Tumbl Trak Hurdle Helper User manual

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Hurdle Helper User GuideHurdle Helper User Guide
Product Features:
 Base Mat (3’ x 4’)
 (2) 46” segmented long pieces
with Velcro aps
 (4) 24” long
 (1) rectangular 15” x 10”
The Hurdle Helper is an innovave system of so
blocks and scks that can Velcro together in
mulple ways to teach progressions, for a variety
of skills. From Preschool, to Pre-team, the Hurdle
Helper will be every teacher’s “go to” for FUN and
creave tumbling, vault and beam staons.
The Hurdle Helper has a base mat that is
approximately 3’ x 4’ and ⅝” thick. This base mat
has closed loop carpet on the top and blue
non-skid on the boom. The base mat also has a
4” wide line down the middle that is part red and
part white. These colors can help to teach
students about reaching longer or lunging farther.
The system includes 6 so red scks that can be arranged in dierent set ups to teach cartwheels, round os,
and hurdling techniques. Use the 2 longer, red scks with Velcro aps, to create an upright obstacle. The
system also comes with a so red block that is 15” x 10” and is 4“ thick for reaching or jumping over.
All the scks and block have Velcro on the boom, in order to connect them to the base mat.
The Hurdle Helper will be a valuable tool in your gym. It is easy to set up and changes quickly to teach a wide
variety of skills. Athletes will love using these creave and fun staons!
(4) 24” long pieces
(2) 46” segmented pieces 3’ x 4’ Base Mat
(1) 15” x 10”

The Hurdle Helper in Use...The Hurdle Helper in Use...
 Jump over the bar for a
plyometric exercise
 Round o and rebound o
hands in a hollow shape over
the obstacle
 Front Handspring over the
obstacle
 Round o - back handspring
over the obstacle
 Round o back tuck over the
Set up: Use a short piece to
make a horizontal bar obstacle.
Set up: Use the rectangle block to
reach, step or jump over.
 Step over the block to encourage
longer hurdles
 Reach hands over the block to
help make skills straighter
(handstand, cartwheel, round
o)
 Rebound over the block in round
o back handsprings
 Jump over the block for a
plyometric staon
Set up: Velcro the longest pieces
upright to make a canyon to
move through.
Encourage straight direcon in
skills as athletes move between
the two upright obstacles.
 Rolls
 Handstands
 Cartwheels
 Round os
 Front Handsprings
 Back Handsprings
Set up: Vary the width of the
longest pieces to create success in
doing skills inside the boundary
 Use this set up for beginner
handstands, cartwheels, round
os, etc. The white and red
lines are a great visual cue for
foot placement in a lunge and
for reaching the hands.
Set up: Use the 4 short pieces
horizontally spaced for a
plyometric staon
 The short pieces of the Hurdle
Helper can be used as a quick,
interchangeable plyometric
staon. Vary the distance of the
pieces for a challenge, or to
accommodated dierent level
athletes.
Set up: Use the uprights for
balance beam to encourage
straight skills
 Use the Hurdle Helper on a
line or next to a low balance
beam to encourage reach and
lengthening skills
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The Hurdle Helper in Use...The Hurdle Helper in Use...
Set up: Use the Hurdle Helper in
various ways for beginner vaults
 Set up pieces of the Hurdle
Helper on a mat stack as an
obstacle for reaching
 Place pieces of the Hurdle
Helper on the oor before
the vault board to encourage
a longer hurdle
Set up: Use the Hurdle Helper in
various ways on a vault table
 Step over the block to
encourage longer hurdles
 Reach hands over the block
to help make straighter skills
such as handstands,
cartwheels, round os, etc.
 Rebound over the block in
round o back handsprings
 Jump over the block for a
plyometric staon
For quesons or problems, please call Tumbl Trak at
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