need some guidance

tikigodbob83 · Unread postby **tikigodbob83** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 4:20 pm

alright i am a first year vaulter with a pr of 12 feet. next year is college for me and my school doesnt have a track team. i really love the sport and want to become much better at it, but im wondering if its feasible on a college budget and with my limited experience. what i would like to know is can i go to school and not play a sport the first four years and be an independent athlete, and then compete in the ncaa as a grad student at georgia. thanks

Skyin' Brian · Unread postby **Skyin' Brian** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 4:53 pm

under that scenario you would probably have 1 year of eligibility left if you graduate in 4 years

tikigodbob83 · Unread postby **tikigodbob83** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 9:15 pm

just one year even if i do not play a sport at a non-NCAA afiliated school?

Unread postby **rainbowgirl28** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 9:15 pm

Your clock starts ticking when you start college full time. You have 5 years.

Unread postby **rainbowgirl28** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 9:16 pm

The NAIA gives you 10 semesters instead of 5 years :devil:

Skyin' Brian · Unread postby **Skyin' Brian** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 10:08 am

rainbowgirl28 wrote:The NAIA gives you 10 semesters instead of 5 years

i would have to check on this but i believe that ncaa division 3 does the 10 semester thing as well.

Carolina Extreme · Unread postby **Carolina Extreme** » Wed Jul 14, 2004 11:11 am

If your goal is to vault NCAA and at Georgia, why wait until grad school. Your height needs to be higher but if you are serious you should find a good pole vault coach and work with him every week to get you there as soon as possible, so that maybe you can compete NCAA for 2 or 3 yrs, instead of 1. If you are at Georgia now, Aaron James is a very good vault coach. He has a club that you can probably jump with to hone your skills to get to the level you need to be at as soon as possible.

It's up to you. Only you can may it happen. Start by taking steps in that direction and keep moving towards it until you get it done. If it's your dream you'll be much happier when you accomplish it. :yes:

You can start by calling Coach James at (706) 542-8035. Ask him about his club.

vaultmom · Unread postby **vaultmom** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 12:50 pm

A div one college would probably not let you even "walk" on unless you could go at least 14 feet..... and even then you would most likely not be on a traveling squad unless you could at least 15 feet and that is because most college vaults have opening heights that would preclude you unless you could jump that high. I agree get a private coach and work really hard. Sounds like the hard thing for you is your college doesnt have a program... so you dont even have acess to facilities. Out west here, I know any school with pits always has "non-student athletes" hanging around at practice before or after working out on their own. YOU will probably find you have to buy your own poles.. $250 plus shipping and up as you get on bigger poles... it can be expensive unless you can find somewhere that will let you use the poles. Give it shot. good luck

tikigodbob83 · Unread postby **tikigodbob83** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 5:11 pm

thanks for the advice, ive talked to coach james and am now a member of the pole vault club at uga. they let all club vaulters use their poles for training. once again thanks for the input and the boost i needed to hear

njvaulter · Unread postby **njvaulter** » Thu Jul 15, 2004 6:58 pm

Well I to am a 12ft vaulter and I probably wont be able to walk on at arizona state so does anyone know of any good coaches out there?

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