Quadqueen
Proud Parent
My DD is 9 and L6. She has slightly bent legs on several skills and doesn’t seem to “feel†it. Specifically, back walkover on floor and beam, split leap on floor and beam (back leg bent slightly) and split jump on beam (back leg again). She has a full 180 degree split, but just that slightly bent back leg. It’s strange, because she has a beautiful switch leap with no bent legs, and she has no bent legs on her back handspring stepout. Maybe the speed of the skill helps her to stay tight?
Her coach is constantly telling her to straighten her legs. Other than telling her to tighten up, is there any other magic words of advice? She will do a back walkover thinking her legs are perfectly straight, but they aren't. Has anyone else seen this? Shehas muscular legs, and I feel like that calls attention to the bent legs.
Her coach is constantly telling her to straighten her legs. Other than telling her to tighten up, is there any other magic words of advice? She will do a back walkover thinking her legs are perfectly straight, but they aren't. Has anyone else seen this? Shehas muscular legs, and I feel like that calls attention to the bent legs.