Landing Mechanics - Brandi Smith Young

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Uploaded by on Aug 10, 2011

Here is a quick video on improving landing mechanics from Brandi Smith Young.

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  • Hey your videos are amazing can you do one about how to keep your legs more straight when doing back handspring? Because when I do them they are all bent and ugly I do have long legs. Is there any way to fix this?

  • Lol i do parkour why am i watching this?

  • This is a great video and when Brandi does her squat, it is amazingly strong and well done! When gymnastics coaches teach young athletes to "tuck their hips under" when they land, it creates enormous stress at both the knee and the low back. Keep up the great work Brandi! It's going to take much education in gymnastics to get coaches, owners and athletes to teach their athletes based on current research (that all other sports follow) and not on passed down information.

  • @slammers91 This may feel stable and comfortable but I believe what the coach is going after is protecting the knee during landing. By having the feet spread apart and pulling the knees together you are creating what's called valgus. Knee valgus is already pronounced in females and it has been shown to be a risk factor in knee injury, specifically ACL injury. It would be in the gymnast's best interest to practice correct landings so they can have a long, injury free experience in the sport.

  • I prefer to land with the feets 10 to 20 cm of each other and pushing the knee together. Body and hips same way as shown in video

  • Great point. I've been trying to get gymnasts to land properly for years. You may find the leg article on my gymnastics books website to be interesting...

  • the gymnast looks related to the coach :L

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