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Floor · Level 1
Cartwheel
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Lunge entry → one hand then the other → legs pass through vertical split → two-foot landing in lunge. Paint the ceiling.
Coaching cues
- Paint the ceiling
- One hand then the other
- Write with your toes
- Land in a lunge
How to teach it — drill
Cartwheel on floor tape line → sideways cartwheel over a line.
Common mistakes & fixes
Error: Buckling at hips
Fix: Tape line -- hips directly over hands
Conditioning: Cartwheel over a cone
Error: Low cartwheel
Fix: Paint the ceiling -- reach UP
Conditioning: Wall handstand holds
Deductions
Both hands simultaneous0.10
Not through verticalup to 0.30
Bent arms0.10
Flexed feet0.05-0.10
The KINETIC principle
Get it in the body not the brain
Don't just read it — coach it.
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