coachmolly
Coach
- Jan 18, 2009
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Some of the girls in my group are just starting to work on vault and I am having a devil of a time. They seem to get the concept, but it seems that no matter what drills I have them do they just don't get it.
The first problem is their lack of arm circle. The just run right up onto the board and throw their hands down onto the stack of mats which results in them basically doing a roll onto the mats.
They also have major problems with hurdles; trying to hurdle off of one foot on the board, taking several jumps on the board, just running straight over the board, pretty much everything you can imagine. I have practiced just hurdles with arm circles with them before and they seem to get it, at least until they are expected to do something out of the hurdle.
Heel drive is another big problem, I just can't seem to think of anything else to say to them besides "kick your heels". And when they do kick their heels, it's more like a donkey kick with their hands already down on the mats. Does that make sense?
So I'm just looking for any and all drills which could be helpful in getting things to click with these kids. Most of them are tiny and easy to spot, but some are a little bigger and harder to just pick up and toss around. I also feel like they are getting bored with all of the current drills they do every time they vault, so some new ideas would be great!
Thanks in advance for any help at all!
The first problem is their lack of arm circle. The just run right up onto the board and throw their hands down onto the stack of mats which results in them basically doing a roll onto the mats.
They also have major problems with hurdles; trying to hurdle off of one foot on the board, taking several jumps on the board, just running straight over the board, pretty much everything you can imagine. I have practiced just hurdles with arm circles with them before and they seem to get it, at least until they are expected to do something out of the hurdle.
Heel drive is another big problem, I just can't seem to think of anything else to say to them besides "kick your heels". And when they do kick their heels, it's more like a donkey kick with their hands already down on the mats. Does that make sense?
So I'm just looking for any and all drills which could be helpful in getting things to click with these kids. Most of them are tiny and easy to spot, but some are a little bigger and harder to just pick up and toss around. I also feel like they are getting bored with all of the current drills they do every time they vault, so some new ideas would be great!
Thanks in advance for any help at all!