At the beginning of a new year, it's a nice time to reflect on your life, and think about what we want to accomplish, and how can we make our lives better. What do you want to accomplish with gymnastics? I'm going to walk you through 7 steps in order to completely SLAY your gymnastics… Read More →
Beginner Competitive
Meet season is upon us. Are you looking to prepare for an upcoming gymnastics meet? Have you already learned your routines, but want to make sure you perform them great at your first (or next) meet of the season? I've already written about perfecting your gymnastics routine, but before you can perfect it you need… Read More →
I have been working on a new project for gym owners that lets gymnasts track their skills over the last several months. In the process of talking with gym owners and other people about this project, inevitably the conversation leads to questions like why do you think this is important, and why are you doing… Read More →
There are some basic shapes and body positions that get repeated over and over in gymnastics skills. Learning and then mastering the shapes is one great way to practice and improve your gymnastics at home. I'm going to go over each of the shapes, why it's important and some skills which require you to do… Read More →
I get emailed all the time about gymnastics workout plans that can be used at home. I know many of you go to gymnastics classes, but are still looking to improve and practice at home. So I've created gymnastics workout plans that can be used if you have some home gymnastics equipment. Since there are… Read More →
In gymnastics, a turn is one of the main components of both beam and floor routines. You may think that as a gymnast you don't really need to worry about dance moves. But, that is definitely not true! Starting as a level 2 gymnast (90° heel snap turn on floor) all the way to a… Read More →
Oct01
How to Do a Roundoff
A roundoff is one of the most important gymnastics skills a gymnast will learn. A roundoff gives power to floor tumbling passes, the most basic of those being a roundoff back handspring. It also gives power to Yurchenko vaults. You will never learn how to do very high level tumbling skills, like a double back… Read More →
A back walkover is a skill that usually a gymnast learns twice, once on floor and once on beam. On both floor and beam it can be a scary skill, because it's usually the first time a gymnast is doing a skill backwards. Already know how to do a back walkover and want a Back… Read More →
A front handspring on vault is an incredibly important gymnastics skill because some gymansts perform it from level 4 all the way through level 8. While the deductions get stricter as a gymnast progresses through the levels, the skill remains the same. It's also the basis of some more advanced vaults. So it's in your… Read More →
A split leap is an important skill in gymnastics, and one that you should master. A split leap is usually part of the dance in both your floor and beam routines. I'm going to tell you some drills and exercises you can do to help you learn a beautiful, perfect split leap. As a beginner… Read More →