Unlock your Potential with Gymnastics Direct Training Aids
Are you ready to take your gymnastics, cheer, or acrobatics skills to the next level? Look no further, because we’ve ...
Care Tips for your Gymnastics Equipment
Welcome back to The Gym Spot - your go-to destination for all things gymnastics! Whether you're a gymnast practicing at ...
8 Stretches to Master the Splits
Mastering the splits requires dedication and consistent effort! By learning the right techniques and sticking to a structured approach, you ...
How to do a Cartwheel
Learning to do a cartwheel becomes easier when you break it down into simple steps. To master the cartwheel, it's ...
Back Handspring Drills
Developing a proper handspring form is vital for gymnasts, cheerleaders, and dancers as it's a foundational skill for many complex ...
Strength and Mobility Exercises
To prevent injury in sports such as gymnastics, cheerleading, acrobatics and dance, it is crucial to condition on a regular ...
Injury Prevention for Knee Pain
Did you know that our legs can experience 4-17x our body weight when we are tumbling or coming down from ...
Injury Prevention for Achilles Tendon
The Achilles tendon connects the muscles in the calf (gastrocs and soleus) to the heel bone (calcaneus). It is one ...
Injury Prevention for Wrist Pain
According to Physiotherapist Dani Davey, weight-bearing exercises such as handstands, bridges, planks and tumbling can cause frequent wrist pain in ...
Injury Prevention For Lower Back Pain
Introducing Dani from Edgeworth Physio! Dani graduated from the University of Newcastle in 2012, and and she works mostly with ...
How To Strap an Ankle using Rigid Tape
According to Nationwide Children's, a blog written by pediatric experts, most studies show that using tape can significantly decrease the incidence ...
How To Strap a Knee: Rigid vs. Kinesiology Tape
In the second episode of our Strapping Tape Series, we welcome back Bri Ritchie, a Strength and Conditioning Coach and ...
How to Strap a Wrist: Kinesiology vs Rigid Tape
Comp season is well and truly amongst us! It is important for athletes and coaches to understand how to strap ...
Backward Roll Extension Drills
A back extension roll is an important skill progression. The motion of lifting your body with your shoulders extended is ...
Exercises to Improve Mobility for Gymnasts
Mobility is the ability to move freely without any additional strain or tension on the joints. It will allow an ...
Benefits of Flexibility
Stretching your muscles and joints offers various physical benefits, most especially in the sport of gymnastics. It allows your muscles ...
Strength and Conditioning for Handstands
Handstands are a movement that is very common within the sport of gymnastics, acrobatics and cheerleading. They build the basic ...
Skills You Can Do On Your Gym Mat
Gym mats are essential for safety in various practice and drill situations, not just tumbling! They are versatile pieces of ...
Moon Bridge Drills With Neophyte Performance
Bridges are an essential skill to master in the sport of gymnastics. This exercise has several variations and is a great way to ...
Kip Variations
A kip is a technique usually performed on the women's uneven bars and is an integral part of gymnastics. Gymnasts ...
How to Use An Incline Mat to Ace Those Acro Drills
Incline gymnastics mats or wedges are very versatile in regards to gymnastics, acro, cheerleading, dance and tumbling. They come in ...
Strength And Conditioning For Gymnasts
This week we talked to Maddison Beel, Director of Neophyte Performance and an Advanced Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Coach currently living on ...
Floor Bar Skills and Drills for Beginners
The Gym Spot has complied the best skills and drills for your Floor Bar, whether it be at home or ...
Training Tips from Australian Representative Jack Riek
Elite level gymnast Jack Riek knows the ins and outs of the gymnastics world and the challenges that come with ...