Vol. 7, Issue 2, Part B (2025)

This study explores the application of specialized educational units for developing the bridge back arch in Greco-Roman wrestling and examines their transfer effect on mastering the backward handspring in artistic gymnastics floor exercises. The primary objective was to design and implement targeted instructional content aimed at enhancing the bridge back arch performance and to assess its potential in facilitating the acquisition of the backward handspring skill. An experimental approach was employed, utilizing an equivalent-groups design comprising an experimental and a control group. The sample consisted of ten junior national team athletes aged 16–17 years, evenly divided between the two groups through an odd–even numbering assignment. The results demonstrated a positive transfer effect in the experimental group, indicating a high degree of similarity between the practiced movement patterns and the target skill. These findings underscore the importance of interdisciplinary skill transfer in athletic training, suggesting that structured, sport-specific exercises can contribute to the efficient learning of complex motor skills in related sports disciplines.