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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 […]
“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 […]
She Went Long: Teaching The Backhandspring; One of Mack’s magical moments.
Tuesday, July 11th, 2006May 05, 2006
She Went Long -One of Mack’s “Magical Moments”
We looked at each other. I said, “You’re always looking around and avoiding things.”
“I don’t know what to do,” she said.
“What do you need….What are you working on?”
“I need two backhandsprings.”
There had been a dead stop in everyone’s productivity. They’re getting tired.
I said, […]
The Fastest Cure for the Undercut Backhandspring
Monday, July 10th, 2006April 04, 2006
Cheer Tumbling/Gymnastics: The fastest cure to the undercut backhandspring. Trampoline drill
Ok.
I’ve been doing this for years….this drill; technique to get rid of the undercut backhandspring. And it works better than anything. But it works best with trampoline first.
Why?
Because it slows down the movement.
Here’s the cure:
Start the backhandspring with arms at HORIZONTAL!!!
That’s […]
