Brandy of Wichita, KS writes:
We use them for front handsprings!
Kimberly C. of Connellsville, PA writes:
Use them as human bowling pins. Stand them on end and use the student as the ball either doing forward/backward rolls.
Tena R. of Russellville, AR writes:
We use the spotting blocks to teach (1)back rolls- have student lay on their back across the block, place the hands & head on floor -pull feet over to floor as they push w/ arms to take weight off head. (2)bridge up & kick over- have student lay on their back across the block, hands on the floor, push abdomen up& push w/ arms as body extends into the bridge position, then while pushing w/ arms & base leg kick over w/ lead leg remaining in the arched position. (3) Cartwheels- start by turning block perpendicular to student. The student places their hands on the block as they kick their feet over 1 @ a time landing 1 @ a time on the floor opposite where they started. This cause the student to have to learn the 1-2 kicking action of the legs in the ctwh.
Michelle G. of Corrales, NM writes:
We use them for jumping on and off at various heights, for placing under the end of one beam to make it tricky to walk up or down, putting a half octagon in the middle of two mats to make a bridge to crawl under. To do bridge kick overs at various heights.
Gillian K. of Michigan City, IN writes:
We use spotting blocks for everything! The little guys do round off drills and kickovers off them, the compulsories use them for mounting the beam and the bars, the team girls play "lava monster" with them on the floor and jump from one to another, the girls use them for press handstands, jump box drills, toe rises, mountain climber conditioning, over splits, they jump over them for vault drills, etc. You name it and we have probably done it.
Marsha M. of Arlington, TX writes:
On sleep over nights we allow the kid to drape non folding mats and blankets on top to create tents to sleep in. It is always a race to see who gets spotting mats first.
Natalie C. of NYC, NY writes:
Lots of things:
For babies:
We pound and stop on them
Play peek a boo behind them
Push them across the floor
Toddlers:
We cruise on them
We stand them up and push them over
We play �humpty dumpty" and sit them on top to "fall" to mommy
2s and up:
We leapfrog across the top
We jump down from them
We dance on top to practice our balance!
Jennifer of Salinas, CA writes:
We use them in our kinder program set ups as blue stands (spotting block) to swing across the big blue ocean filled with sharks over to the other blue stand (spotting block). We set them high for the older kids and low for the younger kids and draw sharks on the floor in the space between the two boxes and the kids love it! They ask if the sharks are hungry today or if we fed them already :)
Stephanie I. Of Brownwood, TX writes:
We do conditioning drills on them like heel drives, box jumps, step ups, and sit ups with knees elevated. We also use them for training beginning steps of a punch front. Students run, punch, forward roll onto it and the end of the forward roll hits right at the end of the box so they can stand right up out of it.
Melissa K. of Rose pine, LA writes:
We use them for "mountains" in preschool classes. We practice landings by jumping off and sticking. We use it for different conditioning skills to vary their routines. We use them at camps for blockades for different games. These are great and useful!!
Jennifer C. of Torrington, CT writes:
At Northwest Gymnastics we use our spotting blocks in all our classes. Team and preteam you can use them for hollow hold rolls, set two up on two sides of a floor bar to raise it for leg throughs and squats. They're also the perfect height for backward roll to pushup with feet landing on the mat pointed. For our Preschool classes the spotting blocks are put to great use in making Mountains and give enough height so a mommy can hold her child�s feet in wheelbarrow without bending over. We've even put our hopscotch game on top of blocks for added excitement. There are tons more uses for us to discover.
Jamie H. of Okemos, MI writes:
We use them with our little ones to give them a "leg up" on the rope. They reach as high as they can from the block and try to climb. When they are at their limit they climb down. It makes them feel like the big kids when they can get up higher on the rope and helps them build that upper body strength in a fun way.
