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SPALDING'S ATHLETIC LIBRARY.
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62. Alternate Head and Neck Springs in quick succession.

63. Hand Walk. Throw up into hand stand, and as you overbalance take a step forward with either right or left hand, and continue.

64. Hand Walk Forward.

65. Hand Walk Backward.

66. Hand Walk in Circle.

67. Hand walk forward, turn, and come back to starting-point.

68. Hand walk forward, touching chest at each step.

69. Hand walk, forward roll into hand stand, and repeat.

70. Two head springs into hand stand, roll down (37), pull through (36), and snap up (48).

71. Dive, back roll into hand stand, to neck, and snap up.

The combinations of the foregoing movements are infinite, and the inventive teacher can repeat the same exercises in a different order or combination, making new movements out of the old ones, and thus keeping up the interest and enthusiasm from day to day. Select ten or twelve movements from the preceding list, and give as a drill for one lesson. Change the order, and repeat for next lesson; but give an entirely different drill for third lesson. As the pupils advance let them put in their own combinations at the end of each lesson.