Teaching your gymnasts how to do a backflip on the ground is definitely a process! Caroline Thrift shows each of the steps in this video to break it down for you.
To do a backflip on the ground, push the chest up towards the ceiling and pull the knees into the stomach to rotate the body through the exercise. Warm up with some jumps, and perform a backflip using tips from a gymnastics coach in this free video on gymnastics.
How do you teach your gymnasts to do a back flip? Share your steps and ideas here!