spotting beginners on Giants

If you can get two spotters on a real Bar, this is my favourite.

  • one spotter low — holding the wrist
  • one spotter high — shaping the gymnast while they flip the wrists

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SPOTTING Sam Oldham on Vault

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Al Fong spotting block system

After many revisions, Al’s got them perfect now.

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introducing Backwards Flyaway

Sure you could SPOT your beginners hundreds of times. 🙄

Better is to set up a soft mat hill so they can practice it on their own.

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That’s Bermuda Gymnastics Association.

We tied one end of the landing mat to the pulleys used for a spotting belt.

Underneath we braced the HILL with spotting boxes.

spotting Sole Circle on Bars

Great idea.

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Kovacs to back hip circle?

Yep.

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(via Kensley)

introducing blind change

One easy drill is to turn late … to flat back (or handspring into a pit).

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spotting Bars on blocks

Spotting blocks are even better than a channel pit for introducing new skills on Bars and Horizontal Bar. There are hundreds of different configurations.

For example, introducing forward Giant.

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Al Fong went through 5 prototypes before deciding on length, width, channel gap, and adjustable heights.

Great for the kids. And great for the coaches who will suffer fewer spotting injuries.

Tumbl Trak – Al Fong Spotting Blocks System