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Timing of Feet Together in Round-Off
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...
Back Leg in Round-Off
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...
Faster Standing Back Handsprings
This is a common problem in our sport. Most of the time this problem develops because we don’t know how to strengthen our athletes in the proper areas in order to produce a faster back handspring. First, of all you need to check the plyometric ability (ability to...
P.I.C. Principle
In teaching our goal should be to maximize the potential of each child we teach. In order to accomplish this we must not only be strong in our understanding of technique but in our understanding of the emotional and psychological well-being of our athletes. Therefore...
Learning Stages
In the learning process for any skill we go through three steps. The first step is the Vision Stage. we see a skill and love it and want to accomplish that skill. At this stage you probably won’t do the skill much but you might do drills or exercises to build your...
Recommended Books
Recommended Books to Read The Women’s Gymnastics Journal - Tammy Biggs and Jerry Dykstra The Hidden Message in Water - Masaru Emoto Living the Gold Medal Life - Mary Lee Tracy Achieving Personal Greatness - Tim Lavender Positive Coaching - Jim Thompson The 7 Habits of...
Strength and Conditioning Resources
Resources For Strength and Conditioning Champions Strength and Fitness - Cory Sobas www.flexbandsforsports.com (614)-778-2397 Beyond the Body - Debbie Love Champions Sports Training www.championssportstraining.com (865)-454-2876 National Strength and Conditioning...
Components of Fitness
Strength - power to resist force Power - rate at which work is done or energy is emitted or transferred Speed - rate of motion Endurance - ability to sustain a prolonged and stressful effort of activity Balance - stability produced by even distribution of weights to...
Stretching
Rules for Safe Stretching Avoid if muscle group is not 100% healthy Warm up prior to stretching with light physical activity Stretch before and after exercise Before- Helps prevent injury and improve performance After- Aids in repair and recovery from activity. Helps...
The Power Centers
An understanding of how these are related and how they function will enable us to learn more rapidly and safely. To understand our power you need to understand the difference between a relaxed and tight muscle. Do this exercise. Have your athlete lie down flat and ask...
Flexibility
Flexibility- Range of movement around a particular joint or set of joints Stretching- Process of placing particular parts of the body into a position that will lengthen the muscles and soft tissue Benefits of Stretching Improved range of motion Increase Power Reduced...