Coaches HEEL DRIVE, BLOCK, ARM CIRCLE - Need new drills

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I never seem to have enough drills for these skills, if anyone could help me out that would be greatly appreciated!
 
This video has a few arm circle and blocking drills
[video=youtube;syfa3iDZOtA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syfa3iDZOtA[/video]
 
For blocking...squat on's.
 
A squat on for vault is basically a run jump onto the table in the exact position a girl would do a squat on on bars and then jump off as quickly as possible. Eventually the goal is to do this so quickly and with such a shoulder block that they miss their feet so only their hands touch.
 
[video=youtube;M8-DOF4Lo1A]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8-DOF4Lo1A[/video]

Heres a video
 
Here they are really blocking hard...

[video=youtube;paBSMpHotzM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paBSMpHotzM[/video]
 
Here is another...

[video=youtube;SwX5XfJRl-I]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwX5XfJRl-I[/video]

Many people forget that you actually have to hit the vault table hard to be a good high level vaulter. The squat on teaches that. The L3/4 vaults have really done a number on blocking. Hitting that soft mat all the time makes it hard to learn to block.
 
Here is another...


Many people forget that you actually have to hit the vault table hard to be a good high level vaulter. The squat on teaches that. The L3/4 vaults have really done a number on blocking. Hitting that soft mat all the time makes it hard to learn to block.

Agree with that 100%....that was the hardest thing for my DD to "get" when she moved to L5. She's L6 now and still doesn't have a great block, but it's getting there. She's bigger and stronger now, so that helps quite a bit (just turned 9).
 

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