Just added to the website a new drill of the week, a yurchenko vault timer with scoop to back, to help promote an earlier block and initiate the flipping rotation from the vault.

Teach the bail to handstand in your channel bar with these simple steps.
1. tucked tap swing to tuck bail
2. cast to tuck bail
3. cast to bail
4. bail to handstand

You should be able to introduction the Front Giant just as early, if not earlier than the back giant. Here are a couple of fun drills for the young gymnasts to get comfortable with the front giant at an early age.

Introduce the Front Giant to 5 & 6 year olds drill 1 -This drill helps the young gymnast feel going over the bar forward, hanging on all the way around the bar and the wrist shift on the upside.

Introduce the Front Giant to 5 & 6 year olds drill 2 - This drill helps the young gymnast with their hollow shaping the how to hang onto the bar.

Happy coaching,

Bart

Handspring Front Salto Vault Beginning Drills, use caution when starting these drills as the gymnasts must keep there arms slightly bent on the landing. Do not move onto the 2nd drill until the gymnast has mastered the 1st drill.

I am excited to announce that I am posting all of my video progressions on my newly designed website at www.gymnastics-skills.com for FREE and I am trying to show a featured drill once a week. So, check it out!!!

www.gymnastics-skills.com

Happy coaching,
Bart

Hi all, I thought I would share some basic clear hip to handstand teaching/shaping drills. The first video is a prerequisite in the teaching process and that is a hollow body back circle with straight arms and neutral head position. The second is a video that demonstrates the 2nd half of the clear hip handstand and this drill starts with the athlete pushing back in their shoulders to extend to handstand with again straight arms and neutral head position, then we go on to add a small cast into the same drill.

Enjoy the videos and happy coaching,
Bart

clear hip handstand back circle drill


clear hip handstand open drill

We are getting ready for our 1st optional preview meet in 2 weeks. Here is a quick video of Annie's 1st half bar routine. We are still working hard to make sure we hit all off our handstands!

Happy Coaching,
Bart

I thought I would discuss something I have video for; The double layout on trampoline. Please excuse the poor video quality as this video is very old, however I cannot make any new videos with me spotting since I am not spotting too much right now with my arm in mechanical brace (3 weeks out of surgery, seems like a lifetime).
This double layout technique is for very young (approx age 6-10) athletes as an introductory method to help develop their kinesthetic awareness. The final video in the series is a 6 year old performing the double layout with spot.
I hope this video gives you a simplistic teaching method for an advanced skill. Please make sure you master the spotting techniques used before trying a few of the drills in the video.
Good luck and happy coaching,

Bart

4 Steps to a Double layout on trampoline