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pumpkinpie
As you might know already, I am coaching some L6 girls at the moment.
They started Layouts already and we worked on them today. Sometimes they do well, but often it looks much more like a whip.
Today I went over the body shape for layouts once again and showed them some drills. The girls usually stretch or do some easy stuff when they are waiting for their turn.
But today, 4 of the 6 girls were doing Round-Off-Back Handspring-Fulls on floor! Ok, the fulls were not really nice; bent legs and not very high, but still, they landed it.
I mean, how is this even possible if they can't do a layout yet? I asked them and they said they worked on them at open gym on tumbl trak and then just tried them on floor. "Adam, they are sooo much easier than layouts, can't we do twists instead".
Well, that shocked me. I mean, I can do doubles but I have never tried any twisting before I could do a layout! Maybe I could have also thrown a full before a layout if I tried?
I did some research on the internet and on this forum now and this is what I found out:
Often, a good layout is more difficult than a full. Once you have a good layout and are comfortable with twisting on the trampoline, it's not that hard. The hard part is actually not the twisting, but to remain in a straight position while doing so. A crooked full is actually easier than a straight layout.
Do you agree with that?
And should I forbid the kids to do fulls until they can do layouts? Will it hinder the process? Or should I let them try it out?
Coaches, how do you normally teach Layouts and Twisting?
They started Layouts already and we worked on them today. Sometimes they do well, but often it looks much more like a whip.
Today I went over the body shape for layouts once again and showed them some drills. The girls usually stretch or do some easy stuff when they are waiting for their turn.
But today, 4 of the 6 girls were doing Round-Off-Back Handspring-Fulls on floor! Ok, the fulls were not really nice; bent legs and not very high, but still, they landed it.
I mean, how is this even possible if they can't do a layout yet? I asked them and they said they worked on them at open gym on tumbl trak and then just tried them on floor. "Adam, they are sooo much easier than layouts, can't we do twists instead".
Well, that shocked me. I mean, I can do doubles but I have never tried any twisting before I could do a layout! Maybe I could have also thrown a full before a layout if I tried?
I did some research on the internet and on this forum now and this is what I found out:
Often, a good layout is more difficult than a full. Once you have a good layout and are comfortable with twisting on the trampoline, it's not that hard. The hard part is actually not the twisting, but to remain in a straight position while doing so. A crooked full is actually easier than a straight layout.
Do you agree with that?
And should I forbid the kids to do fulls until they can do layouts? Will it hinder the process? Or should I let them try it out?
Coaches, how do you normally teach Layouts and Twisting?