How To Communicate Body Shapes And Positions
Oct 9, 2015
Matt Lea, gymnastics coach and web application architect, talks about body shaping, how to break down bigger skills into smaller body positions, and how to communicate shaping and corrections with your athletes. He first shows some basic body positions drills - building blocks from which you will be able to teach incredibly high level skills from. He demonstrates these drills and positions, showing common mistakes and corrections. He talks about how to "de-bug" bigger skills - how to break down a skill using these shaping drills to find and fix the problem. Finally, he discusses different learning styles and how you can get through to gymnasts who are auditory, visual, and kinesthetic learners. Watch Matt Lea talk about the biomechanics of bars here
