Articles For Coaches
This Drill Will Help You Master Your Layouts In Half The Time!
Want to learn and master your layouts quickly, safely and without burning you all your energy? This drill set up will help you do JUST that!
Progressing Too Quickly vs Poor Quality Coaching
hile both of those things seem like they go hand in hand (and often they do) ... the truth is they can also be completely independent of each other. Let me give you a quick example. Athletes: Ever worked with a great coach who helped you get a new...
How To Produce Successful Gymnasts & Cheerleaders By Injecting FUN Back Into Training (Interview With Coach Dee)
Coach Dee started off as an athlete, and is now she’s one of the brightest and most colorful personalities I’ve met. We talk everything from tumbling drills to life advice!
Eliminate Fear Of Back Tuck Connections With This One Drill
Scared of connecting your tuck to the round off or back handspring? Try this drill to help build your confidence and master a speedy rotation!
How To Fix Back Handspring Problems Before They Even Happen!
Nothing is worse than having back handsprings with open legs, wide arms, head thrown out and loose. The 3/4 drill helps fix these issues EARLY!
Want Powerful Round Offs & Front Handsprings? Try The Face Breaker!
The “face breaker” is a very useful drill that helps develop powerful round offs and front handsprings. Think you have what it takes to try it?
How To Do Front Walkover Into Round Offs… **Without Losing Speed & Power**
Losing speed and power when you try connecting your front walkovers to the round off? Try this “scoop” drill to help fix the problem once and for all!
This Drill Teaches Perfect Layout Twist Timing (Watch Now)
We all know you’re supposed to SET in your layout before twisting. But many still can’t pull this off. That’s where the TCF drill comes in!
Slow Back Handsprings? Try This Rapid Snapdown Drill To Speed Things Up!
Do your back handsprings feel slower than a slinky trying to go up a stair case? Learn to speed them up using the rapid snapdown drill (watch now!)
This Drill Will Help Your Layout Fulls Go Sky High! (Watch Now)
Can’t seem to go high in your layout full? Frustrated that you can complete the skill on Tumble Trak but not the floor? Try this blocking drill!
This ONE Back-Tuck Drill Will Fix All Of Your Corrections! (Watch Now)
Does your back tuck suffer from slow rotation? Head thrown back? LOW set? Then try this ONE drill that fixes it all!
7 Unique Tumbling Drills To Try With A Foldable Incline Mat
The foldable incline mat (cheese) is one of the most versatiles pieces of equipment. Try these 7 drills to help your handsprings, fulls, step outs and more!
7 Drills To Help Fix Dangerous, Wide-Arm Back Handsprings
Wide arms in a back handsprings can result in chronic wrist, elbow and shoulder injuries. Use these 7 drills to fix the problem once and for all.
8 Highly Effective Tumbling Drills Made For The AirTrack (#3 is my favorite)
While there are hundreds of ways to use an Air Track, here are the top 8 most effective drills in order to improve tumbling floor skills!
The 3 Laws Of Tumbling That Every Athlete Should Know
Once you understand the 3 laws of tumbling, you can fix 90% of your technique issues on your own! Best of all? No math required!
How To Give Tumbling Homework Without Ruining Your Athlete’s Technique ??
Don’t let your athletes throw sketchy tumbling skills on a backyard trampoline. See how to give safe homework drills that work!
Leg Squeeze Training For The Round Off Back Handspring
Are your legs a mile apart in the round off back handspring? Use this drill to help you fix the problem in one hour or less!
13 Round Off Drills To Help You Master Your Tumbling Pass
Check out this complete guide with 13 drills to help you learn & perfect the most important skill in tumbling (the round off)
Olympic Level Coach Shares His Tumbling & Conditioning Secrets For High Performance
Nick Ruddock is a former coach to European, World & Olympic Medallists and I ask him what it takes to tumble at a high level!
5 Tumbling Games To Make Practices More Fun & Engaging!
It doesn’t matter how good your coaching skills are… you can’t BORE your athletes to success. Use these tumbling games to make practices fun again!