NEW GymSmarts release.
Tony Retrosi’s Yurchenko Progressions clearly covers all the elements needed to successfully teach the Yurchenko Vault.
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It will be interesting to compare this new video with the de facto standard approach as laid out in John Geddert’s Yurchenko Vault DVD. (He has no professional distribution. You must contact John directly through his club, Twistars, if you want to get a copy.)
We have quite a few gymnasts learning Yurchenko starting age-13 and later. All agree it’s easier and safer than Tsuk.
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Hmm, safer, really? The only danger I see with either is the block off the horse into the flip which needs a lot of turnover. I see too many 8’s with poor turnover and the same in 9 with the yurchenko.
Too many of the girls working tsuk have a weak FHS. Too many of the girls working yurchenko lack the power to get any flight. So basically too many 8’s and 9’s vaulting these when they have poor power because doing a FHS is worth nothing and of course it’s not like they are going to be doing FHS-Front.
I was told yurchenko if they had a good RO, tsuk if their RO was so-so comparatively. Obviously, it has to be passable but I’m talking more about how perfect the technique and form is.
I think it’s a matter of preference… either one requires (as stated above) a good handspring as a foundation. I dont find either one less or more safe than the other…
I have found that the athletes I have coach generally prefer the Yurchenko as well. When I asked why they all just said that it felt more natural (since they had all been doing RO handspring for several years before getting to this point).
In terms of which is safer, my opinion is that Yurchenko has the most room for error, but I have also found that because of the complexity of it, more time is put into the learning and progressions and proper technique is definitely more of a necessity for safety reasons alone.
A yurchenko is easier and safer? Really?
You guys must know something I don’t; I might just have to grab one or both DVDs.
Rick, which DVD would you reccomend? I have not, up to this point, trained yurchenkos myself, nor have I taught them to any of my students, though right now I have one student in particular who is an exceptionally strong back tumbler and I would love to be able to teach him a yurchenko; it’s just completely outside the realm of my experience/expertise.
Geoffrey, the Geddert DVD is 90% of everything anyone needs to know about that vault. Get it first.
Included in the missing 10% is how to “introduce” the skill to beginners:
http://gymnasticscoaching.com/?p=1227
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