Comments on: CoreAthletics back handspring trainer

By: Lauren

Lauren — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 21:39:01 +0000

I agree with the above comment…I am a gymnastics coach and our cheer program is continually growing. I have taken on the task of helping cheerleaders with their incorrect form and bad habits and have seen some improvements and am excited for more. Regardless of what program is growing gymnastics or cheer our gym is benefitting! If we combine my knowledge along with the knowledge of the cheer coaches who knows what will be accomplished. I don’t understand the gymnastics coaches who do not want to help with cheer programs, instead of only criticizing their techniques help them to learn better ones.
As for the over priced handspring trainer, there are much better drills out there using the equipment/mats most gyms already have!

By: Justin Slife

Justin Slife — Sat, 24 May 2008 16:43:06 +0000

Ouch…gymnastics enrollment has been declining in the US. Cheerleading is one of the fastest growing sports in US.

It’s funny how most gymnastics coaches refuse to coach cheer and then complain about the limited tumbling knowledge of many cheer coaches. Remember, tumbling is a relatively new concept in the world of cheerleading.

Why don’t we work together with cheer and build safe, strong, tumbling programs for them. Most cheer programs that I have come across would love to have a gymnastics coach help them with tumbling.

As someone that hires (and sets salaries) at our gym, a coach that is willing to coach anything is much more valuable to me. After all, they say good coach can coach anything.

…and once again…I think this device is too expensive, but I had great results with the home made one that I whipped up.

By: Greg

Greg — Sun, 11 May 2008 04:31:19 +0000

I watched the video and kept waiting for “Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night!” It’s so bad it almost has to be a spoof on their own product. To me this thing just encourages all the bad training/teaching techniques that cheerleading coaches are sterotypically guilty of. Just keep throwing it until you make it… You could almost pad a set of quad bars and do the same thing. By the way, in case there are any cheer coaches reading this, that’s not an endorsement for padding star bars and teaching a back handspring.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sat, 10 May 2008 18:06:01 +0000

The worst thing about the trainer is the video. The coach is not paying attention, mocking the whole thing, not being a safe assest to the athletes and not offering any critiques. If their own staff can’t take the machine seriously, why should anyone else?

By: Blair Lowe

Blair Lowe — Sat, 10 May 2008 05:15:34 +0000

For that price, I could buy 3 octagons, including those really big ones for the cheerleaders that are above 5’6″ ( the 40 and 44 inch varieties ). Or Pac-man trainers of various sizes.

By: Justin Slife

Justin Slife — Sat, 10 May 2008 01:51:10 +0000

I agree with Rick that the price ($1450) is a bit much, so I built something similar out of some old bungee cord that I had at the gym. I must say, this concept has some potential.

Does it teach correct technique?…depends on the coach you have working with it and the student.

Would I put my hot shot pre-team/level 4 gymnasts in it?….no.

Does it satisfy parents that want to see back handsprings from kids that aren’t ready for them?…heck yah!

Does it save your back?…heck yah!

This device has money written all over it. I would love to have 2 or 3 of these for my cheernastics classes. Cheerleaders want to flip, flip, flip…and this device does it for you.

If they cut the price in half, I’d buy one.

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