Level 5 Vault

[BlairBob]

My idea of the whole block thing is that is fairly simple. I think of it as reflecting or rebounding off the vault table.

That means their body might be as tight as possible starting from the elbows and shoulders in the handstand. Get those shoulders pushed up.

Basically they have to be fast enough to put a lot of force into the springboard which they will rebound off. Their body has to be tight off the board.

Simple solution. Be a muscle machine so they can stay tight and generate a lot of force in the run and onto the board. Loose bodies go all over the place on vault. Develop a consistent, aggressive run. Basically bounce off the board and vault table.

[KBT]

You could have a contest to see how far they can land from the table. Mark in chalk where they land their first one, then challenge them to get further next time. You can do this landing on flat back with the mats stacked up to table height, too (in that case you could do how far the hands are from the table when they land).

Sometimes pits are very scary. There's usually a huge drop from the table to the pit, and even though we know the pit is the safest, easiest landing, visually it can be scary. Maybe try having them land on a regular competition surface would help them get over that fear of going over.