WAG Tips on fixing/working around BHS issues

[LewLox]

Hi, Folks,

Looking for some tips/tricks (or workarounds) for my daughter. She is a thirteen-year-old level 7 (training some 8 skills but almost certainly staying in 7) who has lingering form issues in her BHS, both on floor and beam--her legs fling apart and her momentum gets sapped. She and her coaches have tried a few drills, such as standing BHS using bands around her ankles or knees, but no luck. It doesn't appear to be a strength/conditioning/physical structure issue, but more of an ingrained habit/mental block. Visualization exercises haven't helped. Any ideas?

And if she can't correct it, any creative tumbling options for L7 floor to avoid a BHS altogether? She has a good RO-lay and a solid RO-lay half-punch front but a standard RO-BHS-lay gets pikey because of that lost momentum from the BHS. She is getting pretty frustrated and takes a pretty big hit on her scores. She doesn't have grand ambitions but she'd like to continue competing for a couple more years and feel more confident.

Any guidance is very much appreciated!

 

[sfts]

FHS-RO-BLO or FT-RO-BLO both fulfill the requirement of a three skill flight series with a back layout so there are options without a back handspring.

 

[MILgymFAM]

My daughter doesn’t bhs at all. She competed L7 with a cw/ro on beam and a ft step out ro/lo on floor.

 

[LewLox]

FHS-RO-BLO or FT-RO-BLO both fulfill the requirement of a three skill flight series with a back layout so there are options without a back handspring.

Thank you so much--FHS-RO-BLO just might be a good workaround for her; glad to know if fulfills the requirement!

 

[LewLox]

My daughter doesn’t bhs at all. She competed L7 with a cw/ro on beam and a ft step out ro/lo on floor.

Thanks--good to hear that this worked for your daughter, and glad to know my kid isn't the only one who has challenges with her BHS at this level!

 

[Geoffrey Taucer]

Back handspring to flat belly is my favorite for fixing BHS form

 

[1canadiangymmom]

At level 8 my dd did whips in place of BHS, she could keep her momentum better and less form deductions for floor. Beam, Back tucks, and FHS.

 

[Geoffrey Taucer]

At level 8 my dd did whips in place of BHS, she could keep her momentum better and less form deductions for floor. Beam, Back tucks, and FHS.

In theory, a perfect whip should be more-or-less interchangeable with a BHS