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My child is 5 and is a very good gymnist but she can not get down her backwards roll any suggestions?

2007-05-17 07:12:26 · 7 answers · asked by dixiefaucett 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting Grade-Schooler

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Lie on back. Knees bent like for pushup (feet tucked up to butt). Rock back and pull butt up, keeping knees bent, until feet go over the shoulder and touch the floor. To start, use the hands under the butt to push with. Then, when balanced, move weight over onto the feet, putting hands up over shoulders to "flip" the rest of the way over, while ROLLING the head to side.

If you start her slowly with each step, having her HOLD it until she is comfortable, you can talk her through it. Make sure she is going to the side a bit at first and rolling the head, otherwise the strain on her neck might make her too uncomfortable to keep trying. Once she gets the idea of the shifting weight and balance, it should get smoother. Then, you can work on the head issue and the straightening up of the roll.

2007-05-17 07:20:46 · answer #1 · answered by Yahzmin ♥♥ 4ever 7 · 1 1

well i would explain what a backwards roll is to her and show her if you can. Then i would help her (be VERY careful with her neck) by helping her over. I am in a gymnastics class and there are girls that are like 16 and can do back flips and still can't do backwards rolls because some people just can't do them. When i learned to do one i was put on a slanted mat and was showed how to do it and i was left there to try.

2007-05-17 10:46:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2 1

Have her gymnastics teacher spot her or you could. Have her crouch for a backward roll, tuck her head between her knees to lessent the risk of a neck injury. She should out her hands on the ground in front of her slightly to the outside of her knees to push off with and get momentum. After pushing off, she needs to put her hands, palm up by her head so she is actually rolling on them, not her neck, when they touch the mat, she gives a little push to get her over. To spot her, place one hand under her thigh and one hand on the base of her neck. When she rolls, you help her keep her momentum and make sure she doesn't roll on her neck. If it seems to tire you out, you are doing to much of the work and she isn't pushing enough. When you aren't helping at all, then she's doing the roll on her own. Her teacher should be able to demonstrate this.

2007-05-17 07:22:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

I gave the thumbs up to all the answers that mentioned pushing on the hands either side of the head, as Josie mentioned, and thumbs down to the answers than only mention to give her a push. In my moderate experience both learning and teaching this technique, we always emphasized putting the hands up by the ears, ready for the roll, even from the standing position before we started. We would then squat,roll back naturally and then throw our legs to shift weight, while push with hands flat on the ground "by the ears"! Don't let them roll on the head, and in my opinion it's better to drill this method first than to move the head to one side, which is another thing altogether and can be confusing.

2015-07-06 04:15:14 · answer #4 · answered by benz925 1 · 0 0

have her lay flat on the floor hands on the ground up by ears with elbows up at a 90 degree angle knees bent have her roll her back and put her feet over her head as she is doing this have her oush on her hands as hard as she can she should just pop right over.

2007-05-17 07:58:42 · answer #5 · answered by jlg9899 2 · 1 0

tell her to lay on back & put feet over head then careful of neck & give her a push, maybe she needs to feel it b/4 she can do it

2007-05-17 07:18:29 · answer #6 · answered by mama of 4+extras? 3 · 0 1

Kids learn on a slanted mat like this /, but not that steep.

2007-05-17 07:51:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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