THE INVERTED BALANCE PROGRESSION : Page 42


Dive and roll to squat at center circle.

Head-and-hand balance.

Down to squat.

Backward roll, and jump backward to stand at edge.

Repeat, doing head-and-hand balance from squat hind balance and with jackknife or straight-leg raise.

FOREARM BALANCE

PLACE FOREARMS PARALLEL AND SHOULDER-WIDTH APART ON MAT;

SHOULDERS SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF ELBOWS (a);

WALK HIPS UP AS HIGH AS POSSIBLE, LOOKING STRAIGHT AHEAD;

RAISE LEGS, STILL KEEPING HEAD UP (b and c);

USE HEAD TO CONTROL THE ARCH BY RAISING AND LOWERING IT (d);

COME DOWN BY BENDING AT HIPS AND LOWERING LEGS.

FOREARM BALANCE

HINTS TO BEGINNERS: In this stunt your head is free. Learn how to use it to get and control an arch. By raising the head you can increase your arch. Lowering has the opposite effect. Remember to

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