Common Faults
- Rounded back
- Not standing fully up at the top
- Knees buckling in
- Hands too wide or too narrow
- Completing movement on toes
- Moving pipe away from body
Corrections
- Demonstrate the correct movement
- Give verbal coaching cues of the correct technique
- Squeeze shoulder blades together
- Heels on floor
- Pipe close to body
- Bend knees, then push hips forward
- Stand up at the top
- If child is fatigued, resulting in poor technique, allow the child to rest or slow down until the movement can be executed with correct technique
