Presentazioni delle lezioni per l’Italia Master Workshop.
Developing a Plan for Uneven Bars
Be A Better Coach
Combination Tumbling
Yurchenko Vaulting- Go BIG
Yurchenko Drills Shared by Gerson Ramirez
Last summer I had the opportunity to work with Gerson at the Camp Centroamericano in Guatemala. I really enjoyed the time together. He was nice enough to share these drills with us.
ASK Gym Momentum- Yurchenko Blocking
The question I received last week was on drills for BLOCKING on Yurchenko Vaulting.
Not to over simplify it but it really comes down to SPEED and Angle of impact. Essentially if you have a fast enough entry and hit the table at a good angle- all you have to do is stay tight and the block will happen.
When I am coaching vault I ask:
- Were they fast enough?
- Did they turn over their Round Off quickly?
- Did they get arms open in the Back Handspring?
- Did their feet stay behind?*(see note)
- Were they tight when they contacted the table?
* Very often an inexperienced gymnast will be nervous and snap their feet in their back handspring too soon (trying to flip before they have actually contacted the table). That is why we do many Back handsprings to hand stand.
Some drills I didn’t have time to film but are pretty self explanatory-
- On tumbl trak- Back Handspring to Handstand Rebound in HS (make this a contest- how many times can they bounce in handstand? )
- From small/ medium slow run- Round off to board. Back handspring to mat stack or table TRY TO REBOUND IN HANDSTAND 2 or 3 TIMES.
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Handstand Drill
“The very symbol of the sport, the handstand, is indeed one of the most important fundamental elements in gymnastics. Although often viewed as an individual skill, the handstand shape is repeatedly seen in every event, every exercise, and virtually every movement sequence.” Dr Gerald S. George, Ph.D. “Championship Gymnastics. Biomechanical Techniques For Shaping Winners” 2010 [Read more…]
Yurchenko Vaulting Lecture.
Yurchenko Vaulting Lecture.
So… Now you can flip. Where do we go from here.
(You probably want to watch this with the volume down so you do not have to hear my annoying voice in the back ground of videos. OR BETTER YET, Put on some good music)
Vaulting Circuit with some VERY little kids
SHARING IS CARING! Thanks to Kris Silvestri Head Coach at CountrySide Gymnastics in Fayetteville, NC for sharing this circuit.
I like this circuit because it breaks down all the parts of the vault. It has:
- Running drill
- Hurdle and bounce on board
- Preflight as they slide down the mat
- Contact phase
- Post flight as they are trying handstand flat back
- If you look in the background you can see kids Bouncing up and down to mats. The difference between BOUNCING and JUMPING can be very difficult for little ones.
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A few of my favorite Yurchenko Vault Drills
This is a LONG way from being a complete list but here are drills I tend to go to every day.
Gym Momentum Training Camp Video 2015
Here is the first of what I am sure will be MANY videos from Gym Momentum Camp 2015
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More Vault Drills from Iceland Gymnastics Course
Thanks to Rebecca Sykes for sharing videos from my course.
Here are some drills for Yurchenkos off Rod Floor
Vault Drills From Iceland Gymnastics Course
Thanks to Rebecca Sykes for sharing some videos of the course I taught in Iceland.
Here are Vaulting Drills. Mostly Yurchenkos