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Hey everyone. Just as the summer is coming to a close and you thought that all your summer pole vault meets were over. Think again. There will be a pole vault meet on August 12th at Zeapfel Stadium (Eisenhower High School) in Yakima at 10:00 a.m. The third annual Non-Beach Vault is tons of fun and a chance to increase your PR before the summer ends. Ike has a very nice facility and I encourage you to go. There are no age or height requirements so everyone is welcome. Message me if you have any other questions. I'll see you all on the 12th.

Fun! I'd probably try to come out, but I have a friend's baby shower to go to that same day.

Hey I just talk to mister. He said we need to be done 21 days before fall sports start, which is like monday. so we either need to reschedule or cancel. I can't get ahold of JT so if you have is cell # or somethin give hime a call and let him know. you should probbly just have him call mister so they can get all the leagal rules stuff worked out.

see ya later

ok thanks, I'll try.

Your high school coaches can't coach you in the vault after Monday. In theory, I think you could still have a meet at your high school, but your school probably won't let you because it is during the no contact period.

I know for cross country we are aloud to "condition" all the way until school starts. do you know if we can still be on the vault trainer, or even do drills and pop-ups? also, our school coach isn't out, doses the no-contact rule count for private coaches... I think just has an agreement ot use the facilities.

Is there a site I can just look up these rules??

thanks,
rachel

runnerforlife wrote:I know for cross country we are aloud to "condition" all the way until school starts. do you know if we can still be on the vault trainer, or even do drills and pop-ups? also, our school coach isn't out, doses the no-contact rule count for private coaches... I think just has an agreement ot use the facilities.

Is there a site I can just look up these rules??

thanks,
rachel

I am not sure what rules are online, but check out www.wiaa.com

The no contact rule does not apply to private coaches.

You can "condition" all year. Works out great for runners, not so great for vaulters, throwers, and hurdlers. You can't do anything pole vault specific with your school coach until school starts.

thanks!

right well that site is confusing and the Handbook is freekishly long. so I'm going to stop and do my homework, I'll look more into the rules tomorrow. I think that if we get premission from the AD it should be ok? Whats the worst that can happen if we just have it?

you could lose a season of eligibility. Really you can't do anything pole vault specific until track season. There are a lot of things that "conditioning" falls under (I have seen basketball and football practices run under this "conditioning" principle). But the strictest interpretation says that anything specific to your event is supposed to be off limits. I have only heard of one case where this was a problem in pole vault and it was because the coach was coaching his pole vaulters all winter. Anything you could do in the weight room to improve pole vault technique or on rings I would think could be considered "conditioning", but once you get a pole out I would be seriously careful about to make sure your coach is nowhere to be found.

science geek wrote:you could lose a season of eligibility. Really you can't do anything pole vault specific until track season.

Not with your school coach anyway. There is nothing stopping you from traveling on your own to a pole vault camp, a pole vault club, etc., in the off-season. Remember if you jump in any indoor meets, you cannot wear your school uniform.

It would be a private coach holding an open meet. There is nothing wrong with that as long as vaulters don't show up with their school coach in their school uniforms. I can't see it beeing any different than a kid playing on a fall baseball or basketball team (which happens a lot).