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Start Small & Make It Fun

• Low Beams are great to introduce beams to preschoolers.  Add obstacles to walk over, jump on, or hoops to crawl through. 

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Play A Game

• Playing a game will distract gymnasts from their.

• Use yoga balls or pit blocks to toss back and forth.

• Stick It! A fun dismount game to teach correct landing positions if you fall.

• Foam Blocks-hold them through all beam warm ups and complexes. It distracts the gymnast long enough to complete the skill.

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High Beam, Low Fall

• Put the beam high and put a resi under it. The perception f being high is where the fear comes from. Get the gymnast high in the air but minimize the fall so they walk across the beam without assistance.

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Wear Your Superhero Cape

• Every superhero has  a cape to help them fly and not fall.

• Play to the imagination of preschoolers!

• Place your hand on their upper back or grab their shirt and tell them you are their cape, and capes help them fly.

• This allows them to find their balance without puling on you or leaning to one side.