Whether you’re a gymnast or a parent of one, there are many videos on YouTube that can be helpful in learning skills and improving your child’s performance. These videos range from basic tumbling exercises to advanced bar routines. The best gymnastics videos have a good balance of instruction, drills and practice, but they also provide motivation for the young gymnast to keep pushing herself.
For example, in the video below, elite gymnast Tammy Biggs shows a simple trick to improve her gymnast’s leaps. This is a great exercise that can be done at home on a panel mat or even a low block mat. It’s a great way to improve the jumping technique that is essential in achieving great vault scores and overall success.
Another of our favorite gymnast videos is this one by professional gymnastics coach Mary Lee Tracy, who explains and demonstrates the proper technique for the handspring on the uneven bars. This is a very important skill for all levels of gymnasts to learn and can be very difficult. The drills in the video can be done on a panel mat or even on a low block mat, and will help your gymnast develop the strength, proper body position and confidence needed for this skill.
This video is by a former Olympic gymnast and is a very informative explanation of the bar routine. It is a must-see for any gymnast and includes tips on how to increase the difficulty of a routine, a description of the scoring system and some tips on how to prepare for competition. The video also has an excellent section of exercises that can be done on a home bar to help build the strength and body positions needed for higher level bar skills like cast handstands.
It’s amazing to watch a world-class gymnast perform a difficult and complex routine in midair. However, even the most accomplished gymnasts have wobbly moments in their routines. Take, for example, the wolf turn (see the one-minute mark of the video below). The move involves the gymnast crouches on one leg and attempts to stick the other leg parallel to the ground while spinning around. It’s a beautiful move that would earn the gymnast more points than many less graceful moves, but it takes a lot of courage to do it and the risk of injury is high.
The reason why some acrobatic sports are more dangerous than others is because the athletes must have good proprioception sense, which is their ability to feel where their bodies are in space and their movements. This is especially important in sports like diving, martial arts and gymnastics where it’s necessary to orient their body during airborne flight to ensure a safe landing. Studies have found that providing athletes with expert-modeling and self-video feedback can enhance their performances. A recent study analyzed the performance of 7-10 year old competitive gymnasts who performed a certain skill, then viewed video replay of themselves performing it. The research measured flight time, which is the length of time the athlete spent in the air from the last video frame where her hands touched the water or feet touched the landing surface (diving) or from the start of her somersault to the first video frame after she landed.
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