Backward roll and cartwheel with a spotter
Ready when: Forward roll with support (b4) done.
What the coach teaches
The backward roll (often down a gentle slope, chin tucked, hands by the ears, push), the cartwheel (a big lunge, hand, hand, foot, foot along a line, a strong push so the legs go over) and the round-off; all on the floor with mats before any apparatus.
At home, safe only
The hand-foot order of the cartwheel walked slowly on a chalk line; rocking from Rolls: pencil, egg, teddy bear (b3).
Ask the club
The spotting rules; the mat set-up.
What you can see from the side
A straight line of travel.
Self-check what the coach confirms
The coach marks 3 cartwheels on a line with straight legs.
Stop and get a coach when
Wrist pain or a bad landing.
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