Having your legs come apart during a tumbling pass is not only hideous to look at, but it’s also a great way to increase your rate of knee injuries.
What’s more, every inch that your legs come apart, you lose a bit of power. This means you have to work that much harder to make up for the loss… if you want to finish your pass that is.
Unfortunately, “legs apart” is one of the most common problems I see and am hired to fix. Not only that, most athletes and coaches simply don’t know how to correct it properly.
So I called my friends at Perfect A Flip to have round-table discussion on how to tackle this program. Together, we came up with a list of trips, tricks & drills that I’m sure you’ll find extremely beneficial.
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A Brief Overview Of What We Discussed
First, we decided to talk about how to set up your tumbling program for success from the beginning so that athletes always tumble with legs together. These are practices that you should implement immediately — especially with your younger athletes.
After that, we jump right into how to fix the issue of legs coming apart if someone is suffering from it. We talk about the conditioning, the mindset and the drills required to not only make the change happen in the immediate future, but how to have it stick for the long term!
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I am a springboard diving coach. Divers have the same problem keeping their legs together. My question about the Anklmags is do you think they would work in heated and chemically treated water. Please advise. thanks
Hi Tom. Thanks for the question. So while the magnets can virtually work anywhere, the straps have only been tested in the tough environment of a dry gym. They’re definitely built tough, but we can’t say for certain how they’ll hold up to chlorine. If I had to make an educated guess, I’d say you’ll probably lose visual appeal (decoloration etc.) but should be OK functionally. At the end of the day it’s a risk you’ll have to take. In the mean time I’ll pass on this suggestion to the manufacturer so they can test them out with divers. Should you happen to take the leap, I’d love to hear about your feedback.