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Back Handsprings: The Secret Techniques | 
| Author: Rik Feeney
Publisher: Richardson Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 258841
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Pages: 128
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6 x 0.4
ISBN: 0963799193
Dewey Decimal Number: 791.64
EAN: 9780963799197
ASIN: 0963799193
Publication Date: March 11, 2007
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Product Description
BACK HANDSPRINGS: THE SECRET TECHNIQUES uncovers the easy-to-learn drills to safely and successfully learning a back handspring. Heads will turn and crowds will cheer when you tumble across the floor with high-speed, explosive back handsprings! This book contains valuable resources, techniques, and illustrations gathered from master coaches over the past thirty years including suggestions for improvement, that lead to more advanced tumbling skills. Get this book now and get started before your competition does. Make your dream a reality. Order your copy ($19.95) at: www.GymnasticsTrainingTips.com or email coachrik@aol.com for more information. Richardson Publishing, PO Box 162115, Altamonte, FL 32716.
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| Customer Reviews:
A "must-have" for anyone seeking to master the back handspring. June 10, 2007
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Written by former competitive gymnast and current trainer Rik Feeney, Back Handsprings: the Secret Techniques is a straightforward guide for cheerleaders, gymnasts, dancers, martial artists, and choreographers. Chapters cover the four areas that any athlete needs to work on in order to master the back handspring: conditioning, training, environment, and desire. Black-and-white photographs and diagrams illustrate the step-by-step instructions to strengthening muscles, aligning one's body properly, performing appropriate training drills, and more. "In both the handstand and the back handspring, it is very important that you position your hands correctly to prevent injury to the wrists, elbows, and arms. If your hands are turned out, you can cause the elbows to lock which could lead to hyperextension injuries, dislocations, or worse." A "must-have" for anyone seeking to master the back handspring.
Wow....What a help September 29, 2006
Rayelynn Henderson (Florida)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is THE book for everyone including gym owners and parents. The Back Handspring is the premier trick needed by both gymnasts and cheerleaders.
As a former gym owner,and a Mom, I highly recommend it. This book takes the mystery out of the skill and breaks it down into easy to learn pieces. Safety is the number one concern when learning this skill and Coach Rik makes safety an integral part of the learning process.
This book is for everyone (coaches, students, owners and parents) that wants a "How To" manual on this skill.
I will be the first one in line when he writes another book on skills.
Keep "flipping" those pages.
Rayelynn Henderson
Old dog learns new tricks September 19, 2006
K. McCormick (New Jersey)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Like the author, I have probably spotted a million back handsprings. I found this book to be a great refresher for someone who is an "expert" but also useful to those who are just beginning. If you follow the author's guidelines and work through to the end of the book you really will learn a back handspring. This book is easy to read and the directions are clear and concise.
great book for learning August 22, 2006
midge (ct)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
written so that if a child is reading it, she'll understand it.
very helpful for a beginner and advanced. Drills and skills to straighten out problem backhandsprings. best book out there
for this skill.
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