Courtney Hills (Cnh3585)
Junior Member
Username: Cnh3585
Post Number: 2
Registered: 9-2009
| | Posted on Monday, September 07, 2009 - 11:37 am: |       |
I was a gymnast in high school and I also helped teach children's gymnastics classes. At the elementary level, I think it's best to start of with the basic forward rolls and backward rolls. You can also have them do handstands against a wall and back bends (bridges). Also if you have a beam I would have them try to walk on their toes the whole way down the beam and jump off the end so they can get used to "sticking" a landing. You can also teach them the basic straight jumps and tuck jumps. You can put bean bags on the beam and have them jump over them too. Hope this helps! |
