Coaches HEEL DRIVE, BLOCK, ARM CIRCLE - Need new drills

[Liv...]

I never seem to have enough drills for these skills, if anyone could help me out that would be greatly appreciated!

 

[gymnastbeth]

This video has a few arm circle and blocking drills
[video=youtube;syfa3iDZOtA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syfa3iDZOtA[/video]

 

[JBS]

For blocking...squat on's.

 

[Liv...]

For blocking...squat on's.

Would you be able to explain what that is please?
Thanks that's a really good video!

 

[tweez94]

A squat on for vault is basically a run jump onto the table in the exact position a girl would do a squat on on bars and then jump off as quickly as possible. Eventually the goal is to do this so quickly and with such a shoulder block that they miss their feet so only their hands touch.

 

[tweez94]

[video=youtube;M8-DOF4Lo1A]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8-DOF4Lo1A[/video]

Heres a video

 

[JBS]

Here they are really blocking hard...

[video=youtube;paBSMpHotzM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paBSMpHotzM[/video]

 

[JBS]

Here is another...

[video=youtube;SwX5XfJRl-I]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwX5XfJRl-I[/video]

Many people forget that you actually have to hit the vault table hard to be a good high level vaulter. The squat on teaches that. The L3/4 vaults have really done a number on blocking. Hitting that soft mat all the time makes it hard to learn to block.

 

[tweez94]

agreed, I liked the old early level vaults better

 

[Liv...]

Thanks guys that's really helpful!

 

[Seeker]

Here is another...


Many people forget that you actually have to hit the vault table hard to be a good high level vaulter. The squat on teaches that. The L3/4 vaults have really done a number on blocking. Hitting that soft mat all the time makes it hard to learn to block.

Agree with that 100%....that was the hardest thing for my DD to "get" when she moved to L5. She's L6 now and still doesn't have a great block, but it's getting there. She's bigger and stronger now, so that helps quite a bit (just turned 9).