Hi, Im Sarah and Im 24 and Im married to a wonderful man! Together we have 3 kids together the first one was an "accident" as I was still in high school when I was 17. But she is now 7 and her name is Ashley Marie. Then I have a little boy who is 11 months and his name is Corey Logan. Then I am expecting the third in about a month!!! She is suppost to be a girl so her name will be Kelsey Anne. I graduated college from The University of Tennasee. I am a gymnastics coach and own 3 gyms. Then as a side job I train horses for all events. I got married on May 21, 2007!!! If you ever need help I can answer most any question... I am a been there done that type of person! I've learned from alot of mistakes too.
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what is the eaisest, most painless, safest, quickest way to learn a double back tuck on the trampoline?
I would prefer answers from other gymnasts just as a saftey thing and i dont want to be taken advice from people who can hardly hold a handstand or even do a roundoff.
THX!
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There are several drills that I always have my kids do when teaching them... but if you need them in a hurry the best way to learn them is to do one tuck then do a jump and do another. The faster you get to be able to do this the easier it will be to get them. If you gym alows it you might ask to move a mat and put like a stinger on the top of the mat so if you fall then you wont get tramp burns. When you go to do it make sure you are high and you are setting, when you go after your first one keep rotating and pull yourself around. One thing that you might struggle with is learning when to open up because by habbit you will probally start opening up when you usually do for just one. Make sure you have a coach spotting you when you first start doing them, because they can help you get around faster and help you tuck more. PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT START THEM WITHOUT A SPOT!!!! I have had a girl once try them with out letting my spot her because she was not listening and went before I was at the tramp, but ended up not rotating all the way and fell and broke a bone in her neck! That is not to scare you but to tell you that you can hurt yourself if you are not doing them correctly, just make sure that you have an adult spot until they think you are safe to do them on your own. Also dont try and learn them fast take your time to learn them right. Good luck and if you need more help feel free to drop one in the inbox :)
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I made my high school's jv cheers team this year.
We've been practicing quite a bit on tumbling and we go to a tumbling class once a week. Every girl on my team except a few can do a super great round off. My cartwheel is pretty much perfect, but my round off sucks. The thing is I can't seem to get my other leg around quick enough to land on both feet, it usually ends up turning into a retarded cartwheel lol. I just need some advice on how to get my round off down, and to get my leg over fast enough before I land. I practice a lot, and I'm not scared of trying something new to make it work, so any tips would be great thanks! Also, don't tell me to use a lot of power, because I do that and it doesn't help. :] (link)
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As soon as you push off the ground then you should have your legs together, the power part is through your arms so I really doubt it is there, but I cant see what you are doing but you might ask the coach, for seguesttions.
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i am new to my high schools cheerleading squad. most of the girls are really good at their round offs, i can do mine but it sucks. i can get my feet together to land at the same time, but my problem is that when i land my feet down, my arm is still on the ground, just like they are after doing a cartwheel. what i need to learn to do is when i land to pull my body up so im not bent over still like kind of so i can fly backwards, and also how to pull my hands off the ground before i actually land, because when i try to pull my hands away i lose my balance or get scared that i will fall on my head. sorry if this is confusing, but any tips?! thanks so much! (link)
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I know exactley what you are saying I get girls and guys who come into my gym ALL the time that have this problume, most of the time it is a bad habbit that you started when you were probally trying to learn them on your own. What I do is lay a mat down folded up hard one, and put your hands on it when your going over, make sure your popping off your hand through your sholders. Make sure your arms are tight, and to be able to keep your legs together, put something in them like a bean bag a small pretty flatt one and make the goal to be to be able to keep it in there the whole time. One of the people below me said to see if you are running enough. That is another big mistake really the only time you run in round offs is when you are connecting them to make a tumbling pass. If you have a good solid round off you should be able to do one without running at all. Another thing is after you are comming out of your round off try re-bounding it which it jumping up with the extra power, try and keep your arms tight and in-line with your shoulders and keep your elbows straight. Sorry this is probally really long and confusing. But it is hard to explain while typing and not being able to show you. But if you need more help or anything or are confussed by what Im telling you then feel free to pm me. Good luck!
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