Basic Trapped Heel Hang Splits on Aerial Hoop is the first step in a larger series of skills. Many of the more advanced variations use complex or confusing entrances, so we teach the basic entrance and exit as a stand-alone skill.
Even though this is an intermediary skill, there are valuable concepts to explore. It’s a great opportunity to get familiar with the sensations of having the leg trapped in a deep split and to build strength and coordination for the exit pathway.
This tutorial includes a variety of easier entrances on the bottom bar and the top bar, plus the primary exit we use for most variations. We don’t always teach the same entrance first. We will vary the entrance depending on what other material students have been working on recently.
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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 Trapped Heel Hang Splits: Basics.
These are the most common mistakes we see with students when they are learning how to do the aerial hoop skill Trapped Heel Hang Splits: Basics 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 Trapped Heel Hang Splits: Basics 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 Trapped Heel Hang Splits: Basics. 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 Trapped Heel Hang Splits: Basics. 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 Trapped Heel Hang Splits: Basics. 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 Trapped Heel Hang Splits: Basics. 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 Trapped Heel Hang Splits: Basics. They are fun, creative, and challenging sequences from our aerial video tutorial library.
