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Panel Mat Drill For Hurdles

Sunisa Lee demonstrates a drill used to help her keep her chest up while moving her momentum forward in her hurdle. Midwest coach Alison Lim explains the drill and key points to focus on.

Nov 15, 2018, Pro

Basketball Drill For Round-Offs

Sunisa Lee demonstrates a drill that Jess Graba came up with to help gymnasts feel the weight transfer from arm to arm during a round-off. This drill tries to eliminate the common hand together, jump to both hands that weakens the power and momentum from the round-off.

Nov 13, 2018, Pro

Drill: Enforcing The Chest Up Position In The Hurdle

Midwest coach Alison Lim and Sunisa Lee show us a drill used to reinforce the correct body position in a hurdle for tumbling and vault.

Nov 21, 2018, Pro

Drill: Separating The Twist In The Maloney Half

Senior international elite Olivia Dunne from ENA Paramus explains a drill that she actually came up with to help her separate the twist from the rest of the skill in a Maloney half.

Aug 9, 2018, Pro

Drill: Jump, Stick, Hold, Finish

This simple drill enforces the correct alignment for landing positions. The more gymnasts get comfortable in this position during the drill, the easier it is for them to land and stick during tumbling and other skills. Using the mirror helps gymnasts visualize what the proper position should look like.

Jul 21, 2018, Pro

Drilling Correct Arm Positioning In Turning Leaps & Jumps

Drilling Correct Arm Positioning In Leaps And Jumps

Sep 15, 2018, Pro

Bar Shaping Drill With A Pipe And Bungee Cord

ENA Paramus head coach Craig Zappa shows us a simple side station drill used to enforce correct body shaping in circling skills that go to or through the handstand position.

Aug 13, 2018, Pro

Handstand Pirouette Assembly Line Drill

Jen Fatta of Prestige explains a drill she uses with three to five gymnasts at a time that works on handstand shaping, handstand pirouetting, and handstand strength for bars.

Jun 1, 2018, Pro

Handstand Shaping Drill For Bars With Neil Resnick

Neil Resnick explains a drill where gymnasts snap to the correct handstand shaping position for bars.

May 30, 2018, Pro

Drilling The Load Position On Yurchenko Vaults

Our final vault drill from Amanda Borden's Gold Medal Gymnastics focuses on the "load" position for Yurchenko vaults. The drill (with two variations) reinforces the correct, tight body position on the round-off entry and through the punch on the board.

Mar 30, 2018, Pro

Pak Progression Drills With Neil Resnick

Pak Progression Drills With Neil Resnick

Mar 16, 2018, Pro

Ring Position Drill Against The Wall

In this video, Cheri Shipp walks through a drill she uses to help gymnasts strengthen the correct back and leg muscles to hit the ring shape in leaps and jumps.

Mar 13, 2018, Pro

Drilling The Yurchenko Half On Entry Vaults With Desert Lights

Drilling The Yurchenko Half On Entry With Desert Lights

Mar 20, 2018, Pro

Stick Drills For Nailing Landings With Tammy Salcianu

Stick Drills For Nailing Landings With Tammy Salcianu

Mar 22, 2018, Pro

Front Tumbling Beam Drills With Amanda Borden

Amanda Borden explains a series of drills that her gymnasts at Gold Medal use to learn and perfect front acro skills on beam.

Mar 15, 2018, Pro

Toe Point Drills With GAGE

People always ask Al Fong how GAGE gymnasts develop their signature artistry. In this video, Fong highlights the importance of running with pointed toes and he goes through a few drills the gym uses to enforce those pointed toes.

Jan 10, 2018, Pro

Jaeger Drill Progression

Dan Witenstein of Arizona Sunrays shares some helpful drills that aid in teaching the Jaeger release.

Dec 23, 2017, Pro

Yuchenko Snap Back Drill With Sorin Salcianu

This drill focuses on the Yurchenko entry from the springboard to the vault table. This split-second movement happens in the blink of an eye but is crucial to set up the rest of the vault. Gymnasts need to learn how to snap back to the table quickly with their arms and back in a tight arch position.

Mar 6, 2018, Pro

Cast Handstand Slider Drill For Bars Shaping

Cast Handstand Slider Drill

Feb 13, 2018, Pro

Gold Medal Vault Drill 3: Second Half Alignment

This Yurchenko vault drill focuses on the correct body alignment from the board to the table as well as immediately after the block. Kristin Fanning refers to the important "unload" position right before the gymnast's hands hit the table. The drill removes any pounding or force that drilling the actual vault involves, so gymnasts can repeat this drill over and over.

Mar 28, 2018, Pro

Three Tumbl Trak Vault Drills For Blocking Repulsion & Using The Lower Body

These three vault drills from Gold Medal focus on the blocking section of Yurchenko vaults. All three drills use the Tumbl Trak and two can be used with a thera band to keep the gymnast's arms narrow and above their head. The drills emphasize the block of the table, while two of them also simulate the lift and initial flip post-block.

Mar 29, 2018, Pro

Gold Medal Vault Drill 2: Cartwheel And Roundoff For 1-2 Kick

This vault drill from Gold Medal focuses on the one-two kick during the Yurchenko entry.

Mar 27, 2018, Pro

Gold Medal Vault Drill 1: Foam Block Hurdle

This vault drill focuses on the Yurchenko entry with a unique foam block set up. The first part enforces engaging the hurdle leg, and the second part reinforces the drop into the round-off position and the load-unload onto the 8-inch.

Mar 26, 2018, Pro

Drills To Master A Press Handstand

Oct 23, 2017, Pro

Amanda Borden Breaks Down Back Tumbling Drills For Beam

Amanda Borden talks us through a few variations of drills to help with back tumbling on beam.

Feb 22, 2018, Pro