“Breaking Free”

The mental block is one of the most frustrating situations for both the athlete and the coach. Blocks are created by many factors. Sometimes a child who is young and has learned very quickly with no fear will realize, “Hey, I can get hurt.” When this happens, they...

Hyperextended Jumps

Hyperextended Jumps are a result of a combination of characteristics: First the athlete must be dynamically flexible enough. This means they must be able to lift their legs up on their own. Doing straddle lifts, pike lifts,hurdler lifts, and leg lifts will help this....

Types of Twisting

There are three specific types of twisting used. Two of which I feel are not efficient for multiple twisting. Twisting in itself is a very complicated process. The arms, especially for girls are used for setting the layout. Without sufficient lift, there may not be...

Periodization Training

There are many theories on training athletes. I have adapted what I have research to our sport which is quite unique in that we are neither aerobic or anaerobic but both so we have to train double. Let me preface anything ele with this. You should workout al least...

How Fast Should I Condition

The quality of your conditioning is really important. Make sure you are breathing deeply as you condition and completely each portion of each exercise. I would connect the exercise to my breathing and relax between each rep as you exhale your breath this way you will...