Coaching Tips, Love
Private lessons are an extra opportunity for those who can afford them. I feel like a mental block child needs to do private lessons. I also feel the athletes who learn best one on one should take privates. You can recognize these athletes because in a group they...
Coaching Tips, Love
Please be very aware of your athletes mental state. If you begin to sense confusion, fatigue or they start to block, pull away and let them relax. Pushing will only cause more problems.
Coaching Tips, Love
This is a way to improve both standing and running tumbling. We have spoiled our athletes by having them tumble downhill or into a pit. This encourages pulling off the ground and no set. You can do this drill two different ways. Either you can have the athletes land...
Coaching Tips, Love
Stretching is an extremely important aspect of fitness for many reasons. To stretch correctly you must stretch only 5 to 10 seconds before practice and save your long stretching till the end of each practice. Your long stretches need to be 45+ seconds to actually...
Coaching Tips, Love
This concept is so important because it dictates what skills can be done after the round off. If a back handspring or whip occurs after the round off the legs need to come together shortly after vertical so the body can snap down with feet in front of the body. If you...
Coaching Tips, Love
The drive of the back leg in the round off directs the turn over of the round-off thus insuring the speed of your pass thereby enhancing the height of the third skill. For this drive, strength is required in the hamstring and glute area. In addition to that a certain...
