Coaches Determining Yurchenko table height

[JBS]

How do you determine Yurchenko table height for your athletes?

 

[Coach2400]

At the setting with the cleanest and strongest turn over. I know it's not the answer your probably looking for. Another coach (men's coach) in my gym goes with the kids shoulder height. I don't like hard rules because I think it won't fit all kids.

 

[Deleted member D3987]

we mostly use FIG. but if they're slow? the table goes up.

 

[Deleted member 14190]

We start on 115 or 120 (depending on the size of the child) and then click it up a notch when the entry looks correct. (no one competes on 115, I am talking about the beginning, most of my kids are on 125 and a few on 120. ) If they are coming in high I try to fix the entry.

 

[Deleted member D3987]

if they are coming in high and are slow, slow, slow we don't fight city hall. we raise city hall...lol

 

[Deleted member 14190]

if they are coming in high and are slow, slow, slow we don't fight city hall. we raise city hall...lol

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That's why I put the word try in there. lol

 

[2gymmies]

How big does a kid need to be to successfully do a yurchenko?

 

[Deleted member 14190]

How big does a kid need to be to successfully do a yurchenko?

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Depends on the child naturally. But the smaller the more of a disadvantage. How tall is the child you are worried about?

 

[2gymmies]

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Depends on the child naturally. But the smaller the more of a disadvantage. How tall is the child you are worried about?

She is 46 inches. She has always been a great vaulter, but had to handspring on 100 or 105 to get the big scores.

 

[Deleted member 14190]

She is 46 inches. She has always been a great vaulter, but had to handspring on 100 or 105 to get the big scores.

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46 inches isn't out of the norm. So her size should not be an issue.

 

[Deleted member D3987]

it's about power. not size.