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Headstand

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Skill
Gymnastics
Gymnastics

Safety Notice

Never roll out of a Headstand

Keep your hands flat

Do not move your hands once you have lifted your feet off the floor.

Before trying this skill

You must be able to perform a Tripod, demonstrating a clear shape, good body tension and control.

You must also be able to effectively, fluently and efficiently include a Tripod in your sequence work.

If you are not able to do any of the above you should practise your Tripod

Instructions

• NEVER ROLL OUT OF A HEADSTAND

• Make a 6-point Balance using your feet, knees and hands

• Bend your arms and put the highest part of your forehead on the mat

• Make a triangle with your head at the top and hands at the bottom

• KEEP YOUR HANDS FLAT

• Make your triangle quite tall

• Take your knees away from the floor

• Take most of the weight on your hands. DO NOT MOVE YOUR HANDS

• Move your feet closer to your hands

• Take one foot off the mat, bend your leg, hold steady

• Take the other foot off the mat, bend your leg, hold steady

• Push on your hands keeping your elbows straight and still

• Straighten your legs upwards

Questions

• Do you need to get your feet close to your hands to get both feet off the mat? •

How long can you hold this balance for?

• Can you take both feet off the floor at the same time?

Body Conditioning

• Core stability

• Strength of wrists

• Balance

If you can

Perform a Headstand, demonstrating a clear shape, good body tension and control

Effectively, fluently and efficiently include a Headstand in your sequence work

You can now try the Headstand Challenges

Adapting the activity

  • Enable

    • Inverted 4-point Balance

    • Tripod

  • Challenge

    • Try to vary the shape your legs are making

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