Idea for Split Jump Arm Placement Check

On leaps and jumps, arms can sometimes go every which way but the pathway most desired.  Here's a drill for split jumps to check arm placement by Cleveland Gymnastics:

Of course you'll also have to take into account the peak height of the gymnast's shoulders when she jumps.  (^_^)

Beam Full Turn Drills

Get the Point

I don't remember if I posted this Mary Lee Tracy video before:

Good exercises in this one:

Therabands can work well for the towel exercise.  Also, toe-curling walks across the floor.

We definitely live in an age of information inundation:

Previously related post:
Toe point conditioning

Style Rope

Several years ago, Donna Culp presented this on Gymnastics Minute:

Clip from GymSmarts DVD, Building the Artistic Gymnast:

I just discovered Donna Culp has a YouTube channel promoting her style rope.


Endorsement by Colorado Aerials:

For more, visit the Style Rope website.

Facebook page.

Put it on the Beam

I mean, just the pirouette:

Or maybe...

I knew one gymnast from LASG who did one of these pirouettes on the balance beam:

Post by Yekaterina Vladimirovna Ofitserova.

Toe Point Conditioning

Two toe point videos I really like are these:

And I kind of like this foot arch stretcher, as demonstrated in this video.

This foot stretcher is $200!