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Gymnastics Instruction

There are a number of exercises that make up gymnastic instructions. These exercises are designed to teach the right skills and disciplines of the sport. The hand-stand and cartwheel are some of the basic exercises.

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Who are the German contributors of gymnastics?

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Oksana Chusovitina, Katja Abel, Joeline Mobius...

Why can't gymnasts have lyrics in their music on floor?

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I'm pretty sure that it is because it's distracting for the gymnast, and other gymnasts.

What are two good level 8 power tumbling skills?

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round off layout backhandspring buck tuck full. and double back handspring back tuck full. hope this helps.

What is aerial perspective?

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Aerial perspective is an art term for the technique of representing more distant objects as fainter and more blue.

How do you do a back walkover if your not confident?

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You need to practice with a spotter and mats to build confidence.

Should you jump high to do a no-hand cartwheel?

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no. just high enough so you can get your head under the rest of your body. it's common sense!

How can do the split and does it take long to do the split?

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The splits is not an easy pose to achieve, but with a little bit of effort you'll have them in no time. Depending on your level of flexibility it can take from 3-8 weeks to learn. I know, I know it seems like so very long, but its totally worth it and the road to getting there is not at all intense. So go easy on yourself, and have a good time!

The steps to take:

Try having a light cardio for 4-5 minutes. Then go into light, easy stretches such as touching your toes (or going as close as you can) ten times while breathing deeply. Then separate your legs a little take a deep breath, touch the floor (or as close as you can get without ANY pain), then exhale. Repeat five times. Then sit on the floor with legs together and touch your toes once more doing the breathing technique aforementioned. Repeat five times. Then separate your legs and reach for you left leg, the the the floor in front of you then your other leg.

After warming up your legs, begin kneeling lunges. Go as far as you can, stop, take a deep breath and then slow flex and relax the muscle. Then do a reverse lunge (as performed in video I'll link you to). Then repeat your kneeling lunges. This should last around five minutes. Then put your back foot against a couch or chair (know as Lunge with back leg against a wall/box on the site I'm going to link you to). Repeat three times resting between each one. Now go into your split as far as you can without pain (you should just feel tension and/or slight pain or slight discomfort). Then pull up, relax for thirty seconds, stand up and shake your legs, and then repeat your lunges for around a minute, do your split and hold for thirty seconds once more. Then repeat everything with your other leg.

For side splits. You should do frog stretches butterflies, and then v-sit stretches mentioned in the warm-up. Then do side ways lunges and then push up, with hips square and knees pointed to the ceiling, against a wall. Then hold for one minute. Repeat this three times. Then go into a straddle split as you would normally and hold for thirty seconds.

Cool down. Just use the stretches from your warm-up but backwards slowly, and carefully. This transitions your body from exercising mode and reduces chance of injury.

P.S.: You may feel numbness during stretching which is GOOD it means your doing the exercises properly. Also, the next morning you may have slight soreness. This is because your body isn't used to stretch but eventually it will. If this happens don't stretch to intensely. But do stretch. Just do your warm-up and cool-down (the first paragraph is warm up, second is front splits, third is side splits, and fourth is cool down). If you continue to feel discomfort after exercising it means your doing it wrong, too fast/to hard for your body, or your warm-up/cool-down isn't long enough. Just relax for a day, and then start anew with a longer warm-up, less intense stretching, and a longer cool down.

How do you overcome fear of doing backflips?

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There are different ways to overcome fears of doing backlflips depending on what you are afraid of.

  1. Do it more than once! Do it until you feal comfortable. If you fall get right back up and do it immediately or else your fear will grow until you wont even try to do it.
  2. Have a coach you trust spot you for a standing tuck on a nice squishy mat.
  3. Have a coach you trust spot you for a roundoff-handspring-tuck onto a squishy mat.
  4. Dont think about it just do it!
  5. Have to coachs you trust spot you for a standing tuck on a squishy mat.

What is a near arm cartwheel?

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Near Arm cartwheel refers to a ONE ARM cartwheel where the arm used matches the "first" arm (aka: arm nearest to take off foot), used in performing a regular cartwheel.

Understanding the opposite will help clarify

Far Arm cartwheel refers to a ONE ARM cartwheel where the arm used matches the "second" (aka furthest away) arm used in performing a regular cartwheel. This one arm cartwheel is an EXCELLENT tool to evaluate the efficiency of a tumbler, particularly support/push phase of a round off.

How do you do a cartwheel without hands?

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here how to do it 1. u need to know how to jump and filp then ues your leg and then filp so you wont hit your head

What are the skills in gymnastics for all events levels 1 10?

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There are many different skills! They range from a tuck jump to a back tuck. In all levels you compete floor,vault,beam, and bars but they are all different skills according to level.

Do you have to know how to do a cartwheel in cheerleading?

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The good part of cheerleading is that there is a part for everyone. Some people just cheer and do the "dance moves" while others, called flippers do the tumbling. But, it al depends on the team that you choose to join and their requirements might be different than mine.

What are the arms and hands position in gymnastics?

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The arm and hand positions vary within each skill in gymnastics. I would need a more detailed question about possible which skills you would like to know the arm/hand positions.

How long is a vaulting tumbling run?

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The runway is approximately 82 feet or less long.

What is the composition of the powder used by gymnasts?

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it is basically powdered chalk... it gives them a better grip in the more intense parts of a comptition

What does an 18 month old wear for tumbling class?

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I would suggest a well fitting tee-shirt and some sort of stretchy/yoga pant/legging. You can also call the place, teacher, or another mother to see what they recomend.

What is the gymnastics level 5 dismount on beam?

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A side handstand, then you fall like you're going to fall on your back but twist 90 degrees before you land.

2 major Phases of gymnastics in PE?

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Balance support on an apparatus and tumbling are routine gymnastic exercises covered in most physical education classes in addition to the trolley horse.

I am a level 2 gymnast looking to compete but my gym doesn't have teams below level 4 I know of some competitions for level 2 but could I do that without a team or a gym supporting it?

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It honestly depends on what gym you go to. The gym I go to also does not have below level 4. I would talk to the gym owner, they usually know alot :) hope this helped!