Gymnastic Classes

Though it is large in comparison with other pieces of apparatus, its solidity and form make it fairly easy for beginners to handle, although at times it can prove difficult to keep in place or to change planes. Swings and circles, turning over, passing through, and throwing are additional characteristics of hoop work and all play an important part in the finished sequence. As with the rope, the grip on the hoop should be light so that the various manipulations may be performed with smoothness and dexterity, although occasionally, when preparing for some of the throws, for instance, the grip will need to be very firm. The two types of grip used are the over grasp (hand on the outside of the hoop, fingers curled around it) and the under grasp (hand inside the hoop, palm upwards as if hanging the hoop on the hand). The thumb and fingers play a vital part in all the various skills involving the use of the hand or hands. As with the other apparatus, work must be performed in the left hand …

Though it is large in comparison with other pieces of apparatus, its solidity and form make it fairly easy for beginners to handle, although at times it can prove difficult to keep in place or to change planes. Swings and circles, turning over, passing through, and throwing are additional characteristics of hoop work and all play an important part in the finished sequence. As with the rope, the grip on the hoop should be light so that the various manipulations may be performed with smoothness and dexterity, although occasionally, when preparing for some of the throws, for instance, the grip will need to be very firm. The two types of grip used are the over grasp (hand on the outside of the hoop, fingers curled around it) and the under grasp (hand inside the hoop, palm upwards as if hanging the hoop on the hand). The thumb and fingers play a vital part in all the various skills involving the use of the hand or hands. As with the other apparatus, work must be performed in the left hand …

In every case, the rolling action must be smooth and continuous and should be performed with elegance and style. This is particularly important consideration for the roll on the floor, for in starting it off the gymnast must bend the knees in order to get low, almost brushing the fingers along the floor, as in a normal ten pin bowling action. This not only ensures a smooth rolling action on the floor, but also looks more elegant than having your bottom stuck up in the air. One the ball is set in motion any body movement may be performed before the ball is collected again. The gymnast could perform a dance step, leaps alongside or over the ball, or add a turn or a body wave as well. Try collecting the ball in a variety of different ways. Here are a few suggestions: 1. Overtake the ball and with a half turn to face it, collect it in one hand, palm upwards. 2. Move alongside the ball and, still facing the same way, collect it with the hand facing backwards, palm upwards. 3. Overtake the …

They can get caught on your leotard or gym clothes, on the equipment, mats or carpet. Earrings torn out of your ear - that’s gotta hurt. Rings can scratch the bars and pinch your fingers. No Valuable Jewelry Don t wear any valuable jewelry in the gym, especially into a loose foam pit. You may never find it or find only by pulling out every single piece of foam in the pit. Take it from the girl who lost her mother s diamond stud earring and spent three full days sifting through the pit and dust and dirt at the bottom of the pit to find it. She never did find the back to it. Tight is Right If you wear socks to class, make sure they fit tightly. You don t want them to come off in the pit and get lost. And you don’t want them to bunch up and possible create poor footing on skills or landings. What Not to Wear Don t wear hair ties with hard objects, like plastic balls, on them. Skills, like back extension rolls, or falls can press them painfully into your head. There is no place in the gym …

These skills are difficult to perform with the ball as it is not easy to control the apparatus without holding it. A grip with the fingers is not permitted, neither is a hooking of the wrist to hold the ball against the forearm called cupping. At all times, the ball should be balanced freely on the hand with the fingers extended. When performing a swing in a backwards direction, the arm is turned outwards so that the ball can remain balanced on the hand without being gripped by the fingers. In spiraling or twisting the ball over or under the body, the palm needs to remain upwards, the movement made large and with full extension, and the ball kept well away from the body. Finally, let us consider the simple movement of spinning, easily performed when the ball is placed on the floor. With fingers on top of the ball and spread wide, give a twist or flick of the wrist in a circular motion to set the ball spinning on the spot, like a top. During this action, the gymnast can show almost any …

Rolling along the floor demands care in setting the hoop off into the roll so that it remains vertical and in a straight line. When it is in motion, the gymnast performs a variety of body movements, having to travel at some stage to catch up with it and collect it. In order to achieve this, the arm must be swung vigorously forwards to achieve the roll away, but the wrist pulls up and back equally vigorously in order to put the back spin on to the hoop. This is fun to do, and creates great amusement when the action is not quite true, and the hoop rolls off towards someone else instead of coming back to the sender. Of greater difficulty, because of the size of the hoop, is the roll on the body. The technique is basically the same as that used for rolling the ball which is identical for the actual roll itself, but the difference lies in initiating the movement. The hoop must be gripped more tightly to ensure that it is placed in a vertical position on the body. The fingers open and the h …

A grip with the fingers is not permitted, neither is a hooking of the wrist to hold the ball against the forearm called cupping. At all times, the ball should be balanced freely on the hand with the fingers extended. When performing a swing in a backwards direction, the arm is turned outwards so that the ball can remain balanced on the hand without being gripped by the fingers. In spiraling or twisting the ball over or under the body, the palm needs to remain upwards, the movement made large and with full extension, and the ball kept well away from the body. Finally, let us consider the simple movement of spinning, easily performed when the ball is placed on the floor. With fingers on top of the ball and spread wide, give a twist or flick of the wrist in a circular motion to set the ball spinning on the spot, like a top. During this action, the gymnast can show almost any of the body movement skills, for she is free of the ball. This is quite permissible, provided that both gymnast an …

This also applies to other actions like the turnover, and getting through the hoop, and having already suggested that the rhythmic gymnastics apparatus is fun to play with; these are two characteristics movements which are just that. Try some of the following: 1. Stand the hoop vertically in the floor, spin it with the thumb and fingers and run round it or perform a body wave before collecting it. Watch its spinning action carefully, and turn the wrist and fingers in the same direction as the hoop is spinning in order to regrasp it. 2. Holding the hoop with both hands apart and underneath the outside edge, lower the arms and then swing them upwards into a throw, releasing the hoop so that it turns over on itself when in the air. 3. With one or both hands holding the hoop, using either under grasp or over grasp, skip forwards or backwards through it. Perform some skips on the spot, and then begin to travel. 4. From a kneeling position on the floor with the hoop held horizontally overhe …

The hoop is rotated between the thumb and the forefinger, and should be worked initially with the arm outstretched in front of the body at shoulder height. The arm and wrist will move up and down very slightly to aid the rotation and an opening and closing of the fingers will give added control, as well as provide a more relaxed action. Try to avoid holding the hand in a rigid position with the thumb stuck up in the air. It should not take long to achieve this rotation on the hand, and fairly quick progress can be made towards some of the other skills listed below: 1. Whilst rotating the hoop on the outstretched hand in front, link with traveling steps - first walk forwards, then backwards. Next, run, skip, polka or pass forwards, then backwards. 2. Begin the rotation again with the hoop in front of the body, then make a quarter turn so that the hoop is rotating at the side of the body in the wheel plane. Now add some of the traveling movements described above or perform some dance st …

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This takes a little practice; some people can manage it more easily than others. One secret for success is to relax. At first, just practice rolling the ball from the hand along the arm to shoulder level. If you are right handed, use the left hand to stop the ball by the chin and push it back down the right arm again. One important teaching point, do not flick the fingers or wrist upwards to initiate the roll up the arm as this is considered bad technique. Instead, open the fingers and push the whole arm away from the body, at the same time lifting the hand slightly above shoulder level. This will start the ball rolling without having to make any positive effort with the hand. Once the roll up and down the right arm is mastered, try the same with the left hand. Finally, make a full chest roll by rolling the ball up the right arm, across the chest and down the left arm, or vice versa. To achieve a successful chest roll, keep both arms in a forward diagonal position rather than complete …