Once you are in the tucked position, hold it tight with your whole body, including your shoulders, through the rotation. Be sure to pull your knees to your chest – do not push your chest down into your knees because that will cause you to lose height. This is also the step in the move that you will want to bring your head down and tuck your knees. As you reach the peak of your jump, swing your arms down in a snap to help propel your rotation forward into the flip. You don’t want to tuck your head too soon because it will stunt your rotation. Your jump can have a slight forward angle, but your body should be elongated. A good practice is to continue to look forward or slightly toward the ceiling as you jump, to help you get the height you need to complete your rotation. Use the momentum from your hop to leap up (not forward!), punching from the balls of your feet. Land your hop with your feet together, and bend your knees. At the end of your last step, take a small but powerful hop, and swing your arms straight up over your head. Click above to view large image Start a front tuck with a power run, but keep your steps limited to about 3 steps. Once you can do the move alone, you can add it to a tumbling pass, such as off the rebound of a roundoff. As a beginner, and while learning this move, you should practice the move on its own with a running start. The front tuck can be done as a single move, but is often done as part of a longer tumbling pass in cheerleading. Don’t forget to properly stretch and warm up! How To Do A Front Tuck The front tuck, like the front handspring and roundoff, is a staple move for tumbling passes in cheerleading. Use mats, training equipment and spotters until you have mastered tumbling moves. Attempting any tumbling move without the proper training and supervision can result in serious injury. Don’t expect a “shortcut’ or “quick way’ to learn any tumbling moves – they don’t exist. You need to have those moves mastered before attempting to learn these advanced moves. These moves are extensions of the beginner, rookie and expert tumbling moves covered earlier this month. This week I’ll cover two pro tumbling moves: the front and back tuck. To excel in tumbling, you must be disciplined, skilled, fast and strong with maximum flexibility and stamina. Tumbling is most often used at cheerleading competitions and during gymnastics routines at the Olympics, but dancers and other stage performers also tap tumbling to give their show a “wow!’ factor. ![]() Tumbling For Cheerleaders Week 4 – The Pro’s Moves Get tips for more tumbling moves in the free Tumbling for Cheerleading Guide, available now! Tumbling is a form of gymnastics that requires athletes to use their bodies to flip, twist, roll and jump.
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