Tumbling on hard floor?

Question

okay, so

im trying out for cheer pretty soon, and i know they have to be able to tumble on hardwood floor. i can tumble on the spring floor at my gym like handsprings and all, but when i try to tumble on cemente, i dont get enough bounce and its quite heavy. ive been practicing, and it hasnt gotten ANY better! also, it is kinda painful. but i can stand it. but still!!

HOW CAN I GET BETTER?!!

please help!!!!!

Answer 1

When tumbling on hard surfaces, you need to perfect your technique so that you don't make hard contact at any point.  Concentrate on rolling from the point of contact--don't crash into the floor and then roll.  When doing handstands or landing on feet, try to make it feel like you're touching the floor, not hitting the floor--you'll need to keep knees flexed (and maybe elbows, depending on your strength level).

Look, pain is nature's way of telling you something's wrong.  If you feel pain--even a little-when tumbling on any floor, you need to iron up your technique so that you can avoid that hard contact.