Another beginner in the "real world"

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Another beginner in the "real world"

Unread postby grandevaulter » Thu Jun 05, 2014 6:46 pm

http://youtu.be/3H9bNj-WrWY This is a 14 year old youngster that has been working on some aspects of the PB technical model. He pulls the sweep leg in and is totally aware of it now. He is ready to work towards getting it right. More progress from "real world" vaulters in the future.

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Re: Another beginner in the "real world"

Unread postby KirkB » Thu Jun 05, 2014 7:02 pm

Get him to steer his hips a little more to the right.

And get him to do that without applying any pressure to the pole with his hands! :)

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Re: Another beginner in the "real world"

Unread postby grandevaulter » Thu Jun 05, 2014 8:19 pm

I have told the kids not to swing around the pole. Not sure about swing path adjustments.

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Re: Another beginner in the "real world"

Unread postby altius » Sat Jun 07, 2014 1:12 am

Looking good! Just work on the high bar - emphasising left leg = then long swings onto the pad - ditto - then stiff pole over a bar off 6 or eight steps - same focus. The inversion is the most difficult phase for beginners to begin to master. Just don't give many pieces of information - cues - just let them jump at bars gradually increasing in height.
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Re: Another beginner in the "real world"

Unread postby altius » Mon Jun 09, 2014 10:28 pm

Do you ever get the feeling that we are wasting our time coaching in the 'real' world. No one else seems to be interested in it!
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Re: Another beginner in the "real world"

Unread postby dbarrero » Wed Jun 11, 2014 4:28 am

altius wrote:Do you ever get the feeling that we are wasting our time coaching in the 'real' world. No one else seems to be interested in it!

Hey I am very interested! I am a noob coach with beginners and this kind of posts help a lot.

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Re: Another beginner in the "real world"

Unread postby grandevaulter » Wed Jun 11, 2014 11:58 am

Welcome to PVP coach dBarrero !

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Re: Another beginner in the "real world"

Unread postby Mcshorty » Sun Jun 15, 2014 10:28 pm

Make sure he gets his left elbow in so he can swing up more.

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Re: Another beginner in the "real world"

Unread postby grandevaulter » Mon Jun 16, 2014 8:19 am

Mcshorty wrote:Make sure he gets his left elbow in so he can swing up more.

Thanks for the suggestion, however the left elbow will take care of itself. One of the more experienced experts enlightened me to the Warmerdam videos and the position of the left arm. It didn't seem to limit his swing.


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