any tips to help me get my back handspring in gymnastics????
465438
when you are setup keep your chin up and feet together.  Then after you swing keep your arms strong and straight.  Then watch your hands hit the floor. Then suck in your stomach and whip your feet down.  \n\n-if you are undercutting(your hands are hitting where your feet began) you need to SIT more!!!!! that is a big problem alot of girls have!...who ever said this isnt true is a LIAR!  Just because they are tumbler doesn't mean they know how to teach it!  I know from personal expierence this is one of the main things that I have to correct all the time.  Just try it you'll see!
456998
get someone to show u a good bhs (back hand spring) and then get people to spot u on it then when you feel comfterble with a spot then just remeber to push through your toes and keep your arms straight.and sit back
822049
Smile :) Be loud :0 And sharp. Practice in front of a mirror so you can make sure your motions are right and sharp. Slopy motion will make it so you won't make it. Perform any tricks you can like jumps, handsprings and cartweels.\n\nGood luck
704582
I recommend doing this in a gym class, with professionals, or at least around a lot of people so you don't get hurt or if you do you are supervised and receive help.\nPractice on an incline mat. When you feel you are falling, its time to jump and jump hard! Keep your arms straight and strong and push off. Keep arms by your head at all times! \nArch a Little, but if you over arch it is a BIG mess.\nBend your knees slightly, arch a little bit, and push you shoulders open as much as you can. Then using your stomach, back, and arm muscles, snap your body back to a hollow position, pushing off your hands, and land on your feet on the floor in front of the board/mat. \nPut it all together you should be able to do a back handspring.\n\nGood luck!
92746
If your school has a gymnastics team, you should be on it. You  will build upper body strength and learn body control.\n\nDevelop a consistant approach run. You should be able to hit your marks every time. Learn how to adjust it for head and tail winds.\n\nIf you get a chance, spend a week at one of the pole vault camps.
514430
get some wheights and set your arm on something solid and let your wrist dangle then spin your wrist. then put your wrist upside down and lift the wheight. then put your wrist right side up and lift do each of theese 10 times or more depends on you.or takes some wheights in both hands and stick them at your chest then stick them sraight out and lift your arms up like jumping jaks and back down to your chest do theese about 10 times
360472
try working on your abs, this will allow you to get your legs up higher...maybe try jumping on a trampoline also. it doesnt have to be big, i have a small one and my jumps have improved a lot! also work on arm strength for the back handspring..just work hard at it! and once you get it you'll have it. just practice. trust me! :) k well i hope it helps.
956905
It definitely depends on your school. My daughter cheers on Varsity at her school and only her and one other girl have backhandsprings. I am an allstar cheer coach as well. Tumbling is not everything in cheerleading. We have girls who do not tumble at all but still are amazing cheerleaders. They have beautiful jumps, motions, etc. One thing to definitely work on is your flexibility.  If a backhandspring is required then call around to some allstar cheer gyms or gymnastics centers and see if they offer cheer tumble classes. Good luck!
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If you have to ask, start with knee pads.\n\n# 1) Push at a comfortable speed, remember the faster you go the better the pop.\n# 2) Place your front foot near the middle of your board, about two inches under your bolts. Put your back foot on the tail.\n# 3) Squat, so you can spring yourself up.\n# 4) Kick your back foot down so you can pop as you jump up, your front foot should rub upward on your griptape.\n# 5) Make sure you tuck your knees to your chest, picking up your back foot as well to level the board at a good height. REMEMBER you are jumping forward.\n# 6) Then come down comfortably, both feet on the board. It will look better if both your feet are over the bolts as well as lessen the stress of impact\n# 7) Finally bend your legs as you touch down to give it that smooth style and roll away stocked.
531548
once you're in your handstand position upside down (the middle of your back handspring) snap your feet to the ground but not squished, stretch your body out a little. make sure you're hollow when you come up. Good luck!
393606
what u do is you lay on your back and kinda bring your knees up to your chest then you rock back and forth.  when your ready you roll up on your shoulders and as your coming back down you kick forward and jump.  you should only have to use your hands you catch your self if you dont jump up all the way and you start to fall back.  good luck!
438400
I have taught gymnastics (to kids) for many years.  I did teach my adult (non-gymnast) brother to do a back handspring though.  So you're never too old to learn.  Before I would teach a front tuck on the ground I would teach it on the trampoline.  After you learn how to correctly do the flip on the tramp then you can move it to the floor.  Most gymnastics clubs have a trampoline so I would look for lessons there.  Some gymnastics clubs do have adult classes or some would set up private lessons for you with one of their coaches.  I would look up gyms in your local phone book and just call and ask questions.  I believe people can do anything they put their minds to.  Just be willing to do the hard work that comes with it.  Good luck!
694935
You're aren't too old, to go competitive to Olympics, maybe, but not too old to do gymnastics!\n\nThe hanging upside down this would help, that's like a back bend kick over and a back walk over which Will later help with back handsprings. \n\nTell your mom people older than you start and do gymnastics, in their 20's even, and tell her all the benefits of gymnastics. Good for your body (keeps you healthy and away from drugs and alcohol - - for the most part), you get to meet knew people and friends...just to try and convince her.\n\nIf she won't let you, try out for cheerleading at school, you don't HAVE to know gymnastics to get in, and they can help you!\n\nI hope that your mom lets you and that you become a good gymnast! Good luck and have fun!
418757
practice. squat while swinging your arms backwords for momentum. as you begin the backflip swing your arms forward and up while you spring with your legs up and backwords. best to try this into a pool or a foam pit. this way you land on something soft if it does not workout. as you lift off the ground tuck in word (some put their chest between thier legs) and watch for the ground as you begin to land. that is the best i can explain it. try practicing into a pool or something soft so when you land it is soft. you don't want to land on your head.
1140519
Lay down on the floor, flat on your back. Then lift your shoulders and neck forward slightly to feel your neck tighten up. Another exercise is to look forward, towards an object, keep your neck straight and lift your chin up and out, hold for a few seconds and return to normal. Do 2-3 sets of these exercises and set the reps to what you feel comfortable and suitable for your time allotted. Don't over do it or you will cause muscle strainand thats painful. But this will h elp you out with repition. Good luck.
312798
make sure ur motions are tight and you can keep up. do random 8 counts of moves around your room listening to music. making sure your motions are tight and that you are doing them as fast/slow as the music is. \n\nDONT LOSE WIEGHT!!! trust me. let the toothpicks fly. the more muscles you have and the stronger you are  the better back/base you willbe.\n\n\no ps.. GOOD LUCK!!!!! i hope you make it...
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lift weights definatly and run alot drink alot of water and do yoga (it works to help strengthen ur balance and core muscles) practice balancing on a straight line (or beam even tho u don't use the beam) by staring or closing ur eyes and lift on leg up in coupe then to the side straight out and hold it, do handstands and pop off of ur shoulders to help in vault and do chair dips to tone ur muscles to v-ups and straddle-ups push ups and leg lifts witll work too, it also helps to just stand there practicng having tight legs and arms and abs. point toes in hollowbodies and swimmers oh yeah and swimming will help