Posted in Body Shapes on Dec 2nd, 2008 4 Comments »
I have noticed, of late, that there has been a tremendous misunderstanding when using the term “Hollow”. Coaches seem to use this term as a catch all phase. I am sure that if you do enough hollow body holds and rocks that the gymnasts understand what this position is. However, do coaches truly understand the […]
Posted in Uneven Bars, high bar on Nov 13th, 2008 No Comments »
Did you ever notice how many kids, boys and girls, kick when they try to do a kip?
This is a very common problem.
When doing a kip, the ankles should be brought up to the bar and as the body swings back, the arms pull up and the legs extend. However, when the legs are […]
Posted in Tumbling, floor exercise on Jul 15th, 2008 1 Comment »
My question to any of you who may read this is, Is a front layout on floor really a layout? After all in most cases going backward it seems everyone encourages a hollow body position. Do you use a hollow body position to do a front layout? It is my experience that a front layout […]
Posted in Tumbling, floor exercise on Apr 27th, 2008 No Comments »
When I went to coach at Bowling Green State University in 1996 I inherited 18 gymnasts and in turn 18 different ways to do a front handspring on floor. I was amazed that we had just won the Olympics as a country in Atlanta yet these young ladies none of whom were below a Level […]