Gymnastics Tips and Techniques - Vol. 4 Floor Exercise

Name: Gymnastics Tips and Techniques - Vol. 4 Floor Exercise
Rating: 4.5 (13 reviews)

Featuring Coach Mary Lee Tracy

Created bySport Videos

Last updated 12/2019

English

What you'll learn

Students will have a better understanding of the important fundamentals and concepts in the gymnastics floor exercise event.
Become better in your floor routine
Learn skills such as Front Twisting, Back Handsprings, and Tumbling skills
Add these drills into your practice to create a strong routine for competition

Course content

1 section • 11 lectures • 1h 1m total length

Introduction0:51
Learn floor basics from beginner to intermediate, starting with dance elements, building into handstand elements and walkovers, then finishing with frontwards and backwards tumbling.
Complex Work16:29
Develop a complete floor exercise with kicks, switch leaps, and Sassoon's transitions, emphasizing presentation, precise arm positions, and safe tumbling from punch drills to back handsprings.
Handstands8:24
Walkovers6:03
Learn walkovers from limbered bridges to back and front walkovers, focusing on handstand entry, controlled execution with hold-for-two drills, and preparation for the back handspring.
Aerials6:49
Master side aerials by building from cartwheels in a C shape through mountain climber and arm-swing progressions, then practice aerials off a mat to develop pull-down, rotation, and front aerials.
Roundoffs3:02
Back Handsprings3:21
Explore the front side and back side phases of the back handspring, building hand-to-foot tension for a tight arch and hollow, with head-stabilizing drills using a noodle and sponge.
Front Tumbling6:15
Explore front tumbling progressions from front handspring to fly spring and front layout, focusing on keeping momentum, shapes (tuck, pike, straight), and head back for continuous rotation on floor.
Front Twisting4:17
Back Tumbling5:12
Closing Comments0:23
Stay tight with your progressions and drills to refine floor exercise form and execution. Emphasize consistent practice and technique.

Requirements

Knowledge of some basic tumbling skills would helpful. A padded gym floor with enough space to practice the skills is necessary.

Description

About the program: Learn floor exercise skills and drills from one of the world's top coaches. This comprehensive training video provides personal lessons from Coach Mary Lee Tracy, owner of Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy in Fairfield, Ohio. Among the topics covered to better your skills are: Complex Work, Handstands, Walkovers, Aerials, Roundoffs, Back Handsprings, Front Tumbling, Saltos, Front Twisting and Back Tumbling. This video is a must-have resource for coaches or gymnasts at any level of competition. 61 minutes.

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.