Game version
Rhythm swing: swing in time with a song and hold a nice shape at the end, with your coach nearby. Swap with a partner each song.
Bar Routine Plan
Plan the order of your bars or apparatus routine so each skill sets up the next.
By Coach Evan Waechtler Youth coach (U11, Cache Valley, Utah) and founder of SSTracker Updated October 30, 2026
Set up
Write the skills of your routine in order with your coach.
Core: Usual. Move up only with your coach’s OK.
- Ages
- 14 and up
- Time
- 10 min
- Space
- Gym or court
- Bring
- Notebook, coach
- Level · skill
- Advanced · Swing
The steps
How it works
- Write the skills of your routine in order with your coach.
- Next to each, write where your swing must be to start the next skill.
- Mark the one connection that breaks most often.
- Pick one drill to fix it this week.
Coaching point
Each skill sets up the next.
Make it fun
Play it, don't drill it
Challenge
Pick a level: Less (small swing), Core (usual), More (hold the shape for a slow count). Move up only with your coach’s OK.
Story
You are a monkey swinging through the trees.
My best
Beat your own count
Move up only with your coach’s OK. Only your own number counts: today against last time.
Practice makes progress
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