Conditioning
What muscles are important to maintain balance?
(Hold 1 minute plank)
Describe a Sissone
Two foot take-off, to split jump, to single foot landing in arabesque (Do 5)
How many feet long is the beam?
16
(Do 16 Squats)
What is another word for Salto?
Front Tuck or Back Tuck
(Do 5 shaping drills)
How many siblings does Miss. Carli have?
1 brother
(Do 1 minute of a stretch of your choice)
What is an ab exercise named after two animals?
Bird-Dog
(Do 10 Bird-Dogs)
You know a wolf jump, but is there a wolf leap?
Yes, it is a single foot entrance into a wolf position
(Try 5)
The half exercise ball is also known as a?
Bosu Ball
(Do 30 seconds of squat pulses)
Describe a Garrison Roll
Usually performed on beam, it is a front roll onto one shoulder, with full hip extension, to a siting or standing position
(Try 5 free-rolls-front rolls with no hands)
What breed of dog does Miss. Jessica have?
Golden Retriever
(Do 5 muscle activators)
Demonstrate a McGill Sit-Up
Do 10 McGill Sit-Ups
A sheep jump looks like?
A tuck jump backward with an arch, feet towards your head
(Try 5)
How high is a beam when at F.I.G.?
1.25 m or ~4 feet and 1 inch
(Do 4 needles)
Describe a fly-away
Long Swing to above the high bar, release bar into back tuck
(Do 3 back rolls or 5 incurve/outcurve shape changes)
We have a new coach, who joined Galaxy recently...what is her name?
Miss. Chloe
(Do 5 turn preps)
List 2 exercises to improve your chin-up pullover
Chin-ups
Leg Lifts
V-snaps
Levers
(Do 5 of the 2 exercises named)
What is it called when someone flicks their front leg at the beginning of a split leap?
Développé
(Try 5 split leaps doing this)
How high is a high bar?
2.46 m or ~8 feet
(Do 8 Burpees)
Describe an Arabian
A Backward entry into a salto, with a half turn immediately after take-off into a front salto exit
(Do 5 Jump 1/2 turns)
How old are Miss. Emmeline's dogs?
Archie is 1.5 and Bo is 5
(Do 6.5 V-snaps)
What muscles are used during a squat?
Quadriceps
Hamstrings
Glutes
(Do 10 jump squats)
A Popa is a?
Straddle jump with full turn (Do 5 straddle jumps)
What does F.I.G. stand for?
Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique or International Gymnastics Federation
(Do 30 seconds of right and left leg splits)
An Onodi is a?
Jump into back-handspring with 1/2 turn, into handstand front walk-over (Do 5 Handstands with a half turn)
What are Miss. Carli and Miss. Emmeline's favourite colours?
Pink and Orange
(Do 15 jumping jacks then find something in your house that colour and bring it to show the camera)