GYMNASTIC FLOOR SKILLS

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

1º ESO

Begin in the squat

position

Keep feet

together

and toes

pointing

forwards

Head up and back

straight

Arms are

level with

shoulders

Head tucked in

with chin on

chest

Take weight

on hands,

back of head

and shoulders

Thrust from legs and

get hips into the air

Keep back

curved

Bend

knees

Roll back up

onto feet

Return to squat

position

Place hands

on the floor,

fingers

pointing

forwards

Keep your

hands

shoulder

width apart!

Keep your head

tucked in!

Keep your back

rounded!

Pay attention on: Chin to the chest Tucked legs Use hands to support the body Make contact with the floor at the back of the head, not the top Roll through the spine Stand up after the roll, with good balance

The forward somersault consists of making a turn on the cross axis of the body, supporting yourselfwith your hands, rolling your body, and finally, ending in a position with your feet planted on the floor.

Important things:- You have to make your body as round as possible. - You should support yourself with the palms of your hands, shoulder-width apart and with your

fingers pointing forward. - You have to bring your chin as close to your chest as possible. - Before the turn, your feet should be together. - Your feet should be kept together during the phase of the turn. - Your upper back should make contact with the mat. - You have to roll yourself quickly in order to be able to arrive back on your feet.- You have to turn in a straight line.

Common mistakes:- You have extended your neck.- You have not directed all of your fingers forward.- You have used your forearm as a support instead

of your palms.- You has opened your legs- You have made your legs into scissors, instead of

keeping your feet together.- Your head has touched the mat.- You have not sufficiently propelled yourself

forward.- You have gone sideway.

USE HANDS TO SUPPORT THE BODY

Pay attention on:

Start with stretched body standing

Chin to the chest

Tucked legs

Hands ready over the shoulders

Use hands to push the body through the roll

Roll through the spine

Stand up after the roll, with good balance

The backwards somersault consists of making a turn on the cross axis of the body, supporting yourselfwith your hands, rolling your body, and, finally, ending in a position with your feet planted on thefloor.

Important things:- You have to begin the movement in a crouching position with your arms forward. - When you start the movement, you should put your hands at the same height as

your ears and point them backwards. - You have to make the movement quickly.- After the turn, you should propel yourself with your hands in order to avoid

pressure on your neck. - You must to extend your elbows at the end of the movement.

Common mistakes:- You have begun the position on your feet,

instead of crouching. - You have not placed your hands in a correct

position. - You have not done the turn quickly enough.- You haven´t propelled enough with your

hands.- You have not straightened your elbows.

Hold the handstand

position with good

tension throughout

the body

As the weight of the body begins to pass over

the vertical position, tuck head in, chin on chest

and bend elbows to allow the body to sink

down in a roll

Draw the knees in tightly to the body as

the shoulders touch the ground

As the roll near completion,

tuck heels in as close as

possible to hips, teach forward

with arms and thrust up with

legs to stand

Keep back curved!

Keep the

whole skill

controlled and

smooth

THE HEADSTANDThe headstand consists in maintaining an inverted balance with three supports: thehead and the hands.

- You should put your head and palms of your hands in the form of anequilateral triangle before beginning to balance in the position.- You should use your forehead as a support for your head. -- You can´t move your hand when the movement has started.- The first part of your body that you should lift is your torso, and then yourlegs.- You must blocked your hips. f. Your body should be perfectly aligned withyour feet together.

Common mistakes:- You have placed your three supports in a line. - You have supported yourself with the top of your head. - Move your hands once as you begin the movement. - You have not kept your hips squared. - You have not sufficiently propelled yourself forward. - You have propelled yourself forward with too much force and lost control. - Your body wasn´t properly aligned.

THE HANDSTANDThe handstand consists in holding an inverted balance, using your hands as supports

- Stand with one leg forward and bent, and the other behind you andextended.- You should support yourself with firm hands, shoulder-width apart, andwith your fingers pointed forward.- You should try to balance yourself leaning forward keeping your trunkextended and your shoulder blocked-You must bent your foot forward and after to throw de back leg extended.- Your two legs should come together while vertical.- You should keep your torso curved backward.- You must propelled yourself strong enough.- You should lower yourself while bent at the hips, and first lower one footand then the other.

Common mistakes:- You had not your leg forward - You have bent your elbows. - You haven´t blocked the waist. - You have not extended your foot behind you. - You haven´t put your leg together while vertical - You have bent your hips. - You should propel yourself with more force. - You have not kept your hips squared. - You have lowered yourself with both feet at the same time.