Tumbling

LEVERING – This is one of the most important concepts to teach athletes. Create a tight body, athlete’s midsection acts

Check out this Front Pike Half Drill! We sometimes have trouble getting the kids to coordinate all their movements with

Great little roundoff drill from @coach_ian ! You can see the mountain climber, arms are actually pulling the band up

This set-up with foam blocks offers some great feedback to your gymnasts. You will see this athlete brings her first(left)

These Tumbl Trak bounces and rolls are to work the body tension and coordination of the body movements through a

Thanks @batohaarlem for posting this recently! We particularly liked that the athletes weren’t using the blocks to support the shoulders

This sequence is just a different way to get your athletes going through the basic elements that you want. Specifically

Sound on… Listen as I talk through some of the basic elements of tumbling during a top level elite skill.

@coachphilswat explains his method for introducing shape changes in saltos. Thank you to his demonstrator Amelia! I find when saltos

Do you teach your kids to spot the floor between their twisting connections? Want safe, consistent and replicable connections? Knowing