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Salto stretched with one turn
How to teach the salto stretched with one turn
Angelo Ritorto
Salto stretched with one turn
How to teach the salto stretched with one turn
description
Complete training on the full twisting back layout on floor in gymnastics: embark on an exploration of longitudinal rotations!
With the teaching methodology and associated exercises, this training will help you to:
- discover the movements that can initiate a longitudinal rotation in a straight back salto.
- determine which direction of rotation suits your gymnasts
- understand the observation method to recognize a twist to the right or to the left
- know the acrobatic elements that must have been acquired before teaching a twist
- discover 60 drills for learning a twist, all the way from the prerequisites to the final execution of the skill
- find options to be able to spot your gymnasts in a twist
- use a set of exercises on muscular contraction which reinforce the image gymnasts have of the element. You can use them in your physical preparation sessions.
- train yourself to notice technical faults and discover how to correct them.
This skill appears simple, but in fact, it's relatively complex to learn and to master. Here we'll give you the keys that will help you to perfect your teaching of the twist.
content
- Introduction
- Actions for initiating the long-axis turn
- The concept of transfer in learning
- Takeoff phase, creation of the first half turn
- Second phase of the salto, execution of the second half twist
- Different methods for initiating the twist
- Learning technique: connection to the part method
- Determining a gymnast's dominant turning direction
- How to recognize a twist to the right or the left
- Why gymnasts sometimes invert their turning direction
- Front twist
- Salto forward piked half turn
- Salto forward stretched half turn
- Front kaboom crash dive and half turn
- Back handspring half turn in the pit
- Teaching progression with blocks, minitrampoline, and high surface
- Teaching progression with blocks and minitrampoline, upright landing
- Back drop half turn handstand
- Back kaboom half turn
- Drills on leaving the bed
- Twists on the Fast Track
- Round-off Arabian dive with springboard
- Progression on the tumbling track
- Introduction
- Straight jump
- Pirouettes on the trampoline
- Seat drop
- Seat drop with half turn
- Seat drop with rebound
- Seat drop half turn to hands and knees
- Roller
- Rebounds on the back
- Snap-downs with turns
- Salto forward tucked
- Forward progression on the Fast Track
- Salto forward piked and jump half turn
- Salto forward piked half turn
- Salto forward stretched half turn (1)
- Salto forward stretched half turn (2)
- Back handspring with half turn
- Arabian dive
- Back crash dive twist
- Back twist with minitrampoline
- Drills on leaving the trampoline bed
- Round-off whipback on the Fast Track
- Round-off with springboard
- Working on the tumbling track
