Floor

Floor Fig. . : Floor Specifications •• Performance area: m ( ft) × m ( ft) ± cm ( . in) •• Diagonals: . m ± cm ( . in) •• Border: m ( . ft) •• Safety zone: cm ( . ft) Parallel Bar Specifications •• Bar length: . m ( . ft) ± cm ( . in) Fig. . : Parallel bar Min cm cm cm cm cm cm cm cm •• Bar rounded profile: cm ( . in) ± mm ( . in) vertical by cm ( . in) ± mm ( . in) horizontal. •• Bar width: cm ( . in) ± mm ( . in) •• Height of bar from floor: m ( . ft) ± cm ( . in) •• Distance between bars: cm ( in) – cm ( in) (adjustable) Advanced skills on apparatus Cartwheel on Balancing Beam Fig. . : Cartwheel on balancing beam •• Stand erect keeping feet slightly apart. •• With a momentary swing, raise the front leg close to the chest, and arms by the side of the head, step out. •• Place one leg ahead of the rear leg and shift the body weight on the supporting leg. •• Turn shoulder on the side and place alternate arms on the beam at sideways. •• Swing and raise the rear leg first. •• Move the supporting leg to the direction of the cartwheel. •• Turn the trunk up to – degree angle, keeping legs straddle as much as possible. •• Push off the left arm and place the right leg on the beam surface and vice versa. •• Keep the head in between arms throughout the cartwheel. Back Handspring or Flic Flac on Balancing Beam Fig. . : Back handspring or flic flac on balancing beam •• Keep the feet together in balanced position. •• Push off from the toes and take off the body up- backward with swinging arms sharp by the side of the head. •• As the body moves in the air, extend chest as well