meet warm ups

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meet warm ups

Unread postby pursuit16 » Fri Feb 17, 2012 7:10 pm

How many warm up vaults/run throughs does everyone take at meets?

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Re: meet warm ups

Unread postby straightup » Wed May 09, 2012 11:29 am

3 if theyre good consecutively, 2 tops if they both are garbage
get over or get out

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Re: meet warm ups

Unread postby botakatobi » Wed May 09, 2012 11:55 am

The number of warm up jumps can be all over the place depending on the individual.

Typically I've seen most elites take several swing ups followed by 3-5 full run.

I've seen a NCAA champion female take 2-3 jumps from 3 left, 4 left, 5 left, etc. back to her full run.

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Re: meet warm ups

Unread postby botakatobi » Wed May 09, 2012 12:30 pm

As a coach, I trained my vaulters to get by on 1-2 warm up jumps. As many have seen, in some meets there will be 15-30 or more vaulters in line on the runway. A vaulter should be physically warmed up and mentally prepared to start on only a few jumps.

As you know, under IAAF rules there's no further warm up after competition begins. Even more reason to be get by on just a few warm ups jumps.

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Re: meet warm ups

Unread postby ttpm15 » Mon Sep 17, 2012 11:23 pm

i guess i'm the only one taking as many jump as possible before they close the pit.
I get more confidence in myself if i do a lot of warm up jumps.
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Re: meet warm ups

Unread postby VaultPurple » Tue Sep 18, 2012 8:13 am

Warm up till the vault looks how you want it. If you are conditioned well you should have between 12-15 good jumps in you each session. 8 warm up jumps leaves you at least 4 good jumps, and 3 back ups if you start knocking down cross bars. In a meet, you should be able to come in so that the third or fourth height is a PR. Keep in mind if there are 40 people on the runway you may only get 3 or 4 jumps though, so make them count and you if they are shaky, just come in lower.


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