Checklist for Beginners/Coaches

[SinCity]

CoachT and myself put this together as something to go by as a progression for our vaulters and for beginning coaches who asked for some advice. We thought this would help them and give someone without much knowledge an easy guide as to what to look for and how to progress with some simple drills and still be effective and SAFE.

I would like to see what you all think of this as to any modifications to help out young vaulters and beginning coaches.

Things to watch for when doing vault drills checklist

One and two step pit & sand drills. (Pole is Press from Barrell Position)
>Start at standing grip plus 1 fist in sand
>Start at standing grip plus 6 fists in pit

____ Did the vaulter keep his top arm straight though the whole jump
____ Did the vaulter have good posture though out the jump
____ Was the vaulters knee up
____ Did the vaulter’s drive knee toe stay up (the foot should be flat)
____ Was the vaulter looking out and up and not down?

Four and Six step pit & sand drills
>start at how high vaulters grip was from 2 step before moving back.

____ Is the vaulter’s tip at head level (if vaulter tip is too high they will
not get it down in time)
____ Is the vaulter running with good form (lifting the knees and staying
tall)
____ Did the vaulter’s top hand go strait up and over the head?
____ Did the tip of the pole continue to drop (the pole tip should not
stop once it starts)
____ Was the vaulter’s knee up at the takeoff
____ Did the vaulter drive knee toe stay up (the foot should be flat)
____ Did the vaulter keep his top arm straight though the whole jump
____ Was the vaulter looking out and up and not down?


>This is used as a checklist
>All Lines should be checked before raising grip

[baggettpv]

Drill sequencing and evaluation has already been done in my book "Coaches Hip Pocket Guide to PV". Wrote it around 15 years ago and still have some copies left at home. rick attig and USATF did it in 1985 too.

Rick Baggett
WSTC LLC

[SinCity]

thanks, I'll have to check those out

[souleman]

Rick, if we don't have the book, but a lot of beginning vaulters, what do you think of Sin's check list so far? Later.......Mike

[SinCity]

I'm not trying to steal anyone else's ideas or work. I'm a young coach and I've been fortunate enough in my young career to learn from many respectable coaches with similar but different ideas and techniques (Don Hood, Jim Langdon, Don D Hood, Ronnie and Brad Paris, Robert Tilley) along with different books, manuals, lectures, and countless hours of videos. From these people and tools along with my own kinesthetic knowledge and understanding of how the body moves I have developed a philosophy of my own and so far I've had some limited success in a short period of time, but am still by no means got it figured out. When I met Coach T back in November we spent countless hours discussing the vault and different aspects of it. Until that time I had never had the chance of spending so much time talking technique and philosophy of the vault with someone who had the same passion for this sport as I did. We began discussing how others with limited or no experience could take what took us a lot of work to figure out and make it simple for others to do in order to become more efficient and safe. We came up and talked about simple things that would be easy to coach and teach and correct so we brainstormed this idea. Prior to this I had never seen a checklist or anything like it. We pretty much kept it to ourselves until I took it upon myself to post it, because I thought it might be helpful to others since I've been terrified at the last few meets and been wondering how long will it take before I have to call a ambulance. Just trying to help others become better and safer vaulters.

Also, with no disrespect, the way kids and young people talk and think today is much different than 15 years ago and just changing up some terminology and saying it a little different but still meaning the same things can go a long way in how the younger generation interprets these crucial aspects of the vault.

[rainbowgirl28]

I think the checklist looks great

[AVC Coach]

Great job! Keep up the good work and the passion for this event. If you don't mind, I would like to print your list off to send home with kids and their coaches.

[SinCity]

That is why I posted it. I want ya'll to use it. Hope it helps