PV Pet Peeves

[Vault&Flip]

I personally love the clap. It gets me pumped up, and idk, it jsut seems to be a relaxation factor when going for those higher heights. It is awesome.


Zachmo[/quote]

I too love the clap; however, I tend to do poorly when it occurs. Who knows...maybe I have clapophobia (fear of the clap?).....and I mean the kind where you hit both hand together repeatedly....

[blazerunner121]

I also don't like it when people just scream swear words after an attempt, or get all mad and stuff.

agree ... a miss is a miss. cursing at it isn't gonna make the bar fly back up into the air.

[JMP8928]

i coach at a hs here, and i know i dont know everything about pv... but i get really annoyed when a coach says somthing to their athlete that is absolutely rediculous.

also get annoyed to see HS vaulters with NO coach... i mean really, thats not the safest way to manage your athletes.

[polecat]

I also don't like like to see pole vaulters competing by themselves, without coaches or other observers, during high school meets. Usually, these vaulters don't do well, and they leave frustrated and disappointed. It also is a safety risk.

The other dislike is when the schools hosting the meets fail to provide extenders to help return the bar to its post after it has been knocked off. Nothing slows down a competition more! Ditto for failing to provide volunteers to do this chore.

[blazerunner121]

also get annoyed to see HS vaulters with NO coach... i mean really, thats not the safest way to manage your athletes.

my school doesn't want to afford to buy another pole vault coach. so i have to vault by myself with one other vaulter. plus, they removed the rubber runway from the pv area and replaced it with asphalt and left it be since they had to put in turf ground for football field. and lemme tell u, it hurts my shins so much to have to try to jump off of the hard ground. and not only that, but the pits were mishandled so badly. but i still got hope for a good season

[saraf]

I hate it how shot putters are so much cooler than polevaulters

[JMP8928]

not having a coach is lame dude

[Peepers PV]

I hate it how shot putters are so much cooler than polevaulters

what?

[JMP8928]

yeah!.... what??

[GirlPoleVaulter87]

You mean Canadian throwers? Yea i wish i could be cool like that.

[rainbowgirl28]

I hate it how shot putters are so much cooler than polevaulters

There are some pretty cool throwers at UGA... but not THAT cool

[blazerunner121]

I hate it how shot putters are so much cooler than polevaulters

putters got balls ... but vaulters got great bendable poles!