A back tuck requires a more conditioned body than a double full. It is a very important basic skill. To perform a back tuck you must first sit into the athletic stance. Then swing arms to ears, and then begin your extension upwards into a stretch jump. As you stretch...
It begins with the same lunge as a cartwheel. The arms are covering ears; weight of body is on lunge leg in front. The back leg is straight. Legs are as far apart as it is from the floor to your waist. You lever forward into a T or Lever position. As you tilt to the...
Whether it is a handstand, front walkover or round-off, athletes must execute the lunge correctly in order to gain the maximum power needed to perform the skill. The Lunge can start from a stand or can have an approach but no matter the start the lunge technique is...
This skill actually should be taught before a tuck because undoing a tuck is difficult. A tuck is just a layout with bent knees. To do a layout you must punch the floor out of a back handspring and stay tight, with core engaged, hips and glutes stretched and arms by...
First start in a lunge; one leg is in front and bent with the knee over the toes, not in front. The other leg is straight and in back. Both feet are facing forward, all the weight is on the front leg, which is in a plie. Arms and palms are facing in, covering your...
