In Bar Stalder Drill
I have been working with a few different gymnasts on In Bar Stalder. Thanks to Tammy Biggs I was able to fill in the missing link drill.
View ArticleFly Away Drill for High Bar or Uneven Bars
Another good drill from friend Arun Kumar Jayan (Colin Zand). I really like the emphasis on the release point. //www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdpEkyOaUYQ I look forward to more drills from him. Share your...
View ArticleTkatchev Drill
Tkatchev video drill from Arun Kumar Jayan in India. (Known to his friends in the west as Colin Zand) This drill teaches how to maintain posture and body shape throughout the skill....
View ArticleClear Hip and Giant Lecture Notes
CLEAR HIP CIRCLES AND GIANTS TONY RETROSI tony@gymmomentum.com 5 SKILLS EVERY GYMNAST NEEDS TO BE SUCCESSFUL THE BIG 5 KIP CAST HANDSTAND CLEAR HIP HANDSTAND/ Other in bar skill GIANT FLYAWAY Where it...
View ArticleShoposhnikova Drill
The other day I was listening to some coaches brag about the difficulty and intensity of their workouts leading up to a competition. My question is: “is that intensity and difficulty contributing to...
View ArticlePak Salto Drills
One of the biggest problems with Pak Salto is controlling the rotation. TOO MUCH- You skid across the floor on your butt TOO LITTLE- You eat the bar Here are drills that I use for control and reach. I...
View ArticleGym Momentum Training Camp Video 2015
Here is the first of what I am sure will be MANY videos from Gym Momentum Camp 2015 //www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8qEpOBXfCM Do you have video or photos from Gym Momentum Training Camp? Share them...
View ArticleChalking Up Like A Champ
Yes, she is a good bar worker. Yes, she chalks up like a freak. Yes, she was last weeks CRASH OF THE WEEK How Do Your Gymnasts Chalk Up?
View ArticleCast Handstand Training
In Developing A Plan For Bars I wrote about the importance of having a plan to teach skills in the right order. There are few skills that are more important (or more deducted) than the Cast Handstand....
View ArticleA few of my favorite bar drills
Coaching Bars can be exhausting. You are spotting cast handstands and in bar skills by the millions. You are shaping the gymnasts, trying to get in routines and extra skills. As I have stated...
View ArticlePirouettes for Uneven Bars
It takes time to teach a good pirouette. The best way I have found to do this is is to start early. Introduce the drills fairly early in a gymnasts career so that they have the base when it is time....
View ArticleToe on Handstand Progression
Bars has become more about in-bar skills. Clear hip, Stalders and Toe on Handstands. Jason Mortimer from BOUNCE GYMNASTICS in Michigan put together a good video of some basic drills. Incorporate these...
View ArticleHandstand Drill
“The very symbol of the sport, the handstand, is indeed one of the most important fundamental elements in gymnastics. Although often viewed as an individual skill, the handstand shape is repeatedly...
View ArticleToe on Toe off Handstand. Drills and Progressions
Toe on toe off to handstand is a skill nearly every gymnast should have in their repertoire. Perhaps it is my own teaching style or the progressions I use but I have found toe on toe off a little...
View ArticleRelease Moves Lecture 2017
This is a video of my Release Moves Lectures. Because of it’s size I had to divide it into 2 Parts. Part 2 Any Questions or comments feel free to reach out to me. Tony
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Ask Gym Momentum- Answer. WRIST SHIFT ON CLEAR HIP/ FREE HIP CIRCLE
Stephene- Here are some drills that we do on a regular basis. We start off with working on the strength of shoulder and core. Then we progress to circling elements. Many different kinds! Just to help...
View ArticleAsk Gym Momentum- Conditioning Exercises For Bars
Uneven Bars is possibly the most challenging event. It is different that the other events for girls. A Cartwheel learned on Floor Ex transitions to a Round off and aerial. The can be used at Floor,...
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Drills for Front Giants and Blind Changes
My friend Bryon Hough texted me last week looking for drills for side stations for FRONT GIANTS and BLIND CHANGES. After I sent him a few I started thinking about the importance of side station drills...
View ArticleLecture Videos and Slides Italy Master Clinic
Presentazioni delle lezioni per l’Italia Master Workshop. Developing a Plan for Uneven Bars Be A Better Coach Combination Tumbling Yurchenko Vaulting- Go BIG
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