Great idea.
This week’s gymnastics technique video features a low impact yurchenko full vault drill used by the University of Minnesota women’s gymnastics team and Coach Jim Stephenson …
Click PLAY or watch it on Gymnastike.
They have a traveling rig connected to a twisting belt set up above their trampoline. Jim takes us through the drills they’re able to do on the station to teach all types of vaults: yurchenkos, tsukaharas, and even handspring entry vaults. The biggest advantage of a drill like this is that it’s low impact for the gymnast meaning they can do high reps of them without the pounding on their bodies.
Click PLAY or watch U Of Minnesota Traveling Rig Vault Station on Gymnastike.
Here’s a similar twist belt concept. This is Calgary Gymnastics Centre Trampoline sports, coach Brett MacAulay.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
It slows down the skill brilliantly.
… Ultimately, however, I’d prefer not to use a belt, if possible. Or to use one as little as possible. Better the athlete do it themselves.
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The last video is more specific to use with trampolinists and it can be really help ful with harder skill that can’t be spotted by hand because they require too much height to safely do them
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