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Ok, my problem is that I have lost the drive to vault as much as I used to, here is my problem.
So I had a really great season at the beggining of the year, I broke the school record, jumped 3 pr's, and was doing really great. Then things started getting worse as the season went on, I injured my wrist, and it hurt every time I jumped, I took a week off (in hopes that it would heal...it didn't) then I jumped at several meets where the pits were completely illegal, I still made bars, but really low, 2 feet below my pr. I finally got to jump at legal pits, and i couldn't jump well at all. Regionals rolled around, I was sure i was going to make it to state and be in the top 3 14' was my currrent pr, and i was technically better than everyone at regionals, but I still couldn't jump good, I ended up jumping 12'6 in perfect conditions. This made me really upset, and I lost a little interest in pv. I have tried jumping after that, but I now have no confidence, and can barely turn over my smallest pole, so I stopped vaulting all together. What is the best thing to do, I love pv, and I can't just give it up. Any suggestions on what I should be doing to help me overcome whatever is wrong.

Go do something fun for awhile that is not pole vault. Now is a good time to cross train.

Set some goals. PR coming out of high school. What school you want to vault at. What pole you want to be able to get on at the peak of your career. Maybe watch some vaulting (as in a lot) will help to motivate you a little bit! Good luck...

Thanks, that is kind of what I was thinking. I have until january before i start vaulting again, so I guess a lot can change, hopefully for the good of things!