Teach and Learn Gymnastics Skills

Name: Teach and Learn Gymnastics Skills
Rating: 4.6 (95 reviews)

Gymnastics Professional Development for Teachers and Coaches

Highest Rated

Created byGemma Coles

Last updated 11/2018

English

What you'll learn

Students will be able to master all of the fundamental gymnastics skills and be able to teach them to others.

Course content

6 sections • 28 lectures • 51m total length

Posture0:47
A short clip demonstrating how to have the perfect gymnastic posture.
Front Support & Back Support1:25
A walkthrough of the ideal press-up position, or front support, and its reverse, the back support.
Long Sit & Straddle Gymnastics Shapes0:54
Examples of the pike and straddle positions to practice before attaching them to a routine.
Tuck and Star Gymnastics Shapes0:54
The tuck and star shapes are isolated to demonstrate perfect form.
Dish & Arch Gymnastics Shapes1:25
The dish and arch shapes are unpacked.
Posture and Shape Quiz

Cartwheel2:08
A rope is used to show how to develop your cartwheel, with an ideal cartwheel demonstrated at the end.
Developing Cartwheels2:36
More advanced cartwheeling techniques are taught: the front-to-back, front-to-front, and one-handed.
Headstand2:52
How to correctly move into and support a headstand.
Handstand2:12
How to perfect the traditional handstand.
Gymnastics Bridge2:11
How to bend into, and kick out of, a bridge.
Developing Bridge1:00
A more advanced bridge technique is taught: the walkover.
Splits1:51
A lesson on how to develop both the side and box splits.
Arabesque0:58
The correct posture for an ideal arabesque.
Levers2:53
How to develop and hold the pike and straddle levers.
Shoulderstand1:09
The correct way to enter into, and hold, a shoulderstand.
Skills Quiz

Log Roll & Sideways Roll2:04
Straight log rolls are demonstrated through the use of the dish and arch shapes, as well as sideways rolls.
Forward Roll1:31
How to develop and execute a dexterous forward roll.
Developing Forward Roll2:24
More advanced forward roll techniques are taught: the dive forward roll, forward roll to straddle, and handstand forward roll.
Circle Rolls2:03
The circle (or teddy bear) roll is taught in step-by-step stages.
Backward Roll1:33
How to practice for, and complete, a full backward roll from standing.
Developing Backward Roll1:41
More advanced backward roll techniques are taught: the backward roll into front support, and backward roll into straddle.
Rolls Quiz

Requirements

Minimal Gymnastics Matting

Description

Whether you're a coach, PE teacher, parent or even a budding gymnast yourself, this course contains everything you need to know about developing and teaching the essential gymnastics skills. This course will provide you with insightful coaching tips, born out of years of teaching and coaching experience. High quality clips guide you through a multitude of floor skills under the expert tuition of Gemma Coles, Head Coach of Head Over Heels Gymnastics. The clips break down the skills in detail with slow motion features for the more advanced skills. The featured gymnasts range in ability and provide achievable gymnastics results whether you/your pupils are new to the sport or advanced gymnasts.

Who this course is for:

Beginner Gymnasts or Teachers wishing to teach Gymnastics Skills

Teach and Learn Gymnastics Skills

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Course content

Shapes5 lectures • 5min

Jumps3 lectures • 5min

Skills10 lectures • 20min

Rolls6 lectures • 11min

Leaps1 lecture • 3min

Routines3 lectures • 4min

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