Helpful Resources for Pole Vaulters
This has not yet been updated for 2018 - please come back in February for more info :)
Pole Vault-specific Communications
Drills Video Online - Watch over and over!
Handouts - Print at home and read!
Opening Heights/Number of Entries for Meets in 2017
Pole Vault-specific Communications
- Sign up for Pole Vault-specific Remind101: Text @nhspv2017 to 81010
Drills Video Online - Watch over and over!
- Drills Video (18:38) from Pole Vault Atlanta
Handouts - Print at home and read!
- It's a Rocket, Not a Cannon (teaching points PDF, 7 pages, from Beginner to Bubka)
- Drills we do to begin every practice (PDF coming soon!)
- Don't Leave Home Without It (What should be in your track bag) (PDF coming soon!)
- Coach's Expectations (PDF coming soon!)
Opening Heights/Number of Entries for Meets in 2017
- Saturday, Feb 25, Archer Invitational
- Limited to 3 Girls, 3 Boys
- Mackenzie Allan (7'6"), Merritt Blum (NH), Hailey Kirkpatrick (6' 7")
- Kawan (KC) Cloud (NH), Brandon Lassiter (NH), Damonte (Tae) Saunders (7' 6") - Opening Height Girls: 6'
- Opening Height Boys: 8'
- Limited to 3 Girls, 3 Boys
- Saturday, March 4, Bartow Jenkins
- Limited to 4 per gender - but only 3 events per athlete
- - Mackenzie Allan (7'6"), Merritt Blum (6'0"), Rachel Godleski (NH), Hailey Kirkpatrick (6' 7")
- Kawan (KC) Cloud (NH), Brandon Lassiter (8'0"), Damonte (Tae) Saunders (9' 0"), Richard Scott (8' 0") - Opening Height Girls: 5'
- Opening Height Boys: 7'
- Thursday, March 9, Parkview
- No Limit, but requested to be reasonable
- - Mackenzie Allan (8' 0"), Merritt Blum (6' 6"), Rachel Godleski (6' 0"), Hailey Kirkpatrick (6' 7")
- Kawan (KC) Cloud (NH), Brandon Lassiter (9' 0"), Damonte (Tae) Saunders (9' 0"), Richard Scott (8' 0") - Opening Height Girls: Probably 7'
- Opening Height Boys: Probably 9'
- Saturday, March 11, Jerry Arnold
- Limited to 2 Girls, 2 Boys
- - Mackenzie Allan (8' 0"), Merritt Blum (6' 6")
- Brandon Lassiter (9' 0"), Damonte (Tae) Saunders (9' 0") - Opening Height Girls: 7'
- Opening Height Boys: 9'
- Wednesday, March 15, Titan-Up Challenge
- No Limit
- Opening Height Girls: ???
- Opening Height Boys: ???
- Saturday & Monday, March 25 & 27, County
- Limited to 2 Girls, 2 Boys
- Opening Height Girls: Varsity 7', JV 6'
- Opening Height Boys: Varsity 9', JV 8'
- Friday, March 31, Rumble in the Jungle
- Limited to 2 Girls, 2 Boys
- Opening Height Girls: ???
- Opening Height Boys: ???
- Wednesday, April 12, Titan Tune-Up
- Limited to 4 Girls, 4 Boys
- Opening Height Girls: ???
- Opening Height Boys: ???
- Tuesday & Thursday, April 18 & 20, Region
- Limited to 2 Girls, 2 Boys
- Opening Height Girls: ???
- Opening Height Boys: ???
- Saturday, April 29, Sectionals
- Only Top 4 Finishers from our Regional will go to Sectionals
- Opening Height Girls: 7' 6"
- Opening Height Boys: 10' 6"
- Thursday-Saturday, May 11 - 13, State
- Only the Top 8 Finishers from our Sectional will go to State
- Opening Height Girls: ???
- Opening Height Boys: ???