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Gymnastics Drills by Event

83 drills for vault, bars, beam and floor, sorted from beginner to advanced. Each one lists the deductions it works on, the skills it builds, the equipment it needs and the steps to follow.

These are the same drills Stickd recommends after scoring a routine video. Use them alongside your coach's plan, and do skill drills with inversions or flight under a qualified coach.

Vault drills

Uneven Bars drills

Balance Beam drills

Floor Exercise drills

Drills you can do at home

These drills need nothing more than a mat, a wall, a line on the floor or similar household equipment.

Drills by deduction

Drills for arch in back
Back Layout Progressions, Bridge & Kickover Progressions, Core Tension & Hollow-Arch Drills, Flyaway Layout Dismount Drills, Hollow Body Holds, Yurchenko Layout Body Position Drills
Drills for balance check
Beam Arabesque & Scale Holds, Beam Back Handspring Progressions, Beam Back Tuck Dismount Drills, Beam Back Walkover Progressions, Beam Cartwheel Progressions, Beam Full Turn Drills, Beam Handstand Progressions, Beam Jump Landing Control, Beam Jump Series, Beam Leap & Split Jump Drills, Beam Round-Off Dismount Drills, Beam Series & Connection Drills, Beam Split Leap Drills, Beam Switch Leap Drills, Beam Turn Technique, Beam Walking & Relevé Balance, Low Beam Confidence Progression, Relevé Passé Balance Holds, Relevé Walks on Line, Turn Board Exercises
Drills for bent arms
Back Extension Roll Drills, Back Handspring Progressions, Back Hip Circle Drills, Backward Roll Progressions, Beam Handstand Progressions, Cast Handstand Drills on Low Bar, Clear Hip Circle Drills, Dead Hang & Active Hang, Front Handspring Progressions, Front Hip Circle Drills, Giant Swing Progressions, Glide Swing Drills, Kip Timing Drills on Strap Bar, Release Move Timing Drills, Tap Swing Drills
Drills for bent knees
Aerial Cartwheel Progressions, Back Hip Circle Drills, Beam Cartwheel Progressions, Beam Jump Series, Cartwheel Technique Drills, Forward Roll Progressions, Front Hip Circle Drills, Front Walkover Progressions, Pullover Drills, Roundoff Snap-Down Drills, Split Jump & Straddle Jump Drills, Squat-On & Shoot-Through Drills, Standing Back Tuck Progressions, Straight Jump Series, Tuck Jump Height Conditioning, Wall Handstand Holds
Drills for body alignment
Aerial Cartwheel Progressions, Arm Swing Control Exercises, Back Extension Roll Drills, Back Handspring Progressions, Back Hip Circle Drills, Back Layout Progressions, Back Pike Progressions, Backward Roll Progressions, Bar Pirouette Drills, Beam Back Handspring Progressions, Beam Back Tuck Dismount Drills, Beam Back Walkover Progressions, Beam Cartwheel Progressions, Beam Handstand Progressions, Beam Jump Series, Beam Round-Off Dismount Drills, Bridge & Kickover Progressions, Cartwheel Technique Drills, Clear Hip Circle Drills, Core Tension & Hollow-Arch Drills, Dead Hang & Active Hang, Flyaway Layout Dismount Drills, Forward Roll Progressions, Front Full Twist Progressions, Front Handspring Progressions, Front Hip Circle Drills, Front Tuck Progressions, Giant Swing Progressions, Glide Swing Drills, Handspring Front Tuck Vault Drills, Handstand Flat Back Vault Drill, Hollow Body Holds, Leg Squeeze Conditioning, Pak Salto Progressions, Pointed Toe & Foot Articulation, Pullover Drills, Release Move Timing Drills, Round-Off Rebound Drills, Roundoff Snap-Down Drills, Stalder Circle Drills, Standing Back Handspring Drills, Standing Back Tuck Progressions, Straight Jump Series, Tap Swing Drills, Tkatchev Release Drills, Tsukahara Vault Progressions, Tuck Jump Height Conditioning, Twist Initiation Drills, Wall Handstand Holds, Whip Back Drills, Yurchenko Full Twist Progressions, Yurchenko Layout Body Position Drills, Yurchenko Timer Drills
Drills for deep squat on landing
Landing Correction Drills, Safe Landing & Falling Technique, Stick Landing Drills
Drills for extra arm swing
Arm Swing Control Exercises, Beam Arabesque & Scale Holds, Beam Jump Landing Control
Drills for fall
Beam Arabesque & Scale Holds, Beam Jump Landing Control, Beam Series & Connection Drills, Low Beam Confidence Progression, Safe Landing & Falling Technique
Drills for flexed feet
Beam Jump Series, Beam Walking & Relevé Balance, Pointed Toe & Foot Articulation, Pullover Drills, Relevé Walks on Line, Split Jump & Straddle Jump Drills, Squat-On & Shoot-Through Drills, Straight Jump Series
Drills for heel drop during turn
Beam Full Turn Drills, Beam Turn Technique, Relevé Passé Balance Holds, Turn Board Exercises
Drills for hit apparatus
Pike Compression & Leg Lift Conditioning, Squat-On & Shoot-Through Drills
Drills for hop on landing
Landing Correction Drills, Stick Landing Drills
Drills for incomplete turn
Beam Full Turn Drills, Beam Turn Technique, Turn Board Exercises, Twist Initiation Drills, Yurchenko Full Twist Progressions
Drills for insufficient amplitude
Leap Power & Height Drills, Round-Off Rebound Drills, Tuck Jump Height Conditioning, Vault Run & Approach Drills
Drills for insufficient distance
Vault Blocking & Repulsion Drills
Drills for insufficient post-flight
Vault Blocking & Repulsion Drills
Drills for insufficient split
Beam Leap & Split Jump Drills, Beam Split Leap Drills, Beam Switch Leap Drills, Front Walkover Progressions, Leap Power & Height Drills, Split Holds with Blocks, Split Jump & Straddle Jump Drills
Drills for loose core
Core Tension & Hollow-Arch Drills, Hollow Body Holds
Drills for low cast angle
Cast Handstand Drills on Low Bar, Pike Compression & Leg Lift Conditioning
Drills for low leap height
Beam Leap & Split Jump Drills, Beam Split Leap Drills, Beam Switch Leap Drills, Leap Power & Height Drills, Split Holds with Blocks, Split Jump & Straddle Jump Drills
Drills for pike in body
Back Hip Circle Drills, Back Pike Progressions, Cast Handstand Drills on Low Bar, Clear Hip Circle Drills, Core Tension & Hollow-Arch Drills, Glide Swing Drills, Hollow Body Holds, Kip Timing Drills on Strap Bar, Pike Compression & Leg Lift Conditioning, Stalder Circle Drills
Drills for poor posture
Arm Swing Control Exercises, Beam Arabesque & Scale Holds, Beam Walking & Relevé Balance, Low Beam Confidence Progression, Pointed Toe & Foot Articulation, Relevé Walks on Line
Drills for poor turn position
Bar Pirouette Drills, Beam Full Turn Drills, Beam Turn Technique, Relevé Passé Balance Holds, Turn Board Exercises
Drills for pre-flight angle
Handspring Front Tuck Vault Drills, Handstand Flat Back Vault Drill, Hurdle to Board Drills, Vault Run & Approach Drills, Yurchenko Timer Drills
Drills for rhythm issues
Beam Series & Connection Drills, Music Tempo Change Exercises
Drills for shoulder angle
Back Extension Roll Drills, Back Handspring Progressions, Bar Pirouette Drills, Beam Back Handspring Progressions, Beam Back Walkover Progressions, Beam Handstand Progressions, Bridge & Kickover Progressions, Cast Handstand Drills on Low Bar, Clear Hip Circle Drills, Dead Hang & Active Hang, Front Handspring Progressions, Front Walkover Progressions, Giant Swing Progressions, Handstand Flat Back Vault Drill, Release Move Timing Drills, Roundoff Snap-Down Drills, Stalder Circle Drills, Standing Back Handspring Drills, Tap Swing Drills, Tkatchev Release Drills, Twist Initiation Drills, Vault Blocking & Repulsion Drills, Wall Handstand Holds, Yurchenko Layout Body Position Drills
Drills for step on landing
Landing Correction Drills, Round-Off Rebound Drills, Standing Back Tuck Progressions, Stick Landing Drills, Yurchenko Timer Drills