WAG Gymnastics
101
Motor Developments
Movement Intelligence
Cartwheel Movement Intelligence
A Cartwheel is a very basic skill which can be mastered at a young level and age. From this skill there are many things it can turn into based on the simple fundamental movement.
A Round-off is a simple variation of the cartwheel. In this next movement pattern you learn to put your feet together before touching the ground and push off of your legs and hands. This skill would also be considered basic as it is a "setup" skill for almost all tumbling.
A Side Aerial is the last change or add on to the cartwheel movement pattern. It involves using the same leg push off as in a round off but you do not put your hands down. The only change is the chest needs to drop down to the push off leg so that there will be enough generated power and height to not use hands.
Bridge Movement Intelligence
A Bridge is a basic movement intelligence pattern. It is the starting point for a lot of movement patterns.
A Standing Bridge is the next step and is essential to learn this movement pattern as it creates a good fundation of the gymnast spacial and movement orientation. This is done from stand to hands and then back up to the feet to work on forward and backwards movement patterns.
Walk-Overs forward and backwards are the next movement pattern as the gymnast takes to falling backwars to hands and hands to stand to starting and finishing on one foot.
A Handspring is now where the jumping movement pattern gets added into the bridge mixed with the walkovers. The gymnast will jump backwards into a bridge and when their hands touch they finish like a back walk over. When doing a front handspring the gymnast starts like a frontwalker over but when they hit their hands the ground they rebound or spring into a standing bridge position.
Aerial is free handed and is the last movement pattern added onto the bridge. The gymnast will take the same movement as a front walkover and use the same push off as a side aerial and do a FRONT aerial. Or the gymnast wil do the same movement pattern as a back handspring but push off of their legs a bit harder so that they do a layout step-out.
Source: GIPHY & Gymnastics Canada (Pictures)
