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In gymnastics or in cheer-leading or acrobatics, the back tuck is a really fun skill to learn
how to do. There are numerous different drills or progression techniques to use when you're
doing this. A really good drill, which also would be the first drill we're talking about,
would be to learn how to leave the ground. Learn how to jump, what the angle would be
in order to flip over.
So a good drill is to set up a pretty decent sized mat stack, you would want to definitely
want to learn how to swing your arms appropriately, getting them up on time, but initially jumping
up, leaning back in the air, and lifting your hips upward, do that to initiate the flip.
So from there, standing in front of the mat with the mat stack to your back, you would
bend forward, swing your arms back, swing your arms up and jump, and kind of lift your
hips and lean back a little bit, landing on your back at a slight angle. From there you
learn how to do the same thing, but also tuck your knees and kick your feet over your head
and do the backwards roll across the mat stack after you jump.
Another good technique would be to just have a nice spot, to where you would learn how
it really feels to get a good flip going, and with the spot it is also safer for a landing.