CHAPITRE1 (TRAINING THEORY)b - Fedec

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Manual for Acrobatics: Handstand, hand to hand, banquine
Courbette
Courbette involves the opposite of the Cascade and the flyer is pitched from handstand
to stand
8/ Pitching from “stage”
This form of pitching involves the catchers standing side by side. The flyer puts one foot
into each of the cupped hands of the catchers, with the hands either on the catcher’s
heads or the shoulders. As with the pitches from platform the tempo and timing of the
pitch needs to be practised and perfected before progressing to more difficult skills. The
technique for pitching from this position has already been discussed in the acrobalance
section, but the type of skills performed from this pitch are different to those of acrobalance
and therefore a number of different hand positions are open to the pitchers. During the
practical sessions at the FEDEC module in Turin we experimented with a different hand
position with some success. Imagine how each catcher gets their hands into the position
to make a platform, by holding their own wrist. This in itself can make a good position
for pitching from stage, as the hands can be lifted right above the head without splitting.
It also provides a good base for the flyer’s foot.
Getting into the position and practising the tempo:
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Part3/ Banquine