How to Teach a Cast Handstand on the Bars in Gymnastics

1). Stack folding gym mats on the exercise floor at a height from which the gymnast can kick off into a handstand.
2). Have the gymnast lie on their stomach on the folded mats with their shoulders resting just off the mats.
3). Instruct the gymnast to drop their hands to the exercise floor and drive their legs up into the air behind them, rolling off the mat and into a hand stand.
4). Add layers to the mat if the gymnast is struggling to attain the handstand position.
5). Remove layers when the gymnast can routinely complete the handstand from the current mat settings until the gymnast can complete the maneuver while lying completely flat on the floor.
6). Allow the gymnast to begin attempting the move on the bars only after they can enter the handstand with no support mats.