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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