If the budding gymnast messes up and goes face-first into the vault, the individual can be injured, have confidence shattered and lose willingness to try the apparatus again. As a rule of thumb, the vault apparatus should not be higher than the middle of the chest.
[header] How to lay out training stations for gymnastic vaults (preschool ) [title] Lower the vault apparatus. [step] You must lower the vault for safety reasons. You do not want the preschooler running at an apparatus that is at head height.