Cart Wheels

Start in 'Y' shape and take lunge step to the side. Transfer of weight from foot, hand, hand to foot. Hips to pass over head. Exit to 'Y' stand.

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Circle cartwheel

Teach Cartwheel Progressions on floor ‘Circle Cartwheel’ Hands and then feet are placed on a circle drawn on the mat

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Elbow Cart Wheel

Commence with weight on left knee and extended right leg. Elbows high with hands in front of face. Move to left transfering weight from knee to left forearm to right forearm to right knee. Exit to reverse of start position.

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Kick over low apparatus

Teach Wheeling Leg Kick Progressions Grasp both sides of the apparatus, keeping arms straight. Kick legs into a wheeling action around, over or down from apparatus. Over low apparatus.

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Narrow exit angle from bench

Grasp both sides of the apparatus, keeping arms straight. Kick legs into a wheeling action around, over or down from apparatus. Around the end of low apparatus narrow angle of exit.

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Narrow exit angle kick down from bench

Teach Wheeling Leg Kick Progressions Grasp both sides of the apparatus, keeping arms straight. Kick legs into a wheeling action around, over or down from apparatus. Narrow angle down from low apparatus using an increasing angle of exit.

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Narrow fan cartwheel

Teach Cartwheel Progressions on floor   ‘Fan Cartwheel’ Hands are placed in a straight line; feet land at an angle, narrow at first, gradually widening until hands and feet can be placed in a straight line, with the C of G passing directly above the mobile base (hands).

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Round Off

From front lunge place hands in a straight line as far in front as possible. Keep elbows extended. Bring hips over hands keeping legs extended and together. Push with fingers and wrists to gain flight. Land on two feet facing reverse direction. Body weight and momentum continues to move past the point of landing. Exit with one reverse step.

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Round Off Progression

Approach bench with one step lunge. Place hands simultaniusly on the bench. Raise hips above hands, as high as possible, keeping legs extended and together. Exit landing on the mats with two feet together.

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Round Off Progression

As previous exercise Approach bench with one step lunge. Place hands simultaniusly on the bench. Raise hips above hands, as high as possible, keeping legs extended and together. Exit, with acute angle from bench, landing on the mats with two feet together.

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Round Off Progression

Attach an elastic 'high jump' rope at mid-point on the bench. Hold at 45deg angle. Gymnast takes a one step lunge, from an acute angle, wheels along the bench. Weight trasfers through hands and legs pass together over rope . Exit with feet together to mat.

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Round Off Progression

As previous exercise. Attach an elastic 'high jump' rope at mid-point on the bench. Hold at 60deg plus angle. Gymnast takes a one step lunge, from an acute angle, wheels along the bench. Weight trasfers through hands and legs pass together over rope . Exit with feet together to mat.

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Round Off Progression

Draw a chalk line on the mat in line with the bench. Gymnast stands in a 'Y' shape and lunges forwards placing the hands on the bench end. Bring hips over hands twisting 180 deg. Land with feet on target so that the movement is in a straight line.

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Straight line clockwise cartwheel

Teach Cartwheel Progressions on floor ‘Fan Cartwheel’ Hands are placed in a straight line; feet land at an angle, narrow at first, gradually widening until hands and feet can be placed in a straight line, with the C of G passing directly above the mobile base (hands).

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Tinsika

Facing forwards take a large step placing hands as a cartwheel. Transfer weight from hand to hand with hips over hands. From inverted 'X' shape. Push chest forwards in direction of movement. Exit facing forwards continueing momentum with one step.

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Tinsika Progression

Approach bench from a 45 deg angle with a one step lunge. Place hands on bench transfering the weight from one to the other. Take hips as high as possible over hands. Exit to mats at 45 deg angle with chest forwards. Allow momentum to continue forwards. Walk out.

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Tinsika Progression

Approach bench from a more acute angle with a one step lunge. Place hands on bench transfering the weight from one to the other. Take hips as high as possible over hands. Exit to mats as straight as possible with chest forwards. Allow momentum to continue forwards. Walk out.

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Tinsika Progression

Draw target landing lines, on the mats, at the end of the bench. Gymnast wheels along the bench, transfering weight through hands. Exit with chest forward and with feet landing on target line drawn as a continuation to the bench.

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Tinsika Progression

Draw target landing lines, on the mats, at the end of the bench. Gymnast wheels along the bench, transfering weight through hands. Exit with chest forward and with feet landing on target line drawn as a continuation to the bench.

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Wide angle kick down from bench

Teach Wheeling Leg Kick Progressions Grasp both sides of the apparatus, keeping arms straight. Kick legs into a wheeling action around, over or down from apparatus. - Wide kick down from low apparatus using an increasing angle of exit

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