dsabrunner
Proud Parent
Wondering if anyone else out there had a child who had trouble getting their back handspring - and if so if they finally got it?
My daughter has been doing gymnastics for 5 years - she started in the preschool classes, did pre team 4-6, started level 2 at 6. She started working on back handsprings at the end of L2, a bit over a year ago. By the end of L2 she could do it on the Tumble Track, but only on the floor with spotting.. That is where she stayed the whole year of L3, although in the last couple of competitions she did do it un-spotted. That is where she still is.... She is really strong but definitely has a hard time with back flexibility and so we have her stretching almost every night. She has also had private lessons to work on it - and in those did a couple of nice ones, although she was still getting spotted on the robh. She is now in Xcel, because, in part, you obviously can't go to L4 without a back handspring. At this point I think she is convinced she can't do a back handspring.
Any tips? Anyone see a kid finally get it after all of this? Or is it hopeless?
My daughter has been doing gymnastics for 5 years - she started in the preschool classes, did pre team 4-6, started level 2 at 6. She started working on back handsprings at the end of L2, a bit over a year ago. By the end of L2 she could do it on the Tumble Track, but only on the floor with spotting.. That is where she stayed the whole year of L3, although in the last couple of competitions she did do it un-spotted. That is where she still is.... She is really strong but definitely has a hard time with back flexibility and so we have her stretching almost every night. She has also had private lessons to work on it - and in those did a couple of nice ones, although she was still getting spotted on the robh. She is now in Xcel, because, in part, you obviously can't go to L4 without a back handspring. At this point I think she is convinced she can't do a back handspring.
Any tips? Anyone see a kid finally get it after all of this? Or is it hopeless?