Two great ideas in this short video:
- angles marked prominently on the wall
- spotting with a soft mat so the gymnast knows where handstand is βΒ but is not being manipulated into the position by a coach
Category: spotting
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I’ve long been a fan of Tumbl Trek’s trampoline Vault trainer.
Here’s an improvement to the already excellent current model.
(Did you know James Parent recently got married? Yes βΒ to a coach.)
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LOVE IT – Adjustable Trapeze Bar
- attach to any bar or set of rings using the adjustable straps
- obstacle courses, ninja runs, and strength training stations
- suede-lined pads that help protect your bar
- adjust length with steel carabiner between the layers of webbing
My most important use of this product would be for Flyaway.
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That Flyaway drill would come after Swinging Rings.
Personally I like to have beginners do hundreds of Flyaways without spot before moving to the competition Bar. Doing progressions without spot builds confidence.
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Finally moving to the Bar, I still wouldn’t spot.
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Somewhere in there I’d spend one day doing it on P Bars with both boys and girls.
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Doing an actual Flyaway on an actual Bar I’d delay as long as possible.
IF your gymnast hits feet on the Bar, there could be a setback. Don’t let it happen.
teaching kids about UNSAFE touching
Parents of recreation gymnast needed to be educated about “spotting“, of course.
Gymnastics is FAKE π
Ian Gunther reveals the video trickery behind skills you see online that are actually IMPOSSIBLE.
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great SPOT – coach Chad Buczek
Chad is coach and owner of Metro South Gymnastics Academy, Canton, Mass.
At a competition in Tennessee, 9-year-old gymnast Cherrish Remy barrels her way toward the vault and launches herself off the springboard, but sheβs off the mark.
Luckily, her quick-acting coach Chad Buczek appeared out of nowhere and caught little Cherrish before her fall could go really badly.
βI instantly broke out into a sweat,β said the girl’s mother. βItβs definitely not the first time heβs saved her,β she continued, speaking of Coach Buczek.
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Yeo Sejeong – Vault spot
The near coach is a terrific spotter. And he has a second coach spot on the other side for some vaults.
As one who likes double spotting, I appreciate this.
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Simone’s Yurchenko Double Pikes
Podium training.
Very good spotting, as well. He’s ready in case of under-rotation.
introducing Bars Squat-on
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