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Last week at the pv event, immediately afterwards I felt a slight pain in my gut, more to my left side every time I stepped. I also felt an arcing strain or somewhat of a pull on my left inner thigh, and that area hurt with every step - not immensely, but enough to bug me. I had to skip my hurdles e...

I'm a psychological mess. I think too much about it, get nervous, mess up, lose confidence, and then I can't even plant anymore. That's what happened today at practice. Now I'll be going into my meet tomorrow unsure, nervous, and with my last practice being a demoralizing flop. So frustrating

I am a senior in high school, and have vaulted since 7th grade. Sophomore year I got my best of 10'6", and have never bent a pole (intentionally.) I had coaching up to my sophomore year, and now there is nobody to coach me or nobody older to help me out. Yesterday I had a 7th grader count my st...