How Do You Teach A Child A Cartwheel?
Every child interested in tumbling, gymnastics or cheerleading must learn how to do a cartwheel. This simple, yet impressive looking move is often a core part of competitive routines. With patience and teamwork, you can help a child master the cartwheel in a single day. Find the child’s dominant side. Side Dominance is not the same as Handedness. It will not necessarily be the same side he writes with. Standing with feet shoulder-length apart, ask the child to stretch his arms above his head. Lower them slightly, still stretched, until they reach the equivalent of the ten and two position on a clock face. Instruct the child to sway to the left, lifting his right leg. Reposition, and then repeat by swaying in the opposite direction and lifting his left leg. Ask which move feels more comfortable. After several tries, most children can feel a definite preference for their dominant side. Although they will eventually learn how to cartwheel from both sides, primary teaching should begin in
