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by GHSvault
Sun May 12, 2013 12:52 am
Forum: Pole Vault - Intermediate Technique
Topic: Help with coaching a vaulter to get vertical
Replies: 0
Views: 5598

Help with coaching a vaulter to get vertical

Relatively new vault coach and running into a new problem with one of my vaulters. Tried and tried some more to get this vaulter to a vertical position, however, his feet keep coming out once the pole starts to uncoil. My simple explanation is that his head is unwilling to drop which prevents him fr...
by GHSvault
Sat Mar 16, 2013 7:21 pm
Forum: Pole Vault - Beginning Technique
Topic: Cut down an old skypole?
Replies: 3
Views: 7731

Cut down an old skypole?

At our high school we have a limited amount of short poles (All are way underweight for male vaulters).In fact, we are loaded with 14' poles and our school is not purchasing poles anytime soon. I recently went to a track meet where a team cut down an old skypole from 14' to about 9'9". The obje...

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