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Beam · Level 1
Side Handstand Dismount
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Cartwheel onto handstand position on the beam, kick to vertical, fall off the side cleanly to a stuck landing.
Coaching cues
- Reach vertical
- Fall off cleanly
- Stick
How to teach it — drill
Cartwheel-to-handstand shape on floor + with full spot on low beam → competition beam 5 stick attempts.
Common mistakes & fixes
Error: Short of vertical
Fix: Reach the top
Conditioning: Handstand hold drill
Deductions
Body short of verticalup to 0.20
Step on landing0.10 each
The KINETIC principle
Reach vertical, then fall
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