Side salto on beam
How to teach side salto on beam
Angelo Ritorto
Side salto on beam
How to teach side salto on beam
description
The newest in our series of saltos to the front from a step-in, this video tutorial on the side salto will round out your training, and make sure you'll be able to teach your gymnasts all of these elements with confidence.
Starting facing forwards to end up going sideways, landing to face the side, is not particularly common, especially on beam. You need to master the starting position, the take-off, and the ability to initiate the quarter rotation while staying in line with the beam.
In this training you'll learn the technique to be able to do this, the prerequisites needed, as well as the skill progression to work with over time so that your gymnasts end up able to perform the skill on high beam. A video on spotting technique will complete the training.
content
- Introduction
- Stage 1: Exploration of the specific arm actions and placements for the side salto position
- Exploration of the skill with spot and foam modules
- Complete skill on floor with spot
- Work in parallel on cartwheel landing to face the side
- Several steps to develop towards a side salto without spot on the floor
