“chin pillows” for head position

I’ve always loved these drills. But I’ve never seen the concept used so extensively as at Michigan Academy.

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Note that other head positions are effective and sometimes superior to neutral on some skills. The neutral head position is aesthetic. And a good starting point for beginners.

Inspired by that clip, Gymnast Crossing tried another system to keep the head neutral (VIDEO). 🙂

Here’s Mary Lee Tracy using the chin pillow in 2011.

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