Gymnastic Body Rolls – What You Should Know Before Beginning This Movement
Perhaps you can now begin to roll the ball on the body. This takes a little practice; some people can manage it more easily than others. One secret for success is to relax. At first, just practice rolling the ball from the hand along the arm to shoulder level.
If you are right handed, use the left hand to stop the ball by the chin and push it back down the right arm again. One important teaching point, do not flick the fingers or wrist upwards to initiate the roll up the arm as this is considered bad technique.
Instead, open the fingers and push the whole arm away from the body, at the same time lifting the hand slightly above shoulder level. This will start the ball rolling without having to make any positive effort with the hand.
Once the roll up and down the right arm is mastered, try the same with the left hand. Finally, make a full chest roll by rolling the ball up the right arm, across the chest and down the left arm, or vice versa.
To achieve a successful chest roll, keep both arms in a forward diagonal position rather than completely sideways. This prevents the ball from rolling off the hands at the end, and gives a better line and better control.
Also, drop the head back slightly or turn it so that the chin is not in the way. There are some other body rolls for you to try:
1. With the right hand, place the ball against the stomach or chest and pull the hand upwards to start the ball rolling up the chest and over the right shoulder. Curl forwards a little, allowing the ball to roll down the back and catch it behind at waist level with one or both hands.
2. Sit in a long sitting position, legs together and out straight in front, place the ball on the ankles and pull with the fingers to roll it up the legs to the lap. Then push away with the fingers to roll it back down the legs.
On the next go, lie down as the ball rolls up the legs, and see if you can continue the roll right up the body. Alternatively, this movement can be done in reverse by starting lying down with the ball at chest level. Eventually, you might be able to incorporate a roll through the arms as well as the body.
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