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I need a faster roundoff back handspring. I'm taking gymnastics for my cheerleading team, and my tumbling all seems very slowww. This is going to be a problem, once I start trying to learn a roundoff tuck.
So, what can I do to make my tumbling faster/my roundoffs faster? I have been taking running starts, too..

oo girl... i can definatly help you with this one. when i started cheering i had the same problem, but now i have a double full.

you really need to focus on putting as much power as you can into running and your roundoff. run as hard as you can and lean into your roundoff as if your looking to faceplant onto the floor. really try to snap your feet down behind you and KEEP EVERYTHING AS TIGHT AS POSSIBLE! when snapping out of your backhandspring, try to think as if your pulling your stomach in towards your hands while keeping your legs straight. snap your feet as close to your hands as possible while keeping a hollow body position. so basically if you go into it with a lot of power and keep everything AS TIGHT AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN, you will definatly notice a difference.

this is my specialty, so if you ever have any other questions about anything to do with cheerleading, i can help you. ive cheered my whole life =)

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(Rating: 5) Thanks so much for your help; I'll try it out next week at gymnastics ;)
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