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The Front Roll - Gymnastics
The front roll is one of the easiest and most basic techniques
of gymnastics,
but there is much more technical knowledge behind this move than most
would expect.
The front roll is essential for many sub sequent technqiues like the fronflip or
the front handspring.
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Technical description: Front Roll - Gymnastics
- Stand upright with your legs closed and your knees extended.
Extend your elbows and have your hands over your head.
The trunk, the arms and the head move as one unit until the hands touch the floor.
The feet and the hands have to be as far as possible apart.
Feet, hips and hands form a vertical line.
- Move forward down your arms with a minimum knee bend and keep in mind that the arms,
the trunk and the head move as one unit.
Also try to keep your trunk and your legs pretty lined up.
The only way to to this is to reach for the floor very far from where you stand.
The further you go forward, the better.
But don't jump. Jumped front rolls are called dive rolls.
- Put your hands on the floor with your fingers pointing straight forward and slightly in.
Trunk, shoulders, elbows and hands are still lined up.
- The hips move forward first and the extended legs follow in a horizontal line.
Don't whip over the legs.
Bring your chin to your chest to protect your neck and bend your elbows slowly so that the back
moves towards the floor without creating much impact.
- Roll over your back and grab your shins or your knees.
Instead of grabbing your legs, you can also extend your arms and bring them to horizontal level while you roll forward.
- When your feet touch the floor again, extend your arms and lift them from horizontal level up to vertical level ( over head ) .
The slower you roll, the closer you have to bring your feet to your
hips.
Trainer advice: Front Roll - Gymnastics
- Practice egg rolls at the beginning. Sit down and grab your knees.
Then lean forward and put you hands on the floor in front of you.
Roll forward and grab your knees in the middle of the motion. After your heels touch the floor again, do not stand up.
Just put your hands on the floor again and do another roll. Try to do 3 or 5 egg-rolls in a row as fast as you can.
- Try your first front rolls on landing mats.
- Make sure your hands touch the ground earlier than your neck.
- Try to do the front roll in slow motion, from a handstand etc.
- Once you can do the front roll, you can try the dive roll.
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