This skill starts from the snap down of the back handspring, round off or whip. The bouncing from the floor should start before the vertical, the body should be slightly arched. The arms should be at the level of the shoulders, the leading hip should be slightly twisted. Actually, the hip should give the direction and the acceleration to the rotation. During the rotation, the body should be extended with the head in the middle position and slightly in. the twisting part should be concluded around the third quarter of the layout. Prior to the landing, the gymnast opens the raises their arms over the shoulders, which prevents them from continuing the twist. A very important topic for the skill is the moment of the bounce. The body should be slightly arched, before vertical, with the leading hip twisted.
The correct execution of the full twist layout relies on a correct back layout. After the snapdown, the gymnast should raise their arms fast. The leading arm should be bent at the level of the head and the elbows behind the back. The supporting arm should be bent, over the shoulders. The body should be extended, slightly arched from the hips, and the hips should be slightly twisted, following the leading arm. The head should be in a neutral position. The gymnast leaves the floor at the vertical position, jumping from their toes. The twist starts from the leading side of the hip. For example: if the gymnast chooses to turn on their right side, then the leading hip is the left, and the gymnast should lean slightly on the right side. During the twist, the body should be straight and slightly in a hollow. At the last quarter of the flip, when the gymnast is around the horizontal, the full twist should already be concluded. The body is slightly arched and the arms should raise around the level of the chest in preparation for the landing. At the landing, the arms should be bent in front of the chest.
The gymnast should contact the trampoline in a tight body, slightly hollow position, the arms reach dynamically overhead with chest and shoulders open, head neutral and body stretched vertically to full extension. The gymnast should then lift the hips and legs forcefully upward with no backward lean. The body remains stretched as the rotation continues toward vertical turning over. As the turnover action reaches its peak the chest continues to lift adding to the rotation. The body remains tight and stretched as the gymnast prepares for landing.
The gymnast should lay on their backs, extending their arms above their head and straightening their legs with their feet together. Next, they should lift their shoulders and heels off the floor so that the only thing touching their floor is their buttocks and lower back. The gymnast should rock forwards and backwards maintaining this hollow position, keeping their arms above their head.
The gymnast should place their elbows on the floor directly under their shoulders. The gymnast should lean forward slightly and squeeze their abdominals, buttocks, and legs. This will help the gymnast become more familiar with the hollow body position. Hold for 10 seconds or more and complete multiple sets.
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