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Technical Tips
Back & reverse pike sit
Level - Grade 5
(Intermediate Group)
These are 2 of the most common skills which divers struggle with in Grade 5.
The divers must land in the water, on their bottoms, with their feet pointing at the ceiling and their hands on their toes (in a ‘V’ shape).
Because this skill lands on a part of their body they don’t normally land on, divers fear they may hurt themselves. However, when it’s done correctly, these skills do not hurt at all.
These skills provide progression to the back dive tucked and the reverse dive tucked, so it’s important they are performed correctly.
Key points:
Arms swing to above head (where they stay)
Diver jumps high
Diver lifts legs up (straight), to meet hands above head
Probably the most common error is the diver moving the hands downwards to meet the toes, rather than the toes lifting to meet the hands, which leads to them landing on their legs, or going in the water feet first.