LESSON PLAN/VIDEO - ALL LEVELS
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Set up…
Purple block, small wedge, panel mat, pit pillow
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Focus: Movement while maintaining open shoulders
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| Intro | Backbend, standing at the bottom of a wedge mat (with wedge mat behind) and backbend down to the wedge; one shoulder rock and attempt to stand |
| Level 1 (Auburn BT) | Backbend, standing at the bottom of a wedge mat (with wedge mat behind) and backbend down to the wedge with a leg lift and hold; one shoulder rock and attempt to stand; landing in lunge |
| Level 2 (Auburn IT) | Front limber onto wedge mat, standing at the bottom of a wedge mat (and facing the wedge); toe-pop x3 to up and back over (legs should straighten when they toe-pop) |
| Level 3 (Auburn IT) | BWO to handstand snapdown to knees with arms by ears when landing up the wedge, standing at the bottom of wedge mat (with wedge mat behind) |
| Level 4 | N/A |
| BHS | Front limber onto wedge mat, standing at the bottom of a wedge mat (and facing the wedge); toe-pop x3 to up and back over (legs should straighten when they toe-pop) |
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The Why? Build core strength and an open shoulder while adding movement
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Corrections: The toe-pop should be driven through the toe to a straight leg “pass through” body shape as it will look when they backhandspring, including keeping the shoulders open
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Focus: Beginner forward and backward positions through handstand
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| Intro (Auburn BT) | Standing between 2 panel mats (higher ones if applicable), backbend to one panel mat, shoulder rock and stand up and place hands to panel mat in front |
| Level 1 (Auburn BT) | Bridge between 2 panel mats, with hands on the floor, both feet on a panel mat, kick over to stand on panel mat, and then back over. Disconnected tick-tocks |
| Level 2 (Auburn IT) | Bridge between 2 panel mats, with hands on the floor, one foot on a panel mat, one leg lifted, kick up and over. Keep hands on the floor and kick back over. BWO-FWO tick-tocks. |
| Level 3 (Auburn IT) | Tick-tocks on the floor |
| Level 4 | N/A |
| BHS | Bridge between 2 panel mats, with hands on the floor, one foot on a panel mat, one leg lifted, kick up and over. Keep hands on the floor and kick back over. BWO-FWO tick-tocks. |
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The Why? We are really focusing on the mobility of the shoulders in working through the tick-tock connected elements.
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Corrections: You want little to no “rocking” through the shoulders before “taking off” for the up and over, whether forward or backward.
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Focus: Handstand(s)
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| Intro | Front limber to wall, 1 toe-pop up and back over to 1 “hop” and back over to front limber |
| Level 1 (Auburn BT) | Handstand split with toe on the wall. Pop through the foot and switch lead leg. |
| Level 2 (Auburn IT) | Backward roll to plank, hop forward to forward roll |
| Level 3 | Back extension roll to handstand hold, forward roll down |
| Level 4 | N/A |
| BHS | Backward roll to plank, hop forward to forward roll |
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The Why? Learning to hold yourself upside down while maintaining body shapes is going to be key before we add the “jumping” to our hands.
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Corrections: Watch for the shapes through each level. Adding forward tuck position and back tuck positions in rolls stacks around handstands, etc., will be important in growing into connections.
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