Vault basics are tricky. They require coordination, weight transfer, balance, and power. This lecture will break down vault basics with stations that can be accomplished with equipment most gyms have on hand. Attendees will leave feeling more confident teaching vault to their preschool and beginner gymnasts, and return to the gym with knowledge and stations that can be immediately applied to their programs.

Every coach should know at least three progressions for every skill.  This session focuses on beginner and advanced progressions for the most common (and some not so common) preschool and beginner gymnastics skills.  We will troubleshoot some of the most common problems coaches run into, such as not shifting hands on a pullover, landing on the wrong foot in a cartwheel, etc. Attendees will leave feeling better equipped to tailor stations to meet the needs of the gymnasts in their classes on a more individual level.