This committee recognizes that opinions regarding the development of vaulting
skills vary greatly. The reasoning behind the selection of our entry level
vaults is to focus on the very important skills of the run, the hurdle, and
proper board technique and developing a meaningful progression to the handspring
blocking technique on the vault table.
During the last quadrennium the change to a lower maximum score continued
emphasis on correct approach and board technique and the introduction of a Level
7 Vault Modified table of vault choices helped to create more score equality
between the events.
Although there is no specified bonus available on vault, the +0.3 for virtuosity
and the +0.2 for stick bonus are available.
An incomplete vault may be repeated once with safety in mind and at the judge's
discretion with a deduction of 1.00 from the final score of the second attempt.
No third attempt is allowed.
The minimum score for any attempted vault will be 1.00.
1. Run: From a maximum distance of 60'.
2. Hurdle: Lift knees upward while body's center of gravity remains level and feet
extend forward to contact the springboard in front of the body.
3. Straight jump: punch vertically off the board with
straight body.
4. Landing.
1. Run: From a maximum distance of 60'.
2. Hurdle: Lift knees upward while body's center of gravity remains level and feet
extend forward to contact the springboard in front of the body.
3. Salto forward
4. Landing.
Front handspring
1. Run: From maximum distance of 82' (25m).
2. Hurdle: Lift knees upward while body's center of gravity remains level and feet
extend forward to contact the springboard in front of the body.
3. First flight (pre-flight): Rotate quickly to contact position on table slightly
before vertical.
4. Second flight (post-flight): Block at vertical from table with straight
body.
5. Landing.
1.Front handspring
2.Roundoff
3. Yamashita
4. Forward handspring 1/1 twist.
5. Yamashita with ½ twist.
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