This is one of the FEW backward handspring drills not included in Rik Feeney’s book.
Coach Anke Moncur uses an overhead bungie belt to teach backward handspring. (This girl had never done handspring before.)
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Kingborough Gymnastics, Tasmania, Australia.
The bungie belt is similar to the hand spotted belt (which is in Feeney’s book) used by many coaches.
Both belt spotting systems are time consuming, of course.
Gymnastics Coaching.com 