Backward Roll in gymnastics

Backward Roll in gymnastics

RoCKInG (Backward Roll in gymnastics)

Basic From a tuck sit, roll backward until the shoulders touch the floor and the buttocks is raised off the floor, maintaining a tuck position. Practice placing the hands on the floor by the shoulders, with palms down and fingers pointing toward the body. Roll back to the start position.(Backward Roll in gymnastics)

Backward Roll in gymnastics

CAnDLESTICK

Basic From a stand, bend the knees to arrive in a tuck sit. Continue rolling backward, and extend the body into a shoulder balance (candlestick), with weight high on the shoulders, toes pointed up, and hip angle as straight as possible. Arms should be straight, with palms on the floor in front of the buttocks.

Backward Roll in gymnastics

BACK RoLL DoWn InCLInE

Intermediate A Sit on the high end of the wedge facing away from the down slope. Roll backward with the hands beside the head. Hold the legs in a tuck position, using the hands for support as the body becomes inverted. Finish by pushing off the hands to land on the feet in a tuck position and then extending the legs to stand. Arms can be stretched upward or forward. Coach’s note: This skill can also be performed starting from a stand on the wedge.

Backward Roll in gymnastics

BACK STRADDLE RoLL DoWn InCLInE

Intermediate A Sit on the high end of the wedge facing away from the down slope. Roll backward, separating the legs, with the hands beside the head. Straighten the legs to a straddle position, using the hands for support. Finish by pushing off the hands to a straddle stand. Coach’s note: This skill can also be performed from a stand on the wedge.

Backward Roll in gymnastics

BACK RoLL DoWn InCLInE To STRETCh JUMP

Intermediate A Perform a back roll down the wedge to a stand. Concentrate on rolling in a straight line. As the legs are extending to the standing position, jump upward with arms stretched overhead and land on the mat on two feet showing control. Coach’s note: This skill can also be performed from a stand on the wedge.

Backward Roll in gymnastics

CoAChInG TIP

For backward rolls, a gymnast’s head should be tucked with chin to chest. Proper hand placement includes hands beside the head with fingers pointing toward the shoulders. The gymnast uses the arms to push as the hips roll over the head. This helps take the weight off the head and neck to complete the roll.

STRADDLE TUCK BACKWARD RoLL

Intermediate B From a straddle stand, roll backward while simultaneously reaching between the legs for assistance. Continue rolling backward, using the arms to support the body, and bring the knees together. Finish in a squat stand with the arms to the sides or straight out in front of the body.

Backward Roll in gymnastics

STRADDLE BACKWARD RoLL

Intermediate B From a straddle position, either standing or sitting, roll backward while maintaining a straddle position. Push off the hands, finishing in a straddle stand with the arms stretched upward by the ears.

Backward Roll in gymnastics

BACKWARD RoLL

Intermediate B From a stretched standing position, perform a backward roll to a stretched standing position with the arms stretched straight up by the ears.

Backward Roll in gymnastics

PIKE TUCK BACKWARD RoLL

Intermediate B Begin in a pike standing position, bend forward, and reach backward to catch the body’s weight with the hands as the roll is initiated. As the buttocks touches the floor, continue to roll backward by tucking the knees and the arms up beside the head. Push off the hands, moving through a squat position and finishing in a stand with the arms stretched upward. Coach’s note: Spotting is recommended. Lift the gymnast at the hips when

assisting.

Backward Roll in gymnastics

TUCK PIKE BACKWARD RoLL

Intermediate B From a squat position, roll backward and straighten the legs to finish in a pike to stand with the arms stretched upward at the end of the skill.

Backward Roll in gymnastics

BACKWARD RoLL WITh JUMPS

Intermediate B Perform jumps in various positions before and after a backward roll. Show balance before rolling backward, support on the hands during the roll, and control during the final jump and landing. Arms are stretched upward at the completion of the skills.

Backward Roll in gymnastics

BACKWARD RoLL WITh STRAIGhT ARMS To PIKE STAnD

Advanced From a squat position, roll backward. Maintaining straight arms and an inward-facing hand position, reach backward so that the sides of the little fingers contact the floor first behind the head. As the hips roll backward through vertical, press down against the floor with arms as straight as possible. Extend the legs into a pike position to finish in a straight stand with arms stretched overhead.

Backward Roll in gymnastics

BACKWARD RoLL To FRonT SUPPoRT

Advanced Perform a backward roll with straight arms. As the hips are rolling over the head, extend the legs to a hollow body position, and maintain this position to finish in a push-up position (front support) with legs together and balls of the feet on the floor.

Backward Roll in gymnastics

➤ LoW BACK ExTEnSIon

Advanced Sit on the high end of the wedge. Roll backward down the wedge, placing the hands by the shoulders. Extend at the hips and knees as the hands contact the wedge, and extend the arms to lift the shoulders off the wedge. Finish by stepping down one leg at a time to a lunge and extending the arms overhead. Coach’s note: Spotting is recommended. Lift the gymnast at the legs or hips when assisting.

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