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How to learn Handstand Walking in Gymnastics
Coach Heather
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(966)
Student will learn how to walk on their hands in a handstand.
Class experience
Please take classes in order: How to learn a Handstand class before the Handstand Balancing class and then take the Handstand Walking class. Students will learn with live coaching and instructional videos on the body shape of a handstand and progress to a walking on hands in the handstand. The progression to holding the inversion of a handstand then transferring weight through the hands to walk, and the process of tightening the body correctly in order to hold the handstand and walk in the...
Students will learn all the progressions for handstand walking: *How to engage certain body parts in order to hold the handstand and walk *Shaping in a handstand for holding and walking *Wrist & Ankle Stretch for inversion *Weight of placement in hands for walking in the handstand *Assisted handstand with chairs and walking down *Handstand against wall and walking sideways to understand the transfer of weight *Handstand walking backward and forward *Full Handstand walking
Coach Heather has been coaching for 14 years in gymnastics and dance. She owns her own Gymnastics business in Hemet California. Certified through USA Gymnastics and Acrobatic Arts. Coach Heather loves to see the gymnast improve with unique progressions she has learned from many different coaches and instructors throughout her years of coaching. Watching athletes achieve certain skills and be excited about accomplishing a body movement is amazing to watch!
Homework Offered
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Please take these classes before this class: How to learn a Handstand in Gymnastics How to Learn Handstand BalancingGrades Offered
Supply List: *Stuffed Animal (longer stuffed animal about 6-9 inches in length) *Yoga mat, gymnastics mat or 4-8 bed pillows *Two Regular dining room chair *Blank wall space Have gymnast wear proper gymnastics attire: Girls: Leotard and gymnastics shorts or leggings. Hair pulled back and no jewelry. Boys: T-shirt with basketball shorts or sweat pants. Hair pulled back if hair is below their ear or shoulder length.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Must have taken the handstand balancing class. Risk of injury if students are not performing skills correctly. Parental guidance and assistance may be needed. Please make sure proper safety precautions are taken. For example, make sure student is not performing skills next to furniture and has proper matting required for class. This is a risky class because the student does not have a coach at home to work with them on proper form and technique and the potential for injury exists. Parent supervision(adult present during the class) and skills may need to be modified according to skill level, skill, and strength of each student.
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(966)
Hello Parents, Schedule Update: Requests for private on Sunday anytime, Monday & Thursday mornings 8am-12pm. Classes will be offered. Please send in requests. Contact me for private lessons and I will schedule athletes. My name is Coach...
Group Class
$11
per classMeets once
40 min
Completed by 142 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 6-11
3-6 learners per class
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