vault

Anyone know what the SV would be if a kiddo vaulted on a table lower than the required minimum? At our last meet I heard many parents commenting that their gyms may try to do this for states for the Yurchenko vaults for some of the teeny Level 6s to at least get them into the mid-8's if...

Hi everyone! My 8 year old daughter had a later start to gymnastics and just started Level 3 (pre-team) this year. She had only had 6 months of gymnastics prior to this, but she is strong, flexible and learns quickly. She was behind at the beginning of the year, but after 5 months has more or...

Hello all, I got some fantastic advice here a while ago, so I'm hoping to be able to ask your thoughts on something new, if that's okay. My daughter has a competition coming up in a week or so. We are in the UK and her birthday is 28th Dec. 2009. This means that although she has just turned 9...

I am a second-year level 9 who just started competing a front handspring front tuck vault, but I haven’t yet been able to land it in competition. My coaches say my form is usually correct and that the only way to get the hang of the landing is to practice the vault as many times as possible. I...

So my daughters level 1/2 coach just told her and the whole team to stop arm circling when punching the spring board on the vault. I've been told this coach has no clue what shes doing. Feedback anyone?

Came across this video today: Assuming it was allowed and women were able to perform it, what value do you think it would get?

Don’t know if I’m in the right place to post this, but what are the judges looking for with the level 7 vault? My daughters coaches say it’s the run and punch, but my daughter is so small she’s not/can’t punch hard. Is everyone getting low 9’s high 8’s on the vault?

Can you compete a yurechenko entry without the flip at the end in xcel diamond? Haven't seen it done before, that's why I'm wondering if that's allowed

Hi, how often do the coaches change the height of a vault?

A few questions about these crazy new vaults: 1) which one is the hardest? My daughter is competing level 6 and has been working all 3 timers. It would appear that the tsuk timer is the easiest for her. They had a practice meet, and she did the front handspring timer. I have no clue if it...

Is it possible that a kid who is terrible at, and terrified of, the FHS vault might be much better at the Tsuk? And would said child be able predict this based on *very* early work on the Tsuk timer? Asking for, um, a friend. ;)

Hey! We are starting to work round off (half on) drill with a few of our girls. What are the best/preferred hands? Placement ("T" shape, straight) and rotation (1/4, 1/2). Any advise would be helpful!!

Man, level 4 is tough! LOL What is the single best piece of advice you would have for someone to help with that front handspring over the table? My DD definitely leaves the table way too late (good bit past vertical) and I can see where the deductions are, but the coach just tells them to block...

I grew up vaulting on the old horse (not particularly well, admittedly, but basically competent), but that was 20 years ago. I never actually competed as a child and I completely missed the transition from the horse to the table. I'm having a lot of trouble adjusting to the table. It's an issue...

Hi! My DD will do a short season of L5 before this fall and the coaches are really pushing her to vault at a higher table height. She is 8 1/2 and pretty small overall for her age but she is a pretty powerful vaulter. She competed L4 at a table height of 110cm. She moved to a 115cm right...

Is it still a FHS or can they do 1/2 on?

DD is finally making it over the vault for Level 4 (front handspring) While she gets over I will say its not the most--dynamic vault. She doesn't get much flight. I would say its a bit more on the side of jump to Handstand and bridge over the vault. I am just happy she is making it over but what...

One of my gymnasts wants to learn a kasamatsu vault. She has had tsuk and tsuk pike for years and wants to add some difficulty. I have never coached this skill before so my understanding of the skill is based on watching Youtube videos. We have done all the drills that I have found and she does...

This will be my daughter’s second year competing, she did xcel gold and is now doing level 3 JO. Last year she competed a front hand spring on vault, and her highest score was an 8.6, though in general she scored in the low 8s. She just had an intrasquad meet and I am noticing that she seems to...

My daughter wants to compete a front handspring entry with just a front handspring vault. It is not listed as an option in the JO code of points for level 8. Does anyone know if she can compete that vault and what the start value would be?? She is a front tumbler and will eventually do the...