Parents Short vault runway?

[Chocolate_Chip]

My DD is currently training for level 5/6. We went to an open gym out of state while visiting family, and she mentioned how she liked having more space to run before vaulting. She goes to a small gym and the vault runway is definitely on the shorter side compared to other gyms.

Does anyone else have experience working with a shorter runway for vault, and would this be a safety concern for upper optionals if she ends up wanting/able to compete at higher levels in the future? Her current gym is fairly new. They have never competed above level 6, and this year they have a small group of girls for level 7.

 

[Aussie_coach]

They need a 25 m runway, though not all gymnasts will use the 25M. But they need the space to be able to go up to 25M.

 

[JBS]

It's definitely not ideal to have a short runway... but ours is only 75 ft. and we do fine with it. That's about 7 feet short of regular length.

 

[raenndrops]

We used to compete at gym that had a short vault strip ... if you needed more space, you started in the hallway.
At our gym's first location, we were only 3 feet short ... it only ever impacted 1 gymnast. She started her run in the bathroom, lol.

 

[Chocolate_Chip]

Thanks everyone for the helpful replies!!