Do you have brand new students in your class who don’t quite understand the fundamentals of gymnastics? Here are 5 tips to help make the learning process easier! Great for any age newbies! Back to Basics! Teach the basic terms. Girls and boys who have never taken a gymnastics class before may not know a …
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5 Tips for Preschool Gymnastics Teachers
Coaching a preschool gymnastics class can be exciting, fun, and sometimes, stressful! Here are my top 5 tips to keeping your energetic young gymnasts on task and excited to come to their gymnastics class! Keep it moving! Your younger gymnastics students will not always have a one track mind when it comes to staying on …
5 Important Concepts when Teaching a Yurchenko
Are your gymnasts finally ready to start training the Yurchenko vault? Here are 5 important concepts and techniques that you won’t want to skip over! 1. Long Hurdle into the Round Off. A lot of times when gymnasts see the vault round-off entry mat in front of the springboard, their first instinct is to hurdle …
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5 Important Body Shapes to Teach Your Gymnasts
Here are 5 important body shapes that your gymnasts should definitely learn and perform correctly to ensure proper gymnastics and injury prevention! Pushing Through Shoulders Often times we see our gymnasts trying skills like back walk overs, back handsprings, or front handsprings where they start to sag in their shoulders as their hands hit the …
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Summer Gymnastics Training at home – Equipment Dos and Don’ts
Training in the summer is important to keep gymnast’s skills strong and ready for the upcoming season. No matter the age of your athlete, Mancino has options for practicing beginner to advanced skills.* Here are 5 dos and don’ts for buying and utilizing gymnastics mats for home use! Do: Training Shapes! Inclines, octagons, and tumble …
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Solo Gymnastics Training for the Summer!
Too much summer fun planned? Vacations? Picnics? Parties? Having a hard time sticking with a summer training schedule? As a college gymnast, I tend to find myself working out and training alone a lot during the summer. It can sometimes be hard to find the motivation to work out by yourself when balancing your daily …
