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Endo Floor

Endo Floor

From sitting in a straddle on the floor, place the hands at shoulder width, tighten the arms and raise the straight legs over horizontal. Begin to raise the legs in a straddled pike position and simultaneously clean the shoulder angle. When reaching the vertical with the arms, shoulders and the body are in one line, slightly begin to raise the legs and finish in a handstand with the legs together. During the execution of the skill, the legs and arms are completely tight.

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Stalder Drill High Bar

Backward Roll Pancake

The gymnast should stand in a straddle on the floor. They should pike their body down and perform a backward roll in a straddle. It’s important for the gymnast to maintain a strong hollow body and tight arms.


Stalder Drill High Bar

Backward Roll Pancake to Sit

This drill is the same as the previous, except they should finish the motion in a pancake position on the floor.


Stalder Drill High Bar

Straddle Forward Roll

From a straddled L-sit, raise the hips, lean and roll forward with open legs. This drill finishes in a straddled L-sit.


Stalder Drill High Bar

Standing Pancake with Wallbar

For a toe-on toe-off, stalder or endo, hip flexibility is essential. Stand with your back to the Swedish wall/stall bar in a straddle position. Lean the body down in a straddled pike, and place the hands on the rail. Lean the body in the opposite direction from the wall.


Stalder Drill High Bar

Stalder Circles with Assistance (straps)

This drill is performed with straps. For the correct timing of the initial step (piking with extended shoulders), assistance is recommended.


Stalder Drill High Bar

Stalder Circles with Straps

The gymnast begins swings in an inverted pancake position. Gradually increase the swings until the stalder circle starts. This drill may be performed in the beginning in over grip, then switch into undergrip. The final step of the drill is a sequence of several stalder circles and at the last one, the gymnast finishes in a handstand.


Stalder Drill High Bar

Stalder with Straps

This drill may begin in overgrip, then switch into undergrip. See the explanation for a stalder with grips for more information on the technique.


Stalder Drill High Bar

Giant Stalder Circles with Grips

When the gymnast gains enough experience with the straps, switch onto the high bar with grips. The first step is to execute the skill from back giants and perform the stalder circles.


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.