A good pullover looks so simple and easy, but can actually take months to years for students to master. There are just so many muscle groups and pathways involved. Also normal variations in body proportions can have a huge impact on each student’s journey to a successful pullover.
A pullover is a long term project that we approach from many angels over a long period of time. Without telling students what we are doing, we start laying the groundwork for pullovers in the student’s very first class, by getting them to think about pelvic position, abdominal engagement, leg lifting, and more. The sooner a student starts tapping into these actions the easier their pullover journey is going to be.
A clean pullover without jumping is a very long term project. The journey may be different from student to student and teachers need to be ready to troubleshoot a wide variety of different issues. Be patient with your students and be patient with yourself and remember aerial is fun.
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Some of the most important aerial hoop skills, related movements, and prerequisites from our aerial video tutorial library that students should be very comfortable doing to succeed at Pullover.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial hoop skill Pullover and detailed directions on how to fix these problems to make the skill look and feel easy.
These similar aerial hoop skills and aerial drills are helpful to troubleshoot and help with problems. Students don't need to have mastered the Pullover to work on these related skills and drills. These drills may help your students make important connections and answer the question "What am I doing wrong?".
These are some of our favorite ground drills for aerialists for Pullover. They can be used as part of the ground warm up or as part of the aerial class teaching progression.
These are different variations of Pullover. Students should be very comfortable with the current skill before working on these different or more advanced variations. They can be used for further exploration, managing students with different levels and adding variety to aerial hoop choreography.
These are the next steps we teach to our aerial hoop students after they’re comfortable with Pullover. The next steps can be started right away and they lead toward specific future goals which are often the most advanced aerial hoop skills.
These are some of the more advanced hoop skills that build on the strength and control taught in Pullover. They are not the next immediate steps, but rather long term planning goals.
These are aerial hoop sequences, transitions, and combinations that include the aerial skill Pullover. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
