Vaulter "getting stuck", not finishing swing
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2014 12:52 am
Hey guys
I'm coaching a vaulter (16yo, ~5'11", ~160lbs) and he's been vaulting about a year, once or twice a week. The pole he's using is a 13'6" 160. The pole is too soft but it is the only one we have.
I seem to have hit a road block in coaching him. As you can see in the video, his hips are getting stuck below his shoulders.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfEoPdDm ... e=youtu.be
This is what I've tried so far to fix it:
- Raise the bungee higher and higher, trying to force the swing to completion to get his ankles into the bungee - no deal. Gets stuck with hips and shoulders in line, feet at top of the pole (seated position, back parallel to ground). Can't get him to extend up, he just falls from that position.
- Pool vaulting: underwater drills to train him to swing past the pole, and keep his hips moving and extend up the pole. Does fine underwater, seems to understand the technique, can't replicate on a jump
- Kips/Bubkas on a bar: Lacks core strength, can do one or two (barely)
- "Pop-up" stiff pole drills. Can't break his elbow in to move past the pole, still gets stuck.
I know there is much to work on for him, mainly the flat takeoff, and more importantly (IMO) the drive phase.
I need some advice on how to get him to finish his swing, and keep his hips moving up the pole?
Thanks!
I'm coaching a vaulter (16yo, ~5'11", ~160lbs) and he's been vaulting about a year, once or twice a week. The pole he's using is a 13'6" 160. The pole is too soft but it is the only one we have.
I seem to have hit a road block in coaching him. As you can see in the video, his hips are getting stuck below his shoulders.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfEoPdDm ... e=youtu.be
This is what I've tried so far to fix it:
- Raise the bungee higher and higher, trying to force the swing to completion to get his ankles into the bungee - no deal. Gets stuck with hips and shoulders in line, feet at top of the pole (seated position, back parallel to ground). Can't get him to extend up, he just falls from that position.
- Pool vaulting: underwater drills to train him to swing past the pole, and keep his hips moving and extend up the pole. Does fine underwater, seems to understand the technique, can't replicate on a jump
- Kips/Bubkas on a bar: Lacks core strength, can do one or two (barely)
- "Pop-up" stiff pole drills. Can't break his elbow in to move past the pole, still gets stuck.
I know there is much to work on for him, mainly the flat takeoff, and more importantly (IMO) the drive phase.
I need some advice on how to get him to finish his swing, and keep his hips moving up the pole?
Thanks!