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Try reaching really far into the front handspring. Make the steps before the hurdle longer than you normally would, then stretch the hurdle out as long as you can (when I FHS, I trick myself and hurdle as far forward as I do for a round off), and then reach as far as away from your legs as you can.

Reach foward as far as you can in your round offs and get your arms up as quickly as possible before each handspring.

No coach goes into a coaching position knowing all of the answers. One of the cheer gyms that I have coached tumbling at didn't provide any training (outside of teaching me how to spot) prior to hiring me. The fact of the matter is that no coach will immediately know the answer to every problem...

Is she getting her arms up before she jumps?

This could be a problem with shoulder mobility. Can they move their arms back far? Do they have a good bridge? If so, are they getting their arms up before they leave the ground? If the arms aren't up, the legs are probably gonna be slow (at least, this is the mental picture that I am getting...

What does her handstand look like?

If you have a video, I could help you so much more, but if you feel like you are going slow, it probably has to do with your arms. Do not jump until your arms reach your ears... a lot of people get really excited and start jumping before they finish their arm swing. When you do that, you don't...

Lay down on the ground on your back and pull in your legs like you would for a tuck (on the hamstrings though -- this won't work if you grab on the front of your legs). Have your coach pull you up by your feet. If you're tucking tight enough, your coach should be able to pull you off the ground...

I'm picturing it in my head and it sounds like you aren't ready to do it on the floor. You should be able to do 10 in a row on the tumble track without any problems before throwing it on the floor. Since you are mentioning problems (you say it could be higher... and that you land in front of...

Post a video. You probably need to do more conditioning. If I see a video, I can help you better.

Do you set when you do it on the tumble track?

I wrote this awhile back. I think I posted it on here before but I'll post it again here in case it will help you guys. Jumps All jumps have three components: technique, flexibility and strength. Technique will always be the most important component, but good strength and flexibility will...

I'm subscribed to this channel on Youtube and this came up in my feed. I love the way that he describes it, and as a coach, it is helpful. It is a six part series I think and only the first two parts are up so far.

Maybe it's because I'm only a tumbling coach... but this is the first time that I'm hearing this. If this is true I would have liked to have known before the athletes...

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I was a coach at the Manassas gym. I was told last night, and I wasn't given any other information other than the gyms would be closing within the next day or two. I haven't been told anything about new ownership or anything yet. I feel bad for the kids, though.

I always tell my athletes that arms control a skill's speed and legs control its length. Faster arms after the round off help speed up my handsprings.

I saw this in my subscription feed and saw that it was 22 minutes long, so I put in my "watch later" list. I finally watched it today and it was great. You explain everything very clearly and you explain why everything is important (which I sometimes find myself forgetting to do). I hope that...

I wrote this for one of my private lesson girls and thought I'd share it with y'all. Jumps All jumps have three components: technique, flexibility and strength. Technique will always be the most important component, but good strength and flexibility will make any jump better. You will not have...

I had the same problem and I ended up twisting the way that was "faster" rather than the "more controlled" way. By what you're saying I think that twisting left will be better, but it's always whatever feels best for you. Do you cheer high school? If not come to open gym on Friday and I can help...