Head Over Heels About Gymnastics is a child friendly book that provides step-by-step instructions and top tips explaining how to perform a large variety of gymnastic floor skills via simple language and eye catching photography.
This book is a must-have for budding gymnasts of all ages and abilities, covering many different elements of the sport from balance to strength, flexibility, co-ordination, speed and control in addition to positive body awareness.
The book begins with example warms-ups and stretches, moving on to cover posture and all basic gymnastics shapes, which are instrumental in performing more complex skills. These skills are then covered in the next sections; Jumps, Skills, Rolls and Leaps. Bringing all of these skills together, the book then demonstrates how combined, these skills can be used to create routines.
Author: Gemma Coles (Gymnastics Coach)
Dimensions: 22.2 x 17.6 x 1.8 cm
This item usually dispatches within: 24 hours
Table of Contents:
Heading |
Page |
WARM UP |
|
Raising the pulse |
2 |
Stretching |
3 |
Challenging stretches |
5 |
POSTURE |
|
Posture |
6 |
SHAPES |
|
Front support and back support |
7 |
Long sit and straddle |
8 |
Tuck and star |
9 |
Stretch, landing and finishing |
10 |
Dish and arch |
11 |
JUMPS |
|
Stretch, tuck and straddle |
12 |
Half turn and full turn |
13 |
SKILLS |
|
Cartwheel |
14 |
Headstand |
16 |
Developing headstand |
16 |
Handstand |
18 |
Bridge |
19 |
Developing bridge |
20 |
Splits and arabesque |
21 |
Levers and stands |
22 |
ROLLS |
|
Log roll and sideways roll |
23 |
Forward roll |
24 |
Developing forward roll |
25 |
Circle roll |
27 |
Backward roll |
28 |
Developing backward roll |
29 |
LEAPS |
|
Split leap, cat leap and stag leap |
30 |
ROUTINES |
|
Presenting |
31 |
Routine 1 |
32 |
Routine 2 |
33 |