Level 4 & 5 Vault--Handspring over Vault Table Flashcards
Balk #1: run approach without coming to rest or support on top of vault table
No Deduction
Balk #2 or Balk #3
VOID
Coach standing between board & table
No Deduction
Assistance of Coach (1st Flight, Support or 2nd Flight)
LEVEL 4
2.00
Assistance of Coach (1st Flight, Support or 2nd Flight)
LEVEL 5
VOID
Use of alternative springboard (trampoline-like/junior board)
VOID
Gymnast never achieves vertical & returns to board/floor or lands on vault table between board & hand placement (Considered incorrect vault)
VOID
Performing incorrect vault (i.e. squat-on)
VOID
Runts onto board & steps up to vault table or rebounds from board to rest/support on vault table on body parts
VOID
Insufficient Dynamics (speed/power)
Up to .30
Deviation from straight direction
Up to .30
Vaults without signal from Chief Judge; CJ deducts from average of next completed vault
.50 (CJ)
Failure to maintain neutral head position
Up to .10 Each Phase
Incorrect foot form (flex/sickle)
Up to .10 Each Phase
Legs separated
Up to .20 Each Phase
Legs bent
Up to .30 Each Phase
Failure to maintain stretched body position: Arch
Up to .30 Each Phase
Failure to maintain stretched body position: Pike
Up to .50 Each Phase
Staggered/alternate hand placement
Up to .10
Alternate repulsion from hands
Up to .20
Incorrect shoulder alignment (angle less than 180 degrees)
Up to .20
Arms bent in support
Up to .50
Head contacting the vault table (includes .50 deduction for extreme arm bend)
2.00
Additional hand placements (steps/hops on hands)
.10 Each
.30 (max)
Too long in support
Up to .50
Touch with only one hand. (CJ deduction if at least 1/2 panel sees only one hand touch.)
1.00 (CJ)
Angle of Repulsion (determined by angle from hands to body part furthest from vertical): Leaves vault table by vertical
No deduction
Angle of Repulsion (determined by angle from hands to body part furthest from vertical): Leaves vault table by 1-45 degrees past vertical
Up to .50
Angle of Repulsion (determined by angle from hands to body part furthest from vertical): Leaves vault table by 46-89 degrees past vertical
.55-1.00
No hand contact on vault table
VOID
Brush or hit of body on far end of vault table
.20
Insufficient length
Up to .30
Insufficient Height
Up to .50
Lands with feet hip-width apart or closer, but never joins feet (heels) together
.05
If entire foot/feet slide or lift off the floor to join, is considered a small step
Up to .10
Lands with feet further than hip-width apart
.10
Slight hop, small adjustments of feet or staggered feet
Up to .10
Steps
.10 Each Max .40
Large step or jump ( approximately 3 feet or more)
.20 Each Max .40
Arm swing(s) to maintain balance
Up to .10
Incorrect body posture on landing
Up to .20
Additional trunk movements to maintain balance
Up to .20
Squat on landing (hips even with or lower than knees)
Up to .30
Slight brush/touch of 1 or 2 hands on mat (no support)
Up to .30
Assistance on landing
.50
Additional deduction for fall after assistance by coach
..50
Support on mat with 1 or 2 hands
50
Fall on mat to knee(s) or hips
.50
Fall against the vault table
.50
Failure to land on any part of the bottom of the feet first
2.00 (includes the fall)
Landing in a sitting, lying or standing position on top of the vault table after passing through the vertical plane (handstand)
.50 + 2.00 = 2.50
Fall on apparatus
If lands with feet apart, staggered, then takes a step
Deduct only for the step(s)
