Landings

Landings are very important safety skills to learn to help prevent injuries.

3 Landings include:
1. Landing on feet
2. Landing on hands
3. Landings sideways
4. Landing backwards

Teaching Progressions
- Start from squat and slowly fall just to shoulders
- Roll to shoulders and turn head to one side to watch knees touch the mat.
Try on both sides
- Use an incline mat
- Attempt from a squat
- Start from jump

Safety
• Use adequate mats
• Limit use of landing on wrists
• Don’t land sideways from a certain height
• Do not progress to heights unless ready

Key teaching Points
Landing on feet – ‘Motor bike landings’
KTP’s – Toe, heel, knees, hips





Key Teaching Points Common Errors Diagram
• Feet shoulder width • Feet too far, or
apart too close
• Contact first on balls • Landing on
of feet then roll toes
through to heels • Straight legs or
• Bend knees and hips bent too far
not past 90 degrees




Land on Hands
Key Teaching Points Common Errors Diagram
• Hands shoulder width • Stiff arms –
apart doesn’t
• Contact first with fingers absorb impact
then roll through to heel
and bend elbows – take
impact
• Head to one side


Landing Sideways
Key Teaching Points Common Errors Diagram
• Rolling to the side, • Use opposite
right hand is facing up, arms when is
left hand is facing not
down appropriate
• Right arm is curved in
front of stomach
• Back, other shoulder,
knees absorb shock

Landing backwards
Key Teaching Points Common Errors Diagram
• Palms facing • Knees roll to
down opposite
• Arms straight out shoulder
to the side • Head isn’t
• Lower back, looking where

upper body, knees to roll
and feet absorb
shock