Coaching Vault

Beginning Vault Frustrations

February 28, 2012

Beginning vault concepts that are essential in improving gymnastics vault performance. John Geddert outlines these gymnastics concepts as related to teaching the compulsory level handspring vault.

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Coaching Questions Asked and Answered-

January 22, 2012

Hi Coaches, Been getting a lot of great questions lately. Keep em coming as there is not better way to improve your knowledge than to ask others how they would handle a certain situation, skill progression or problem. I have made a career out of stealing (borrowing) ideas from coaches of all levels. Here are [...]

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Ask John Q&A: Yurchenko Layouts

December 23, 2011

Question from Travis Cherrier: Hi John.  I am an optional vault coach and while we are very good at piked yurchenkos, I cannot for the life of me, get the kids to do a really great layout??????  I spot them from board to table into open foam, I spot them from table to open foam [...]

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GYMNASTICS COACHES – Coaching Compulsory Vault

December 21, 2010

This in the “PART 2” I promised in a previous blog. Part 3 will cover the Round Off Entry style optional level vault. As I mentioned earlier vaulting can be the toughest of all events to coach. First of all, due to the extreme amount of athletic ability that the event requires in order to [...]

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GYMNASTICS COACHES- VAULT QUESTIONS ASKED AND ANSWERED

December 10, 2010

Gymnastics Coaches will find that advanced Vault is one of the more difficult events to coach. Studying the details and breaking down the phases of the vault will assist gymnastics coaches with becoming proficient in coaching Vault.

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