The Controlled Falls (PARE and POPAT)

During the PARE, you will be performing controlled falls after the vault jump and in between the push and pull. During the POPAT, the controlled falls are done at the end when you’re jumping the vault. When performed poorly, the falls can be your downfall (pun intended) during the test. I’ve seen people take up to 5 seconds or more getting down and up on their front or back. You add that up over the course of the test and that’s a lot of time wasted, all because you couldn’t get up and down efficiently enough.

You do need a certain amount of strength to get yourself up and down, but there is a technical aspect that’s needed to. You can be strong but if you don’t know how to fall efficiently, then all that strength goes to waste.

Check out the videos below on a short tutorial on front and back falls and how to be as fast as possible.