Introducing Salto Backwards
Many adults show up to Gymnastics class to learn a ‘flip’.
Here’s one way to get them started without spotting.
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teaching SAFE LANDINGS for all sports
Kidskills Australia developed the IMPACT Safe Landing Skills video to enhance children’s and athletes movement potential and prevent injury.
IMPACT is a body management program used to develop safe landing skills utilized in recreational, physical and sporting activities.
Sadly, the video produced by Tasmanian coach Charles Minster seems to be no longer available.
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Parkour / Ninja prepares kids for sport
“… we need more creativity to prepare for the chaos of sport.”
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Jumping into a spinning hula hoop
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Introducing the Swing Forwards
Like a soccer ball kick, this skill needs to be taught.
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HEIGHT and FLIGHT in Gymnastics
Include height and flight activities in your lesson plans. Most children love them — especially boys
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Start low. Keep landing surfaces soft and safe.
Progressively increase the challenge. Soon you’ll have a group of little Ninjas.
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LANDING on the feet
As Keith Russell always says: We teach landings first. We teach landings best.
Landing and falling safely are LIFE skills.
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teaching LANDINGS at Gymnastics
We teach landing and falling safely FIRST at Gym.
We teach landing and falling safely BEST at Gym.
Of the 6 movement patterns we teach, LANDINGS are the most important.
Children should practice in a padded playground under supervision long, long before they have a bad fall from a bicycle out in the cold, cruel world.
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Recreational Gymnastics 
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