All vaulters who are preparing for nationals know what time it is. It’s time to crack down, practice, and workout. I know personally I have not been as good lately as I should be, or even as good as I usually am.
Unfortunately college, sports (especially outside of school), and work don’t really get along. My last vaulting competition was, well, it was not pretty. Currently I am waiting for my coach to give me back my score sheets, I’m only dreading this a little.
Although I have received countless score sheets, still from time to time I see abbreviations that completely baffle me. We all want to make sure that we are concentrating on the correct things, to help everyone out here is a list of all of the abbreviations. To help everyone out here is a list of all of the abbreviations one needs to analyse a vaulting score sheet.I hope that this helps everyone establish a good base for practice. Good Luck!
| AL | Alignment |
| AB | Arched Back |
| A | Arms |
| B | Balance |
| C | Collapse |
| CD | Come Down |
| CT | Control |
| D | Dismount |
| DL | Down Leg |
| E | Elevation |
| X | Extension |
| O | Fall |
| OD | Fall on Dismount |
| FT | Feet |
| FL | Flight |
| F | Form |
| FK | Frog Kick |
| FH | Front High |
| G | Ground Jump |
| HZ | Hands |
| H | Head |
| HH | Hit Horse |
| K | Kneel |
| KZ | Knees |
| LH | Lands Heavily |
| LD | Late Dismount |
| L | Legs |
| LA | Legs Apart |
| LF | Legs Forward |
| MX | Mechanics |
| M | Mount |
| NC | Not Clear of Horse |
| NH | Not Held |
| OC | Off Center |
| OH | Off Horse |
| PD | Pad |
| PK | Pike |
| P | Posture |
| Q | Quick |
| R | Repeat |
| SC | Scope |
| 1H | First Half |
| 2H | Second Half |
| SK | Security |
| SH | Shoulders |
| SS | Side Seat |
| SL | Slow |
| ST | Stiff |
| SX | Stretch |
| SP | Suppleness |
Sparkles Spandex & Steeds 