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This drill is designed to help body control as the gymnast reaches backwards for the floor. Check to be sure gymnast is opening the shoulders and not touching her head! If a gymnast is very competent going down on their own, then they can attempt to stand back up as well.

This drill incorporates the Circle-Down in the first video with the appropriate jump trajectory for a back handspring. This drill can be done into a foam pit as shown here, or onto a resi-mat or barrel. This athlete does a pretty good job of squeezing her shape and staying tight while landing in the pit. Athletes should be able to hold these good finishing shapes BEFORE being allowed to move to...

This is a video of a drill that can be used to help young kiddos understand that their backs need to stay straight up and down when jumping. The arms are doing a "circle-down" motion. The circle-down should be used for ALL jumps, straight, tuck, pike, straddle, back handspring, and back tuck! The circle-down promotes keeping the chest up where as swinging the arms often encourages leaning forwa...