When used under the direction and guidance of the workbook (included with purchase), the Handstand Homework Mat helps athletes to focus on the proper technique required for a perfect handstand, thereby improving gymnastics performance all around. The handstand is an important shape for all four events in gymnastics.
- Encourages handstand practice at home
- The mat is reversible and can also be used on the floor as a tumbling mat
- Features a Cartwheel Mat design on one side, and blue carpet with a 1.8m long, 10cm wide white beam stripe on the other
- Easily attaches to a door* with slide-on clips and velcro straps
- The carpeted surface allows items like the Fun Sticks to be Velcroed for additional challenges
- The base mat easily folds up so the door can freely open and close when not in use
- Includes a 60-page instructional Handstand Homework Book that demonstrates the shapes necessary to achieve the perfect handstand
- Developed with USA Gymnastics National Team Coordinator, Tom Forster
- Available in four colours: lime green, purple, pink and red
*The door onto which the mat will be mounted should be no more than 3.5cm thick
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- 2.7m long x 60cm wide x 1.6cm thick
- Front side is closed loop carpet with a white velcro line going down the center
- Back is 18 oz vinyl with printed cartwheel hands and feet
- The small 60cm x 90cm area which sits on the floor when laid out, folds up and out of the way with two velcro tabs
- All mounting hardware is included.
**The door onto which the mat will be mounted should not be more than 3.5cm thick.
Download the Handstand Homework Owner's Manual and additional blank workout logs.
Yes, the Handstand Homework Book comes with the Handstand Homework Mat.
Yes, door clips are included that will attach the mat to the top and bottom of a standard 3.5cm interior door.
It can be used laying flat on the floor, in fact the opposite side of the mat has the Hands and Feet placement for a cartwheel.
