All-Star Kick Fulls?

[SocalSpectator]

Hey guys so I was wondering if anybody knows what to do to fix a kick full? That seems to be a weak point in my routine, and maybe somebody on here knows a drill or a piece of advice (or SOMETHING!) to perfect our girl's kick fulls? Thanks so much!!

 

[east2westandbackagain]

Do you mean tumbling kick full or baskets?

 

[SocalSpectator]

Baskets!

 

[canttouchthis]

Baskets!

stretch. i mean its a relatively easy skill. all you have to do is kick and pull your arms down to your side like in a full down

 

[SmileyRyleigh]

my coach tells us to "rainbow" it means bring your foot around, like you're making a rainbow, and then spin. it helps!

 

[ian]

^Yes, make sure her kick gets to her left sholder before starts her spin, she should be kicking in front of her body in order to initiate her spin..

 

[wcsstilldeath]

Go through each skill solely. First have each group do a straight ride. If the straight ride isnt good, they certainly wont be able to add skills to it. Fix each groups errors then move on to single twist tosses. Again, fix the errors. Then move on to kick tosses. Again fix the errors. Finally, put it all together. It sounds strenuous and it can be at times, but it helps incredibly. Its hard at times to notice a single thing that goes on during a toss where there are multiple skills, so this allows you to fix each part individually, making the entire toss perfect. Good Luck!

 

[12stepCheermom]

Our coach likes to explain it like a roundhouse kick that you're actually swinging your leg up and around not just kicking straight up and straight down. That analogy really seemed to help ours when they first learned it.

 

[kickdblcj]

I agree with @wcsstilldeath, break down each part of the skill. Im on a level 5 team and our coaches still make us do straight rides, quarter turns, kick fulls, and then kick dbls. It takes a long time and is tiring but well worth it.

 

[Deleted member 1556]

Make sure she's going for the kick (like pointing) at the corner, not the front. Just from experience it helps, and will fix the timing if that's the issue.

 

[topthat143]

thats what i say a roundhouse kick meet both feet together then you basically roll into one spin or two spins .. and in my experience all top girls have to start in a different spot in order to land to the front ... then wen you perfect your skill you can work on how much your turning before the kick