Stand on one leg and hop to each point of the star in the direction of the arrows. The body should always be facing forwards. Therefore, the gymnast will be hopping forward, side to side, backward, and on a diagonal. Start with eyes open then progress to hopping with eyes closed. I also recommend that proprioception training be incorporated into your daily practice schedule as part of your injury prevention program.
Gymnasts can balance on one foot while waiting in lines.
Balancing on one foot on a balance beam is a good basic exercise. This can be advanced to balancing in a half releve position and then up to a full releve holding in the dem point position. Panzer, V.P. Lower extremity loads in landings of elite gymnasts. University of Oregon. Prentice, W.E. Rehabilitation Techniques in Sports Medicine.