Game version
Shape cards: pick a card (tuck, pike or straight) and show the shape on the deck with your coach watching. The pair collects five tidy shapes.
Dry Board Somersault in a Belt
Learn the timing of a front somersault from a dry board in an overhead belt, with your coach holding the ropes.
By Coach Evan Waechtler Youth coach (U11, Cache Valley, Utah) and founder of SSTracker Updated October 30, 2026
Set up
Your coach fits the belt and controls the ropes.
Core: Steady. Beat your own tightest shape.
- Ages
- 14 and up
- Time
- 15 min
- Space
- Pool
- Bring
- Dry board, overhead spotting belt, qualified coach
- Level · skill
- Advanced · Spin & Flight
The steps
How it works
- Your coach fits the belt and controls the ropes.
- Take off with your hips up and pull into a tight tuck.
- Let your coach help you round and land on the mat.
- Do 5 to 6 and stop when your coach says.
Coaching point
Hips up, then tuck.
Safety: Only on a dry board in an overhead spotting belt with a qualified diving coach in control, over a soft pit or mat.
Make it fun
Play it, don't drill it
Challenge
Pick a level: Less (slow), Core (steady), More (a quick, tight shape). Beat your own tightest shape.
Story
You are an acrobat shaping the air.
My best
Beat your own count
Beat your own tightest shape. Only your own number counts: today against last time.
Practice makes progress
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