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ROUND OFF
Fig. 117. Round-Off Floor Plan. HINTS TO BEGINNERS: The round off is not a cartwheel with a quarter-turn. It is a kick into a snap down to get up speed for advanced tumbling routines. The round off is a very important stunt because it is used to begin the back handspring tumbling routines. Right-handed persons should do a left round off (and vice versa for left-handed people), so that they may be able to throw correctly when learning the twisting back somersaults later on. Landing flat-footed and with the arms over the head may seem awkward and useless at first. However, the landing must be made in this manner because it will then be much easier to learn the back handspring. It is helpful to chalk the floor plan, which is illustrated above, on the mat. No dimensions are given, because they will vary with the size of the performers. The important thing is that the hands be placed close to the take-off foot and that the feet snap down to where the hands were. |
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