Jump to Front Support Mount Drills

From a stand at the beam, press to a straight-arm front support: thighs against the beam, shoulders directly over the hands, body in a hollow line. Hold without shrugging.

Look for: Straight arms, shoulders over hands, no shrug, hollow body.

With a board at a low beam, athlete punches off the board and presses to front support. Coach stands beside with a hand at the hips to control the height and prevent over-rotating onto the beam.

Look for: Controlled punch, arrives in a stuck straight-arm support — no swinging or kicking up.

Drill the arrival: punch off the board and freeze in support rather than continuing into the next skill. Builds a controlled arrival.

Look for: Sticks the support immediately, body still.

On the regulation beam, perform the mount; coach fades from a hip touch to watch-only as the arrival becomes controlled.

Look for: Confident punch to a stuck, tall front support.

On the floor or a low rail, hold a straight-arm support in a hollow body. Builds the shoulder and arm strength to arrive stiff, not collapsed.

Look for: Locked arms, shoulders pushed tall, flat line.

Punch off the board onto a low box and stick the landing tall and controlled. Trains the punch and arrival control the mount needs.

Look for: Powerful punch, dead-stop stuck landing.

Build the pressing strength so the support holds without the shoulders sinking.

Look for: Full range, straight body.

Athlete performs the mount onto the competition beam at the start of a routine, arriving in a stuck front support. Spot only as needed.

Look for: Controlled punch, tall stuck support — competition ready.