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Topic Title: long hang on parallel bars
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Created On: 11/19/2008 12:51 PM
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11/19/2008 12:51 PM
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domnastics

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I have a coaching conundrum that is completely due to my lack of experience. All of my kids complain about slipping when we do long hang on parallel bars. From the Level 5/6 who is learning his first moy, up to the Level 7-10 who can barely make a moy to support from a horizontal bail because he's afraid of slipping.

So, how do you attack this problem? I want to up our difficulty in this area, but literally can't.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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11/26/2008 10:28 PM
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RonBrant

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Ok, lets see. First i would check how they are starting the drop and where their hand placement is. The hands need to shift to the inside of the rails and thumbs move up to the index finger. This way when the gymnast starts the bail his hands and WRISTs shift off the top and to the inside. Many times the gymnast leaves the wrists on top when starting the bail so at the bottom of the swing the wrist drop down and the hands slip. I would start here and then check the body position during the bail next. Example, arching too early before the bottom. Check the hand and wrist position first and lets talk again.
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