Gold Medal Gymnastics Drills Vol. 1 - Bars

Name: Gold Medal Gymnastics Drills Vol. 1 - Bars
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featuring Coach Amanda Borden

Created bySport Videos

Last updated 5/2023

English

What you'll learn

Students will have a better understanding of the important fundamentals, concepts and drills for the bars event.
Students will know about important safety concepts and spotting techniques to assist gymnasts.
Students will understand certain biomechanics in relation to body position on the uneven bars.
Students will develop the skills needed to execute various skills on the bars.

Course content

1 section • 16 lectures • 43m total length

Introduction0:45
Body Positions5:01
Casting1:43
Glides- Glide Kips7:24
Master the glide kip on bars through barrel drills to reach table and pike positions, then build abs and lats with straight-arm pull downs to finish feet to bar.
Front Hip Circles2:12
Teach front hip circle drills from a tight arch to a straight hollow body, using momentum and theraband guidance to keep the hips against the bar.
Shoot Throughs1:14
Learn floor rail leg shoot-through technique with a tight hurdler position and a safe bar drill using a trapezoid, focusing on controlled jumps and secure landings.
Squat On1:38
Underswings2:04
Tap Swings2:05
Flyaway3:34
Clear Hip Circle7:02
Baby Giant1:15
Full Giant Circle2:20
Straddle Back2:45
Pirouettes2:28
Closing Comments0:13

Requirements

There are no requirements or prerequisites for taking this course.

Description

This is volume one of a comprehensive four-part gymnastics program featuring Amanda Borden. In this video, Amanda takes her team through a wide variety of progressive drills for the uneven parallel bars. Among the topics covered are: body positions, casting, glides and glide kips, front hip circle, shoot throughs, squat ons, underswings, tap swings, flyaways, clear hip circles, baby giants, full giant circles, straddle backs and pirouettes. An excellent resource for coaches, parents, and gymnasts.

Amanda Borden was captain of the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team, which took home the gold medal at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. They made history by becoming the first U.S. Womenʼs Gymnastics team ever to win an Olympic games. Amanda also spent six years on the US women’s National Team. She has competed in several World Championships, was a Pan-American double Gold Medalist and the 1995 USAG Sportswoman of the Year. In 2004, Amanda opened the Gold Medal Gymnastics Academy in Tempe, Arizona, and has since added another gym in Chandler, Arizona. She also serves as a gymnastics and cheerleading commentator for CBS Sports, Fox Sports, ESPN and NBC. Amanda Borden is a member of the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame and US Olympic Hall of Fame.

Who this course is for:

Coaches and gymnasts at any level would benefit from taking this course.