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    WAG Has your gymnast ever done a vault drill like this?

    It is a fold up mat that typically goes around the spring board. I moved it there as a reference for how far the board is away from the table. Maybe I am calling it the wrong thing.
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    WAG Has your gymnast ever done a vault drill like this?

    I am the one that took the picture. The safety zone is there as a reference only. The board reads 3 fee 7.5 inches away. All kids are expected to go from that distance, no matter how big or small. Yes. it is a big spotting block with a folding mat and then a sting mad on top. This was...
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    WAG Has your gymnast ever done a vault drill like this?

    I took the picture and moved the safety zone there only for dinstance reference. The board was 3 feet 7.5 inches from the table and the kids are expected to hurdle 9.5 feet no matter how small or big the are. It was a 9 year old that was injured (hitting her bum on the vault table). That was...
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    WAG Ankle Weights During Vault

    Talked to the coach and was told that USAG Junior Olympic Programs encourages the use of ankle weights. Can anyone shed some light on this for me? Foot pain has stopped since she has not been using weights.
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    WAG Ankle Weights During Vault

    My 9 yr DD has been complaining about foot pain. Her coaches have been making her vault with her weights on. Could this be a cause of the foot pain. It seems common sense that vaulting with weights on would be counter productive.
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    WAG Level 7 Vault questions

    Yes.. You understood. They did use the hurdle mat (and now tape line) and expect her to hurdle the same distance as the big girls, even with weights on. This has led to a lot of frustration and tears. What is an appropriate distance for a small 9 year old to hurdle? Also the vault board...
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    WAG Level 7 Vault questions

    Level 7 vault We are having a similar issue. Tiny girls are expected to hurdle the same distance as the 14-15 year olds. I know one child is regularly in tears over this expectation and is tiny for her age. I had an opportunity to measure from the tape line to the front of the spring board...

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