cheermommaRN
Cheer Parent
- Dec 14, 2009
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It is so interesting to hear all the different times y'all got your skills. My little CP got her back handspring this summer, but when she started throwing them on her own, she kept landing on her left shoulder. Her left arm is weaker than her right arm, so we're working on that, but since landing on her shoulder was a little painful, now she is blocking. She is afraid to throw it without a spotter. I watched her spotter last week in class, and he wasn't really even touching her...he was just there. So...her body can do it, but her brain doesn't quite believe it yet. I'm learning that blocking seems to be pretty common. She's 7.5 now, so I guess we still have plenty of time...I'll post a vid when she gets it solid! ;-)
My cp crashed bad at the beginning of the summer and for two weeks she wouldn't even do a back walkover. What helped her was her coach had her jump back into a handstand position and he would stop her and make her tighten everything. They would do this about 50 times. During privates her coach would make her throw robhs over and over for the whole time. It got to the point where it became muscle memory, she now automatically jumps into that back handspring without thinking about it. The same with her standing, as soon as she claps she goes..all automatic.