cross the other one over just above the knee, grab a bar with your hands about a foot and a half to two feet above the bar your feet are on...
As it seems this perspective has not been covered I will put in my 2 cents :). I teach standing BHS with an arm swing. It's much easier, both on me and the child, as it gives them a noticable amount of momentum. To keep kiddos from throwing their head back I tell them to watch their thumbs. As...
One drill I use to kinda introduce the idea of "tightness" to younger students:
Have the students lay completely flat on their back, arms down by their side. A coach lifts their ankles or toes, and if they are tight, then their body should be "like a board" and not bend, most students tend to...
Who inspired you to take up gymnastics? Not any one person really, I started a month after my little sister, and me, my brother, and my sister have been in the gym ever since. We saw gymnastics on TV and wanted to try it out.
What is your best event? I did/do not have a particularly strong...
*sigh* you make me feel woefully noobish. =) I should have never quit working out, after I decided to dedicate 100% of my gym time to coaching, it's been really hard to get a workout in, and I'm worse now than when I competed level 8 three years ago. and I wasn't the greatest level 8 either :p...
I am still not sure of your questions, but it seems like there are a few thing I can pick up...
Spagat: Do you mean a press-handstand?
To do a seated press-handstand it's important to have good straddle flexibility. Really stretch your middle splits and pancake stretches before working...
Your workout also depends on your motivations. Are you going back to gym to compete again? Just to get in shape again? Just so you can tumble? Etc. etc. or any combo of the above.
A drill I use to teach front tucks is to set up a block with a landing mat on the opposite side. Adjust the height for the gymnasts doing the drill. Have them do a punch up to a forward roll to stand on the other side of the mat. Obviously the mat should be as high as possible to make the...
Two drills I like to use for blocking:
Place a panel mat on the floor (or runway) with an 8-inch behind. Have the girls do a moderate run and arm circle, reaching outward/downward to the mat. Immediately block and go to a flat back on the 8-inch. I always tell me students to imagine the panel...