Front Walkover → Cartwheel → Back Walkover

Connection, Control, and Confidence in Motion

Why This Combo Matters

This pass combines:

• Forward inversion control

• Mid-skill redirection

• Backward extension and recovery

It’s a complete challenge — testing flexibility, shaping, core strength, and mental clarity. Athletes must stay present, connected, and clean through every transition.

This is a must-have drill for:

• Improving tumbling transitions

• Training both front and back movement

• Building full-body awareness and shaping under pressure

Skill Breakdown

1. Front Walkover

• Start in a confident lunge

• Execute with full shoulder and chest openness

• Emphasize the lift before the lean

• Land strong, eyes up, arms by ears

2. Cartwheel (Mid-Pass Transition)

• Flow directly from front walkover landing

• Maintain momentum, lift the leading leg strong

• Controlled entry and strong snap-down

• Chest stays lifted, body flows over with sharp hand placement

3. Back Walkover

• Immediately shift weight into a step back

• Arms by ears, shoulders open

• Lift back leg high into bridge position

• Strong push-off and return to lunge

Key Technique Focus

• No pauses — transition smoothly between each skill

• Arms stay by ears throughout the entire series

• Pointed toes + extended legs in every phase

• Controlled shaping in both front and back inversion

• Directional focus — keep your line tight and clean

Common Errors to Avoid

• Dropping arms between skills

• Over-rotating or rushing transitions

• Loss of core control during direction change

• Hesitation entering the back walkover

• Looking down instead of keeping a lifted chest

Coaching Cues

• “Eyes up, arms tight, flow with purpose”

• “Finish each skill like it’s your last — then move”

• “Lift and shape, don’t collapse through transitions”

• “Treat each phase like a skill of its own”

Why This Drill Works

This sequence teaches:

• Movement awareness

• Strength in motion

• Directional control

• Mid-skill recovery

• Transition fluidity — key for full passes later on

By combining these classic foundational skills, athletes learn how to move with confidence between skills, not just inthem.