Gymnastics: Key 3 Body conditioning

Start from Long Sit or Upright standing on a mat as appropriate. Teach V-Sit to Shoulder Balance with Exit to Knee Scale, Lower to Front Lying, ½ Twist to Long Sit.

Start from Long Sit or Upright standing on a mat as appropriate. Teach 1½ Twist Dish Roll to Arch Shape, Arch Rocking and Reverse

Starting in a crouch take the weight on arms and thrust legs backwards into front support position. Bounce back in tuck shape with feet landing near to hands. (Through Vault Practice)

Starting in a crouch take the weight on arms and thrust legs backwards into front support position. Bounce back into pike shape with feet landing near to hands. (Through Vault Practice)

Starting in a crouch take the weight on arms and thrust legs backwards into front support position. Bounce back into straddle shape with feet landing outside of hands. (Straddle Vault Practice)

Starting in long sit rock back into shoulder balance Bring legs to touch hands on the floor forming a straddle position. Extend back to shoulder balance. Rock back to long sit.

Teach Back Support into 1/2 Twist to Front Support into 1/2 Twist to Back Support

Move from Long Sit to Back Support to Back Straddle Support to Table Support.

Children to Long Sit on a mat, returning to Long Sit after each exercise. Teach Dish Shape and Dish Rocking

Children to Long Sit on a mat, returning to Long Sit after each exercise. Teach Half Dish Roll to Arch Shape and Arch Rocking

Children to Long Sit on a mat, returning to Long Sit after each exercise. Teach Dish Rolling through 360 Degrees and Reverse

Children to Long Sit on a mat, returning to Long Sit after each exercise Teach Tuck Rocking and Tuck Rock to Feet

Move between Tuck Lie to Long Lie to Straddle Lie.

Move from Long Sit to Modified Bridge to Bridge to Modified Bridge to Long Sit.

Long lie, raise arms and legs to form dish shape. Rock twice and return to long lie.

Teach Dish Rock with Early Hip Extension

Start from Long Sit or Upright standing on a mat as appropriate. Teach Dish Rock, Early Hip extension into Shoulder Roll (Asymmetric Fish Flop)

From the Dish Shape roll backwards keeping the legs straight. Extend the legs vertically, keeping them together, passing through the shoulder stand position. Bring the legs apart but keep them straight with ankles extended so that an inverted straddle position is attained.

Teach Dish Rock to Shoulder Balance with hand placement as for Backward Roll. Lower legs, ‘Elbows to Knees’ to create a Tuck Shape Balance

From dish shape rise to shoulder balance with arms above the head. Extend with body as straight as possible. Keeping legs straight lower them slowly until toes and hands touch. Hold position for count of three.