Retractions and Retractions to Plank on Aerial Hoop are two of our favorite conditioning drills. Retractions are great for connecting students to their back muscles. We use them as a warm-up skill and troubleshooting drill to get students in touch with the muscles on their back that will help them pull themselves up in the air. They are also a great warm-up for an arched body position.
Retractions to Plank help students understand how to engage both their shoulders and their abs at the same time. The back and abs muscles can work together to not only create a tight, straight body line, but also eventually create complex and powerful muscle pathways to defy gravity. They are really useful for improving students’ form in aerial inversions, especially straddle ups.
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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 Retractions and Retractions to Plank.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial hoop skill Retractions and Retractions to Plank 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 Retractions and Retractions to Plank 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 Retractions and Retractions to Plank. 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 Retractions and Retractions to Plank. 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 Retractions and Retractions to Plank. 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 Retractions and Retractions to Plank. 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 Retractions and Retractions to Plank. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
