How to Do Forward Rolls in Beginner Gymnastics : Beginning Gymnastics

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When doing a forward roll in beginning gymnastics, place your hands on the ground, head between your hands, and push your hips over your head. Use your momentum to stand up from a forward roll with help from a gymnastics coach in this free video on beginning gymnastics.

Expert: Andrea Pratt
Bio: Andrea Pratt has been training for more than 10 years at Utah Pinnacle and Hunts Gymnastics and coaches at USA Gymnastics World in Bountiful, Utah.
Filmmaker: Michael Burton

Series Description: Beginning gymnasts should learn proper ways to stretch and basic tumbling moves. Learn more about round offs, back handsprings and stretching with help from a gymnastics coach in this free video series on beginning gymnastics.

[shutup]

One thing they didn't mention is that you should put more weight on your hands and arms to relieve tension in your neck and back. Also, push off into the roll with your toes, and keep your legs together the whole time. Otherwise, you could injure yourself. Just a couple of tips that work for me!

[koreangirlsify]

I used to do this without any tutorials, but I stopped doing it when I get older and now i'm freaking scared to do this thing. Missing those times being a child who has nothing to be afraid of 😂

[willow-jvbe]

I have to do gymnastics in P.E at school and I am terrified of doing a forward roll.
This helped me so much to learn how to do one and now I am a master. Thank you!!!!

[simplykoa]

I have to do this in P.E. and this tutorial helped me so so so so so much - explained it better than anyone else. THANK

[SwiftieFan]

I have a fear of going upside down. I really try but it’s so hard. My cheer coaches and some of the girls taunt me sometimes but it’s not something that I can control.

[freeziafighting]

I've watched this 5 times and I have done it with the first try! This is the most helpful video for beginners!

[samtaylor]

Thank you! My son just did his first successful roly poly thanks to you 😊 He keeps doing them all the time now 😂

[sleverlight]

I couldnt do it :/ Idk why? maybe because my arms are weak

[a_merissa]

Am I the only one who has high skills but when it comes to a forward roll I land hard and it feels like it knocks the breath out of me::

[tymint]

I did this flawlessly when I was little. I could do a front full, and a front flip. Then I stopped and now I almost break my neck every time I try to do this xD

[annapoornasivaram]

Hi I am a 11 year old who just started gymnastics and this is first move I have to learn 2 months ago I couldn’t even roll over but after trying this tutorial I am almost able to do a straight forward roll thank you so much you are a lifesaver 😊😊😊😊

[jozune]

The main thing to keep in mind while doing a roll, is to keep you head OFF the ground, not on it. Use your arms to lift your head a little bit, and keep it tucked into your neck area. You will need momentum, because if you dont you will hit your spine and will hurt A LOT. Im not sure why in the first place you would put your head onto the ground and almost put all of your weight on it...

[kittycatmeow]

When I do this, I get scared and roll off to the side :/

[liteeshahughes]

its only the first step that scares me.
when I actually go over I go flat on my side and hurt my self :(

[bonnielee]

I'm too scared to do it, I keep thinking I'm going to hurt my neck. But I can nearly do a backbend 😂

[shantipoet]

Thanks so much! I need to help some Cub Scouts do a forward roll, and this is very helpful.

[kiraleekat]

This was super helpful! I would recommend u guys any time

[Axxel]

You are a great teacher for gymnastics

[umsr]

it was awesome, you are the best teacher ever . i learnt them in a minute

[FAE]

Thx now i can do this at school gymnastics thank you much