Acrobatics for children & teenagers / by Michael Blume.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blume, Michael, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Acrobatics.

Tumbling.

Gymnastics for children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (204 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Aachen, [Germany] : Meyer & Meyer Sport, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Children and teenagers find acrobatics exciting. The challenge of risking their equilibrium together and building human formations is intriguing. Team spirit and the willingness to cooperate are required. Many of the spectacular human pyramids and partner balances are easy to learn and considerable progress can be made in a short period of time. This book provides a vivid and informative description of the principles of partner acrobatics with children and teenagers. It provides suggestions on how to begin and how to design meaningful training sessions, as well as different options for the st

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1.1 Joint Action; 1.2 Physical Experience; 1.3 Confidence - Trust; 1. The Acrobatics Experience; 2.1 CorrectPosture; 2.2 Stress on the Spine; 2.3 Stress on the Wrists; 2. Important Basic Biomechanical Principles; 3.1 The Framework; 3.2 Important Information for Getting Started; 3.3 Acrobatics with Children; 3.4 Acrobatics with Teenagers; 3.5 Planning Practice Sessions; 3. Starting Out, but How?; 4.1 Staging a Performance; 4.2 Structuring a Performance; 4. Putting Together Performances

5.1 Exercises for Self-Awareness and Awareness of Others5.2 Partner Exercises for Body Tension; 5.3 Trust Exercises; 5.4 Partner Exercises for Balance; 5. Preparatory Exercises; 6.1 Glossary; 6.2 Grips; 6.3 Basic Elements of Building a Human Pyramid; 6.4 Four-Person Pyramids; 6.5 Five-Person Pyramids; 6.6 Six-Person Pyramids; 6.7 Seven-Person Pyramids; 6.8 Pyramids with Eight or More People; 6. Basic Principles of Building Human Pyramids; 7. Fantasy Formations; 8. Dynamic Elements; 9. Principles of Partner Acrobatics; 9.1 "Chair" and Variations; 9.2 "Flyer" with Variations

9.3 Shoulder Stand with Variations9.4 Standing One on Top of the Other with Variations; 10. Bibliography; 11. Credits

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 6, 2016).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-78255-686-9

1-78255-350-9

OCLC:

1193134497