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PvaultinGirl · Unread postby **PvaultinGirl** » Sat Feb 01, 2003 2:20 pm

my vault coach i'm afraid dosn't seem to know a whole lot about techniques and teaching the vault safely and effectivly. : ( i was taught that it's ok to have your standards close and i have never had any problems w/ them that way before. in fact at one meet, i was standing there watching this grl vault and my coach even said "she would have cleared it if her standards weren't so far back!" (and they were VERY close). how do you relearn something that's been drilled into your head as being "ok" to do for a few years?? maybe i should say how do I totally relearn it?

Robert schmitt · Unread postby **Robert schmitt** » Sat Feb 01, 2003 3:16 pm

Practice with the standards buried. this will cause you to have to learn techniques that increase pole rotation. One word of caution, the object is not to fly off the back of the mat however.

PvaultinGirl · Unread postby **PvaultinGirl** » Sun Feb 02, 2003 2:13 pm

i woudn't worry too much about flying off the back of the mat! lol i land in the middle w/ no problems. : ) when we get mats (in like 3 or 4 weeks) i will make sure that me and my teamates start working on this so we are ready for the new rules and to help w/ rotation. :yes:

this is what really stinks for us though. i just found out that we won't have vaulting in districts or regionals. that means no vaulting whatsoever until states. : ( i am gonna suck soo bad. just drills drills drills and more drills for me

Unread postby **ashcraftpv** » Mon Feb 03, 2003 1:57 am

1kickinchicken wrote: how do you teach kids to vault w/ their standards all the way back at 18 when they have always had them at 14 and done just fine? i mean like people that have been doing it for years and haven't had any problems w/ it before or a coach who taught them that it's ok to have the standards very close.

well, having your standards that close on every jump is just not safe. it means you are having problems penetrating all the way into the mats. Have the kid drop their grip or go to a smaller pole until they can consistently jump with their standards at AT LEAST 18" or more. i always bury the standards in practice. any coach who says that it is OK to always jump with the standards at 14" is an idiot and shouldn't be coaching the vault.

wacky274 · Unread postby **wacky274** » Mon Feb 03, 2003 8:11 pm

ding ding ding....we have a winner...ashcraft nailed it

1kickinchicken · Unread postby **1kickinchicken** » Tue Feb 04, 2003 8:32 pm

hahaha. i agree....my coach is an idiot. :no:

good thing i will have a new one this year.

Unread postby **rainbowgirl28** » Tue Feb 04, 2003 8:40 pm

OK time for this thread to die seeing as it has nothing to do with the original topic anymore

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