The Bottom Line
If you're interested in learning gymnastics and improving your skills, this booklet is a must have. Whether you're a coach or a Cheerleader, the concise and easy to understand style of "Benchmarks of Excellence" will help you learn and improve at a faster rate. More importantly, understanding and using benchmarks will allow you to perform safer, stronger and more beautifully.
Pros
- Skillfully Written
- Easy to Understand
- Lots of Photos
Cons
- None
Description
- Skills included in booklet: back tuck, handstand, back handspring, cartwheel, and many more.
- Composite photos will help you understand the benchmarks as they relate to a skill.
- Geared towards any level; begginners to competitive Elite.
- Answers the basic questions like; Is your beginning step big enough? Are you reaching far enough?
- Demonstrated by Olympic gymnast, Zuzana Sekerova.
- Reasonably priced and very affordable. Can be purchased online at www.coachwayne.com.
Guide Review - Benchmarks of Excellence by Coach Wayne
What are benchmarks you ask? Well, simply put they are the contact points of a skill that have been marked on a tumbling surface. In other words, they are a visual reference point as to where you should be during a skill. Using benchmarks will enable you to perform safer, stronger and more accurately. Benchmarks help you utilize your energy to its potential and take advantage of the full power of your muscles. The "Benchmarks of Excellence" booklet will allow you to mark your personal benchmarks in a wide variety of skills. So, whether you're a coach or a student, "The Benchmarks of Excellence" should become part of your daily training routine.
