Gymnastics: Tuck forward roll down an incline

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Tuck forward roll down an incline.

COACHING POINTS

From a box shape at the top of a long incline:

Eyes watch hands.

Straighten legs to lift hips high while keeping arms straight.

With straight legs, walk toes forward to push shoulders in front of wrists.

Change eye focus to look at straight legs.

Drop head to push nose to knees.

Extend ankles to push off feet into a forward roll.

Keeping arms straight, roll along rounded spine, nose to knees.

'See legs straight' then 'bend legs late' to roll off the apparatus.

Place feet on the mat, heels under C of G.

Thrust straight arms forward and up.

End in a tuck squat.

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