Gymnastics Newbie help?

[~t~Ilessthan3you~t~]

So i'm interested in doing gymnastics for my school, but I don't know much other than cartwheels and handstands, what should I do now and before than to train for gymnastics season which is in the winter.
thanks
I'm also doing swim in the fall.
Should I join a gym in the summer where gymnastics is offered?

 

[Nutarei]

Um one thing that is used alot is roundoff-back handspring. Start with a cartwheel then when your feet are at the top put them together and push them to the ground.That's a roundoff. Then for the back handspring practice doing bridges and stretching your arms out so then you can kick over. Then once you can do that (kick over, i mean) try doing it starting from standing up and then have someone help you on a soft mat or something doing it by jumping back with your feet together. Then once you can do both of those, you put them together and that's a roundoff-back handspring!!

 

[samepike7]

do a gymnastics class. do some extra strength like push ups sit ups and hollow holds at your house.