Straddle legs sideways wide throughout the swing. Upper body stays upright throughout the swing. Hips are in, do not support hollow body position. Straight body is moving in front plane without any deviations. When gymnast lifts left leg, left arm pushes left pommel and center of gravity moves into right pommel/arm. Vice versa with right leg lift.
Legs are in line with each other and extended in opposite directions. Side split is executed by extending the legs to the left and right of the body. When executing a split, the lines defined by the inner thighs of the legs form an angle of approximately 180 degrees.
Hold the Swedish wall with one arm, another arm is straight and horizontal. Hold the leg sideways wide open over the horizontal. Body stays upright in frontal plane, no deviations during the hold.
Starting position is upperarm supporty on parallel bars. Straddle legs sideways wide throughout the swing. Upper body stays upright throughout the swing. Hips are in, do not support hollow body position. Straight body is moving in front plane without any deviations.
Integral part of gymnastics coaching process are skill drills. They help gymnasts to learn easier and technically correct. With GYM DRILL PRO you will find variety of ideas for the most the basic gymnastics skills. There are plenty of images with skill drill progressions. It is intended to support explicitly the qualified coaches in their daily coaching business. DO NOT practice without the guidance of proper professionals.