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Teaching a Tall Takeoff for Double Backs

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Uploaded by Anne From Gymnastike | June 8, 2009

In this week's Gymnastics Technique Video, Coach Barry Hyder of Capital Gymnastics has elite gymnast Mackenzie Brannan show a simple drill that teaches gymnasts to open their hips in the takeoff for double back saltos, full-ins, and double arabians.

Speakers: Mackenzie Brannan, Barry Hyder

Categories: technique

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15 comments

Jor 7 months ago

Nice full in. Been doing gymnastics for 11 years(Im 14) working to get a double back

3 years ago

my name alicia, i do gymnastics.i am ten years old.i my wiegh is119.where;;gymnatics center.i love gymnastics.i do it everyday.

Benjamin Carson 3 years ago

Very cool, I'm gonna try that today

toepoint22 3 years ago

I like this drill!

Blair Lowe 3 years ago

reminds of the seat drop to backhandspring drill on tumbl-trak to pop the hips open. this is something easy i can get the kids who aren't popping their hips open on BHS to understand.

thanks

nick 3 years ago

nice and simple, like back in 80's when I was learning double back

kristi 3 years ago

I tried this dill with my girls yesterday and they showed improvements after just a few turns! thanks!!

brittany 3 years ago

that looks great i want to do it.

ebony 3 years ago

i really like gymnastics i want to go to camp this summer can you sign me up.

ben 3 years ago

cool. i like the simplicity of that drill

3 years ago

agreed e seems quite relaxed and cares aout the kids

3 years ago

Barry looks like a great coach to work with!

Chris_78 3 years ago

If you actively squeeze your bottom, you'll open the hips as well because the gluteus maximus is your primary hip extensor muscle. I like this drill, but the bottom line is that your glute max must be "firing" if you want those hips to maximally open. She has an anteriorly rotated pelvis and needs to use her glute max to not only open her hips, but to also posteriorly (i.e. tuck under) rotate her pelvis to create full extension (i.e. opening) at the hips. More than likely, she has short, "overactive" hip flexors (psoas, in particular) and this is actually not allowing the glute max to fire because of a concept called "reciprocal inhibition" in which a muscle is "turned off" when its antagonist is "firing" (neural stimulation). The glute max and psoas major are antagonists of one another.

coachreavis 3 years ago

Technique Tuesdays. Love it.

coach 3 years ago

good stuff!

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