Goal setting. You’ve heard the term a million times yet maybe you’ve never actually set goals, or you’ve stopped setting goals because you’ve never achieved the goals you set out to complete. If you’ve never actually set goals it’s probably because you haven’t seen the value in it. And if you’ve never achieved the goals…
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Want to upgrade your gymnastics routine with a higher value turn? Turns are an easy area, along with jumps, to upgrade your gymnastics skills! We've broken down some common gymnastics turns and included the skill values for you here for both floor and beam (all of these values are for the Developmental Program unless otherwise…
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Do you want to practice and get better at gymnastics this summer? You might think the only time you can practice is when you're in the gym but that's definitely not the case! We've put together a list of creative ways to practice gymnastics skills while on summer break outside in the warmth of the…
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To do this exercise, pick a wall in your house with nothing around it that would be dangerous if you fell. You want to do this on carpet or a mat. Stand about a foot from the wall with your back to the wall. Put your hands on the ground and one foot on the…
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Here is a list of floor gymnastics skills. It's not a comprehensive list. But we've tried to list the most commonly learned floor skills in the order that most gymnasts learn them. You can use this as a good starting point. Click Here to Download GymnasticsHQ's Skills List: Floor Acro Skills Forward Roll Backward Roll…
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A kip is an important skill in gymnastics. Not only do you need it for the level 4 bar routine, along with the other compulsory levels, but many gymnasts also use a kip as their mount at optional levels. A gymnastics kip is a hard skill to learn because it requires a lot of upper-body…
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Gymnasts need to be flexibile and strong to succeed at gymnastics. Improving flexibility is one of the main ways that gymnasts can improve their gymnastics skills and it's a great way to try to improve at home. There is a lot more that goes into gymnastics flexibility than just stretching. Physical therapists and other experts…
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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. In this article we share some drills and exercises you can do to help you learn a beautiful, perfect split leap. As you advance…
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A handstand pirouette is a gymnastics skill that is one of those big milestone skills in her progressions; after mastering a handstand pirouette on floors, a gymnast can move on to cast handstands and pirouettes on bars. Handstand pirouettes can be completed on bars, beam and floor. We will be going over bars and beam…
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A back handspring is a gymnastics skill that is a big milestone in a gymnast’s progression. We are going to go through the muscles you need to learn a back handspring, the best drills for a back handspring, and step by step how to do one. A back handspring is a hard skill to…
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