Gymnastics: cricket

Standing in 'Y' shape raise one knee until thigh is horizontal. <BR>Extend leg to hold in horizontal.<BR>Keep arms extended.

Play the stuck in the mud game. When the children are tagged they must stand still and make a wide shape. For someone to be freed a child has to crawl through the legs of someone stuck in the mud.Encourage safety at all times.

Using a long box and spring board take a fast run up and hurdle step on to spring board.<BR>Lift gaining flight on to box. Place two hands on the near end of box with hips high<BR>Forward roll along the lenght of the box<BR>Keep legs extended<BR>lAllow legs to rotate on to the floor landing with flexed hips and knees.

Working in pairs the gymnast stands with arms horizontal.<BR>The supporter stands behind with hands on gymnasts hips.<BR>The gymnast flexs knees and hips, swings arms inwards and upwards and drives upwards.<BR>The supporter lifts the gymnast to help gain height.<BR>the gymnast raises knees to chest and touches ankles with hands forming a tucked shape.<BR>On landing knees and hips flex and arms move to horizontal.

Counter Balances. (mobile) The pair lean away from each other, whilst remaining in contact by means of a grip or interlock. Once a static balance has been achieved, the state of equilibrium may be disturbed by lowering and raising the C of G of one or both of the gymnasts. The counter balance will thereby become a mobile action. By tilting a static balance to one side, and skittering to move the feet quickly,the original balance will become a mobile spin. By a Base gymnast lowering a Top gymnast out of a static balance, the equilibrium may be disturbed, to become a mobile counter balance, and thereby create an exit idea from static balance.

Teach Free Standing Handstand Balance Progressions. forward and backward split Teach Leg Design: Stag Leg, Split Leg Teach Handstand with Forward Roll Exit with bent arms, starting with C of G high (from a box)

Straddle vault progressions on to low apparatus (low crossways box or bench).

Starting situation. A, standing upright, side on to the face of B. One flexed knee raised. B face on to the side of A. Inside hand takes the lower back of A. The outside hand, palm upwards, takes the flexed knee of A. Grip. Becomes a variation of cradle supporting. B places palm of the inside hand on the lower back of A. This becomes a lifting force. The palm of the outside hand, &quot;upwards&quot;, is placed under the raised knee of A. This becomes a lifting and a turning force. A places their inside hand on the inside shoulder of B. Works when gymnast A stands side on to the inside shoulder of B, and at a right angle to B. Gymnast A raises one flexed leg; (same leg as the side the support is standing) and places their inside hand on the inside shoulder of B, to stabilise the take off. Gymnast B pushes the palm of their inside hand onto the lower back of A. The outside hand grips under the knee joint of the raised leg of A. Gymnast A, at take off , flexes the supporting leg and co-ordinates :- 1. A powerful vertical hop. 2. A push down on the inside shoulder of B. 3. A swing of the free arm &quot;forward and up&quot;. 4. A pull back of the head to &quot;look for the floormat&quot;. Gymnast B co-ordinates with A on the timing of the take off and :- 1. Lifts, pushes upwards and supports with the inside hand (or arm across ) the lower back. 2. Lifts and turns gymnast A with the outside hand, from under the flexed knee of A. At the top of the take off, gymnast A sees the floormat early and pulls into a Tuck shape, to rotate backwards. Gymnast B holds on to A with the inside support hand, (or arm across the back) to help A to control their landing.

.Starting situation. A backwards on to the Side of B, and B offset from Back to Side. the line of travel. ( for B catching A early.) Back to Face. A backwards on to the Face of B, and B in line with the line of travel. ( for B catching A late.) Works when Gymnast A starts back on to the side of B; or back onto the face of B. Gymnast A makes a pike fold and tip entry, in to a backward roll action with an early hip extension, towards a handstand. Gymnast B either moves with gymnast A, to catch the lower thighs early, lifting and holding A in a handstand balance. or gymnast B waits to move in and catch the thighs of A, just as A has completed the backward roll into the handstand. B aims to arrest the motion of A and hold A in a handstand balance.

Gymnast sits on raised bed<BR>Support places right hand behind knees and aids back rotation.<BR>Left hand moves to tummy and helps to lift and to take weight allowing the gymnast to take body weight over hands. <BR>Gymnast stands.

Put apparatus out.<BR><BR>Ask the children to travel over, under and round the apparatus.<BR><BR>Ask the children to travel quickly between the apparatus and slowly over the apparatus.

From Front Support move legs apart to Straddle Suport.<BR>Roll to the side taking weight on left arm and leg.<BR>Hold 'star' shape. <BR>Exit to straddle support.

Counter Balances.(static) The pair lean away from each other, whilst remaining in contact by means of a grip or an interlock. The gymnasts body weights being used as counter agencies to create a final state of equilibrium, and produce a static counterbalance image.

Starting situation. B standing in long shape and back on to A. A standing in long shape and back onto B. Grip. B grasps the wrists of A in a reverse forward overgrasp grip. Works when both gymnasts stand back to back in a Long shape. Gymnast B grasps the wrists of A, in a reverse overgrasp grip, in order to create a pulling force. In order to lift A, gymnast B has to lower their C of G below that of A. B has to flex at the knee and hip joints,and drop their hips below those of A. B now has to co- ordinate :- 1. A pulling force on the wrists of A. 2. A pushing Backwards withe their hips. 3. A straightening of the legs. The resultant of these forces becomes the lifting of A onto the back of B. A may either stay in long shape; or lift their legs into a Pike shape; to create a &quot;sputnik&quot; balance on the back of B.

From a short run and hurdle step dive forwards to place hands, a shoulder width apart, on to the box top.<BR>Keeping legs extended bring the hips high to place feet outside of hands on the box in a straddle position.<BR>Stand on box and hold.

From dish shape, clasp knees to chest, extend legs verically and twist on to front.

From controlled 'run-up' and strong hurdle step gain height from trampette.<BR><BR>Gain horizontal position during flight.<BR><BR>Reach for mats with extended arms.<BR><BR>Exit through tucked forward roll to stand.<BR>

Teach Forward Roll in Straddle Shape. Start from Box Shape rocking from a box top

Sit on platform in long sit position.<BR>Rock back on to shoulders.<BR>Rock forward placing hands, with fingers forward, on to the platform between legs.<BR>Keep legs extended in straddle position.<BR>Push on hands and stand into 'star' shape.

Full straddle forward roll from straddle stand.

From controlled 'run-up' and strong hurdle step gain height from spring board. Gain horizontal position during flight. Reach for mats with extended arms. Exit through tucked forward roll to stand.

Starting in a front support position, keeping the hands stationary, rock back onto the elbows and rock back up.

Run to two foot take off, jump forward roll to stand.