OCR PE Unit 6: AO1 Gymnastics Based Sport

Gymnastics:

Vaulting:

History

Vaulting was at the first Olympics in Athens 1896; the man winner was won by German Carl Schuhmann from Berlin. He was the most succeeded German in the Athens Olympics; he vaulted over object like this. Vaulting stopped being played in the Olympics in the 2000 Olympics.

Rules

Gymnasts are expected to land clearly with no hops or steps and it also has to be within a set landing zone on the landing mat

There must also demonstrate good technique and execution in the vault

Falling and stepping on landing makes deduction

Lack of height off the vaulting table makes deduction

Also the distance from the table

Types:

Handspring vaults– are a form of vaulting similar to a handspring. It is performed by hitting a spring board onto the vault table touching the table as were performing a handspring. You weight is briefly on the Vault table by your hands this is called the “block”, and then you push and dismount.

Half on vault – is when you have jumped off the springboard and your body moves a half turn before you touch the vault table and you push and dismount. Straddle vault – is where you run and jump but the movement of your legs goes into a straddle position. A straddle position is where you open your legs a little bit so it goes 180 degrees or a split position. In straddle vault the legs are far a part for your legs to arrive around you hands, once you feet hit the vault table and dismounts.

Stoop on vault – involves piking the legs after hitting the springboard, when you are in the air your hands are placed on the vaulting table allowing you to be bent at the hips. This allows your feet to be placed between the hands of the table and then pressed off the vault table for the dismount.

Organisations:

British Gymnastics – this is an organisation that governs all of the gymnastics that happens in England, and support Team GB and the London Olympics in 2012. They would like to succeed by getting every staff member to get every body with talent or interest in gymnastics to get to there real potential.

Equipment:

Vaulting table