My Experience At ESSX

[TeddyVault]

You can also make a bar bell out of that arrangment. 12 ounce, multiplied by 12, equals, what, a 144 ounce curls? It's weightlifting!

[Decamouse]

A real workout getting it to zero

[jmayesvaultmom]

But with her pole bag with 11 poles in it.....of course they're Pacer Mystic Carbons...so it would still be pretty light....

[Decamouse]

That brought a smile - little humor goes a long way - now if I drink all twelve - Think pole vaulting would not be a good idea - even for a cheesehead

[rainbowgirl28]

That brought a smile - little humor goes a long way - now if I drink all twelve - Think pole vaulting would not be a good idea - even for a cheesehead

BZ could probably handle it. That is his pre-meet routine y'know

[Decamouse]

Done six between days of a deca - first day sucked - great second day? what does that imply?

[jmayesvaultmom]

Well....since Jodie has only just turned 16....I would probably have to be the one with the "premeet routine" and since I sit in the stands it probably wouldn't matter...except for the meets with no coach that she wants my help...maybe not then?????

[Decamouse]

Always found it harder to watch my kids that compete myself - even harder to watch Katie (our youngest she is a senior) - never know what to say to them - was worse coaching them - her brother gave me a few gray hairs - but would not miss it for the world -

[rainbowgirl28]

Well....since Jodie has only just turned 16....I would probably have to be the one with the "premeet routine" and since I sit in the stands it probably wouldn't matter...except for the meets with no coach that she wants my help...maybe not then?????

Does she get to drive herself to practice now?

[jmayesvaultmom]

She drives herself to the hs practices when the poles are already there. But her practices with a coach have always been 2-10 hours one way and I am the one with the roof rack so I drive us then...plus that is some long driving for a hs sophomore. She has not had a practice with a coach since spring break. But......WE FOUND A GUY TO HELP HER!!!! Believe it or not, this week I found out about a guy that moved here a couple of months ago and lives 30 minutes from us and has a university-sized pit in his back yard!!!!! He used to jump for Arkansas and also for Arizona. His name is Gordon Sasser. He helped Jodie this week and they did a "mini-meet" with a crossbar at practice. She jumped 12' first attempt and then 12'6" on her second attempt!!!! She had at least 6" clearance over 12'6"!! What a difference a coach makes!!! She had some bigger longer poles in her bag that I had not wanted her to get on without the advice of a coach....and she got on them big-time! He also helped her work on some things with her technique and width of her grip. She is super pumped up and excited now!!:D

[rainbowgirl28]

Awesome! I know how much of a pain running all over to vault can be...

I didn't get my license until into my senior year My parents wouldn't let me drive on the freeway for awhile, so my mom took me to practice.

My dad did a few times... but he would go to the Super Mall while I was practicing... one day he bought 3 coats... Mom always took me to practice after that I didn't mind though. It let me catch up on sleep!

[jmayesvaultmom]

She has actually been driving by herself since October even though she didn't turn 16 until March 4th. I got her a hardship driver's license through the athletic director because of her doing four different sports with all the practices and no transportation to the practices or events through the school system.