Club Grade 6 Vault

[SXS524]

So I was on YouTube looking for vault drills and came across this video...

Correct me if I'm wrong but this the club grade 6 vault!?
Looking at the deductions for "flight phase from block" it says deduct for "insufficient height", "insufficient length". Strikes me as quite hard to achieve much height and flight from a step into handstand like in the video...? I was wondering whether it would be possible/advisable for gymnasts to do a little hurdle step into the flatback in order to get more repulsion?

 

[raenndrops]

Could they be talking about from the springboard? There should be height and length there.

 

[SXS524]

I don't think so unfortunately- this is how the deductions are broken down in the handbook.

VAULT – CLUB GRADE 6
Run and hurdle step with 2 footed take off from springboard to land on 2 feet on 60cm foam block – handspring flatback from block to land on level safety mats. No deduction
for stepping backwards to end of block in preparation for handspring flatback (hands on block – land on back on safety mats).
PHASE EXECUTION FAULTS PENALTIES
TAKE OFF BOARD
Poor co-ordination of arm swing (0.10)
Leaning forwards on the board (0.10)
Arms already up on jump onto board (0.30)
Rebound from 1 foot (0.50)

JUMP ONTO BLOCK
Body alignment in jump 0.10
Lack of height in jump 0.10 0.30 0.50
Bent legs in jump 0.10 0.30 0.50
Legs apart in jump 0.10 0.30
Landing on block with feet apart 0.10

REPULSION
Shoulder angle on contact with block 0.10 0.30
Bent arms 0.10 0.30 0.50
Repulsion from hands on safety mat (and not block) 0.50

FLIGHT PHASE FROM
BLOCK TO SAFETY
MATS
Bent legs 0.10 0.30 0.50
Failure to maintain straight body position 0.10 0.30
Insufficient height 0.10 0.30 0.50
Insufficient length 0.10 0.30
Legs apart in flight phase 0.10 0.30

LANDING ON SAFETY
MATS
Landing with hands still touching the block 0.50
Landing on mats with legs apart 0.10
Failure to land on flat back (landing in dish) 0.30

 

[Jenny]

It doesn't say you can't hurdle step in.

 

[Jenny]

Very good question.

 

[SXS524]

Very good question.

Phew- was a bit worried I was asking a silly question! Didn't think it was clear!!