Floor Gymnastics Standing Back Handspring Back Tuck

Video Transcript

"Hi, my name's Jordan Dahl. We're talking about intermediate floor gymnastics, and the next thing I wanted to talk about was a standing backhand spring back tuck. Again, this is considered more of a drill than an actual tumbling pass, but it can really help your technique in in your running tumbling. The basic fundamentals of it is pretty much the same. The only thing you need to really worry about is your power start. You need to make sure that you are giving yourself enough power and speed to complete the drill safely. And the way that I do this, start with your arms up up, just parallel to each other at about chest height. You're going to from there swing them down, and with as much power as you can, reach straight back into that handspring position, with your head following your arms back; your arms right back by your ears, and make sure you get into that position right from that power hurdle. You'll reach back, you'll want to swing your legs down a little bit faster than you normally would, without breaking that technique of a nice long reach. Once your legs come down you'll you'll use that rebound, and get straight up into that tuck; using that nice high set. Again, just like with your combination tumbling, you don't want to make this two separate tricks. You want to make sure you're going, keeping the flow of the drill going so that it looks nice and smooth. All right, so let's talk through that one more time. You're starting, making sure that you're visualizing it in your mind of course, seeing every aspect of it, making sure your body is under your control, every part is in the proper position; doing the proper technique. You'll start off with your arms straight up; making sure your back is nice and straight. You'll reach down. You're going to swing harder than you normally would, so that you ensure that you have the proper power, enough power to get into that. From there, you'll reach back. You're going to stay in a nice position, but still, making sure that your legs are swinging down a little harder than normal to make sure you have enough power to complete the drill. Once your legs come down; again, landing straight up, so you can go right into that nice, high tuck position; setting up, going around, landing. The only thing you really need to worry about is making sure you're getting enough power out of your back handspring, because if you do, the your tuck should be just fine."