High Bar B Skills

B SKILLS

The gymnast should be comfortable with a flyaway out of giants.
The giant prior to the flyaway should be overshot slightly with a round body (this will be developed into a dismount tap)
Spot an object above the bar at about a 45 degree angle to ensure the head is not dropping back.

Stalder roll to handstand on floor. Hands should be kept narrow and the momentum should be used to get to handstand.
Stalder kips in an over grip. Build amplitude. Eventually this drill will go to handstand. (also a good drill for rear stalders, and wrong grip stalders)
Work front stalder circles. Start in an undergrip support. Cast to a hips high, straddle pike position and stalder circle forward to straddle L. Each consecutive circle should end higher on top. If there is difficulty staying in the staddle-pike position throughout try starting in a straddle L. Keep your hands fairly close together.
Cast to high straddle pike stalder circle forward, stalder to handstand.
A good strap drill to learn the timing for a late drop is to swing to nominal handstand in the front and execute the stalder on the back swing. This will help the gymnast develop a feel for initiating the giant before starting the stalder.

A solid endo stalder that finishes in a solid handstand is required.
Work undergrip press handstand 1/2 pirouette, and undergrip cast handstand 1/2 pirouette on a low bar.

The gymnast should be able to do a 1/2 pirouette early and tight enough to finish in handstand.
A similar drill to the first 1/2 pirouette drill except the release hand reaches over the anchor hand to end in cross arm grip.
Once the 1/2 pirouette to mix grip is clean the gymnast should try turning the full pirouette to their back.
The gymnast should try to finish the full pirouette and get a solid support on the bar as early after vertical as possible.

As with the Front Stalder a strong stalder roll to handstand on floor will help a lot.
Rear sole circles trying to keep as much weight off the feet as possible.
Rear sole circles to handstand with a spot. The spot should stand on the upswing side of the bar and spot the shoulders. (This drill assumes the gymnast can do a sole circle) When the gymnast nears the peak they should try to continue to handstand.
Work rear stalder circles. The gymnast should do rear stalder circles to straddle L. Compression through the bottom and an agressive shifting of the wrists is key.
Rear stalder circle to straddle stand on the bar. As above but finish standing in a straddle on the bar. The stalder is the same technique just finishing by following through to handstand.