Cheer Tumbling (and Floor Exercise)
« Previous Entries“Cheerleading is about tumbling.”
Wednesday, November 1st, 2006It was funny.
My friend, Jason has a way with words that is humorous. We were talking at the foodcourt in a local mall and we got to talking about coaching gymnastics which led to cheer tumbling.
He said, “Cheerleading is about tumbling. I don’t care what anyone says. Look, let’s say someone walks on the […]
About The “Coaching James” series
Sunday, October 1st, 2006I started using YouTube to distribute my videos about a couple of months ago. One of the viewers (James, Username:”MagicSooty”) responded to my backhandspring video and commented that “that actually really helped me.” And so the conversation started through email.
I actually coached someone through email, online. And he produced results as you […]
Coaching James Part 3: Progress and thank you
Thursday, September 21st, 2006An email from James on August 30th, letting me know
From: james
Mailed-By: hotmail.com
To: macknetized
Date: Aug 30, 2006 5:24 AM
Subject: my progress
Images from this sender are always displayed. Don’t display from now on.
Reply | Reply to all | Forward | Print | Add sender to Contacts list | Delete this message | Report phishing | Show original […]
Coaching James Part 2: Round off BackHandspring,
Monday, August 14th, 2006……….Do you have any drills (to keep legs straight)?
Yes.
Drill #1. Walk your feet up against a wall and walk your hands back towards the wall in handstant till you get to 2 feet (your hands) in front of the wall.
Make sure you:
* push through your shoulders
* squeeze your legs and butt together
* your toes should […]
Coaching James Part 1: Round off BackHandspring, Matrix Imagery, Movement Patterns Programming
Monday, August 14th, 2006
From: Mack
Mailed-By: gmail.com
To: magicsooty
Date: Aug 5, 2006 10:17 AM
Subject: Round off …..later
I’ll email you the round off tip tonight if it applies.
Tell me what happens when you do your round off rebound?
when you do Ro BH?
when you do RO BH Tuck?
What do they look like?
What have your coaches told you, what have they done?
Read […]
Program Patterns of Movement for Success: How Doing Round-off Backhandspring Rebound first before doing two backhandsprings in a row can help you succeed and prevent problems.
Tuesday, August 1st, 2006There was a time at work when we had an accident with a Cheerleader; she was supposed to do round-off to two backhandsprings. She told the coach, with confidence, “I’m doing two backhandsprings; can you spot the second one?”
The coach, let’s call him David, stepped backward and was looking for the second backhandspring. She […]
Video: Going Long and creating targets for better back-handsprings
Tuesday, July 11th, 2006“Look between your hands”: Mack’s “Default Settings” for teaching the backhandpsring
Tuesday, July 11th, 2006June 14, 2006
Look between your hands: My “Default Settings” for backhandpsrings
Yesterday, I got into a conversation on tumble trak with an ex gymnast/ex college cheerleader and currently a cheer coach. I noticed immediately that she keeps her head in on her tumbling pass on tumble trak during her backhandsprings. I asked her where […]
Video: Mack’s Hollow Layout Drill
Tuesday, July 11th, 2006June 09, 2006
Video: Mack’s Hollow Layout Drill
The most common technique for doing the lay-out is to bring arms up on rebound and then bring it down in front of the hips keeping arms straight, fingers extended. And it’s how I teach it.
When you bring your arms down fast when in the air, at […]
Half- Rudi: Coach Mack’s Preferred Double Full Method
Tuesday, July 11th, 2006May 31, 2006
Half- Rudi: Coach Mack’s Preferred Double Full Method
For Cheerleaders:
Ok, so you have your full and now you want to step it up to a double full and impress your friends. What do you do? Just “pull harder” like everyone else says?
Well, there is a method….many methods, approaches, drills, and progressions that […]
Video: Keeping your head neutral to gain maximum height.
Tuesday, July 11th, 2006May 27, 2006
Video: Keeping your head neutral to gain maximum height.
When first learning to do the back tuck, many coaches agree that it’s best to just bring it over; To just get it done.
I’m a little different. I like to program good habits from the very beginning. I don’t always succeed but I […]
Going Long on the back tuck
Tuesday, July 11th, 2006May 25, 2006
Going Long on the back tuck
I experienced one of those moments again. The Magic; the astonished facial expressions that cheerleaders can’t seem to hide.
She had been doing two back handsprings in a row to a back tuck. She asked me to spot the first few because she said that “sometimes, I […]
