Once a Gymnast can FLIP their first Yurchenko Vault- NOW WHAT? A guide to developmental twisting

1. Intermediate Yurchenko
Vaulting
Tony Retrosi
tony@gymmomentum.com

2. Pre requisites (before they are allowed to do
vault)
! For the most part this is the same as tsuks
! Straight round off BHS
! double back (tramp/ Tumble track or floor)
! snap down double back on mini tramp
! round off onto board 2/1 back

3. Tony’s 10 Commandments
!Have a Plan
!RUN!!!!!!!
!Teach Body positions (and relate it to their
vault)
!Learn to Bounce on the board
!Teach them how to land
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4. Commandments cont.
!Teach them how to fall (because it’s going to
happen)
!Lay the base early for future vaults
!Teach them how to flip other places that are
easier before they vault
!Be clear and be quick with corrections.
!LET THEM PLAY
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5. NUMBERS, NUMBERS, NUMBERS
!A key to vault success is to get more
numbers in with less pounding.
!
!PROTECT YOUR ATHLETE
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6. Progression
!Pike yurchenko
!open tuck
!Layout Yurchenko
!Layout 1/2 (or 1/2 front layout)
–Alternative is working a twist in preflight
!Layout full + + +
!Something innovative:
– 1/4 on, side somi 3/4?
–double
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7. OK- you can flip- NOW WHAT?
!
!Continue working body shape
!Add speed/power in run
!Increase speed off board and BHS
!Air awareness (tramp drills/ loose foam)
!Add Height- flip up to mats.
!Let them play!
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8. The next step in running drills
!All running drills to a cartwheel or round off
!Running out side
!Squat Jumps
!Use of plyo-metric exercises.
–Our Leg Circuit
–Side Lunges
–Mountain Climbers
–Rebounds over Mat
–Tuck Jumps over Mats
–Rebounds across floor 8

9. Body Shape
! Candle Sticks - tight hollow, tight arch
!Straight body hold between mats
!Straight body hold upside down
!Jump to BHC
!Swinging on P Bars
!Spotted Layouts
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18. Tramp Drills
!cruise to stomach, pull thru to back.
!Cruise ¼
!Cruise 1/4, ¼
!Cruise ½
!Cody
!Cruise full.
!Layout, layout
!Layout, layout ½, 1/1 etc.

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24. Tumble Track
!Lots of double backs
–Open tuck
–Pike
–Layout
!Twisting, OUT.