Today on The Shift Show I am joined by the esteemed Pete Etherington, an expert in the art of vaulting. 

Vaulting is often considered a challenging discipline, with numerous factors to consider for athletes and coaches alike. 

Pete shares his invaluable insights on mastering the fundamentals, conquering fear, and progressing safely in the world of vaulting.

He is an international performance coach with over 25 years experience of in coaching high-level gymnastics, delivering coach education courses for British Gymnastics, and currently works at Waveney gymnastics club as the director of coaching.

Pete is personal coach to the youth Olympic Champion, Junior European, and World Champion Giarnni Regini Moran.


We discuss:

You don’t have to be an amazing gymnast to be a good coach.

Golden Rules of teaching high-level Gymnastics.

Why do coaches go through burnout? 

What goes into making high-level vaulters.

The importance of running drills. 

Finding the right number of steps for a vault run-up.

Tips and tricks for coaching younger gymnasts on vault.

The secret to upgrading and adding extra half turns on vault.

And…

How to fix the twisties.

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