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Gymnastics Tips and Techniques Vol. 2 - The Balance Beam
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Gymnastics Tips and Techniques Vol. 2 - The Balance Beam

Featuring Coach Mary Lee Tracy
Created bySport Videos
Last updated 11/2018
English

What you'll learn

  • Students will have a better understanding of the important fundamentals, concepts and drills in the gymnastics for the balance beam event.
  • Improve on your acro skills
  • Learn Choreography
  • Become better at dismounts

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Course content

1 section • 10 lectures • 31m total length

  • Introduction0:47

    Mary Tracey from Cincinnati gymnastics walks you through training and structuring workouts to include all elements for a competitive balance beam routine this season.

  • Drills for Leaps4:43
  • Beam Jumps2:34
  • Acro Skills5:38

    Develop acro skills on the balance beam through handstand drills, bridge basics, and front and back walkovers, using visual cues with blue and red blocks to build confidence.

  • Progressions1:35

    Use progressive balance beam progressions to build confidence, starting on the laser beam with a blue line and no wobble, and reducing spotting as students advance.

  • Basic Progressions for Dismounts3:22
  • Advance the Dismount5:37
  • Mental Training2:42

    Develop mental training on the balance beam by linking consistent arm placement and grounding feet to confidence, using arm sets and mental choreography to coach athletes through routines.

  • Tumble Ups4:17
  • Closing Comments0:19

    Apply the balance beam tips and techniques shared to make beam training more competent and consistent for athletes and coaches.

Requirements

  • Knowledge of some basic balance beam skills would helpful. Balance beam equipment and mats are necessary for many of the drills.

Description

About the Program: Learn balance beam skills and drills from one of the world's top coaches. This comprehensive video provides personal lessons from Coach Mary Lee Tracy, owner of Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy in Fairfield, Ohio. Among the topics covered are: Beam Jumps, Acro Skills, Progressions, Advancing the Dismount and Into and out of Choreography. Tracy offers a variety of teaching styles making this video is a must-have resource for coaches or gymnasts at any level of competition.


About the Coach: Mary Lee Tracy started Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy in 1988 and has since coached 27 National team members and several Olympians. Tracy was named USA Gymnastics’ Women’s Coach of the Year three consecutive years (1994-96) and has been the Region 5 Coach and Elite Coach of the Year on numerous occasions. Mary Lee Tracy was a 2008 inductee into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame. Tracy was a Cincinnati Ben Gals cheerleader for the NFL team the Cincinnati Bengals. She also has 10 USA Gymnastics Service Awards, The Great River Girl Scouts Award for Women of Distinction 2000-2005, Businessperson of the Year 1999 and 2002,  and the Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy was #1 Ranked USA National Training Center for three years straight.

Who this course is for:

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

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