Week 7/8

Silks

Conditioning (30 second stations)

Silk: Knotted straddle inversions (can pass through froggy if needed) focus on not jumping Silk: Scissors from knot Silk: Ball rockers (tucking upside down in a ball, pull up to come out)
Floor: Hollow body hold Floor; Weighted scarecrows (use small weights, arms bent 90 deg. rotate up and down) Floor: Laying side leg kicks

Skill Sheet Pass Off: Inversion Foundation Skill Bank: Inverted split, Crab, single leg bird's nest, double leg bird's nest

Station Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4
Silk Invert (do in a knot if needed) if they can do out of a knot do it in middle and on each side Introduce individual inverted shapes. (If they cannot invert at all have them work on inverted shapes in knot, try with a spot) Inverted sequence (ball rocker → split → crab → single leg birds nest → exit Clean up sequence. Try holding each pose and counting to 5. Watch lines and toes
Floor Single leg lifts (5-10 each side) Pike press with Yoga blocks Splits with sliders (practice starting in half split, sliding out a few inches and returning to half split) work on back flexibility

Hoop

Conditioning (30 Sec Stations)

Hoop: Hanging Knees to Chest Hoop: negative pull ups (jump up and lower down controlled- if they can do full pull ups even better!) Hoop; Straddle invert under hoop.
Floor: micro bends- bend and flex (3-5 then switch legs) Floor: Straddle Roll overs Floor: Single leg lifts

Skill Sheet Pass Off: Inverted Skills Skill Bank: inverted split, crab, inverted bow and arrow

Station Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4
Hoop Speed round- invert under hoop, switch with partner, then invert holding top bar invert on top hoop, keep one knee hooked, unhook one knee and push it behind (see how pretty they can make this pose by arching back) inverted split sequence: Inverted split, crab, split, bow and arrow, re hook, scarab, single knee hang (with hands on top bar)
Floor 1 NA Speed round Cat cow (getting ready to stretch back) Stretch splits Stretch splits/ back