How to Do a Backflip Off of a Wall

Video Transcript

"Hi, my name is Caroline, we're here on Courts Gymnastics, and today we're going to teach you how to do a back flip off of a wall. Before you do any activity like this, you're going to want to stretch. Amanda is going to show you how to stretch your ankles to start, roll them around a couple of times on each foot, then she's going to start her Achilles by putting her hands on the ground and her feet behind her and pushing forward, (this way; and switch, good) then she's going to stand up and just show you how to stretch your shoulders a little bit; good. You also want to stretch your neck up and down, back and forth; good. So we're going to start with just a few drills, the first drills, that we do is a drill for the set of the flip. You start with your arms up, you're going to swing your arms down and back up again, when you do that you're going to jump, and she's going to try to go up over my head; very good. The next thing that we're going to do is come on up to the wall. When you do a back flip off a wall it's a little different than when you're on the floor, instead of setting up, you're going to set back a little bit so you don't hit the wall with any part of your body. So she's going to reach for the ceiling, as she goes up, she's going to pull her chest to look at the ceiling, then her knees are going to come in, she's going to land on the ground, so reach, swing, up, and finish. That's a back tack off a wall."