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Is the arm circle required on the level 4 vault?
Why do some teams do the arm circle and some don't?
It seems that the teams who do it, get higher vault scores.
Just wondering...
Imat3
Thanks a lot for your help.
So, their arms should be down when they hit the board, then after they punch they should reach up off the board and stretch their bodies?
Thanks for the input...I really appreciate it.
Imat3
Judges should not judge anything before the kid leaves the springboard. This includes the run, hurdle and arm circle.
Incorrect, level 4 is the only level where the run is actually judged. The run in level 4 is up to 1.0 if memory serves me correct.
Incorrect, level 4 is the only level where the run is actually judged. The run in level 4 is up to 1.0 if memory serves me correct.
Well...not exactly...part of the reason they may have closed shoulder angles is because they reach "up off the board".
While they are supposed to open their shoulder angle, they really don't go "up" off of the board...they "flip" to a 3/4 handstand. If they go up (and reach up) too much, they will, of course, come down on their hands. Few people on the planet are able to jump up in the air and land on outstreched arms without either breaking their arms or compensating by bending their arms or closing their shoulder angle.
Reaching "out" may be a better way to put it. The goal is to touch the mats or table on the way up...not after going up.
It's a lot more complicated than it looks.
Level 4 vault has running deductions, doesn't that mean that they are judging before they hit the table. I understand that the arm circle is not judged but the run is and it is worth alot. I think most coaches miss this, there is almost a point of deductions that can be taken before the athlete even hits the board.
The reason I ask is that we were at a meet this weekend and our girls' vault scores were low. Another coach said the reason was that this particular judge was taking off if the girls did NOT do an arm circle. It is not in the text, but just preference of that judge, I guess.
Level 4 vault has running deductions, doesn't that mean that they are judging before they hit the table. I understand that the arm circle is not judged but the run is and it is worth alot. I think most coaches miss this, there is almost a point of deductions that can be taken before the athlete even hits the board.