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Jeff Hayhoe just announced a pole vault competition on July 21st at York. Go to the Pole Vault Canada website (forum) for details. Also, if you still need a standard in August, I would recommend Sherbrooke for sure. It is a pretty good place to jump. Another option is to call the OTFA and get a sanc...

The poles are no longer available... thanks for all the interest!

Thanks for sharing, Becca... that was awesome!

I will be competing in my last competition on July 5th at the Alki Beach Vault, and I thought I'd offer up my poles for sale to anyone interested who can pick them up there: Three 16'1" Pacer Carbon poles... 175lbs, 185lbs, 185lbs. Strange sounding, until you read the flex #'s: 18.9, 18.5, 18.1...

Last chance to get into these upcoming Canadian meets! Next Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday... a very good potential competition camp! Women's events are full, but we desperately need guys... I will buy beers for any guys you come up from the US! Abbotsford and Victoria have prize money and great FRE...

We are in need of some 5.00m+ men for the following meets, which are money meets (prize money listed is in $Can): 1. Lafarge Abbotsford International (Tuesday, June 17) Website: http://international.valleyroyals.org/ Prize money: $150 for 1st, $100 for 2nd, $50 for 3rd, +$250 for a venue record (5.6...

For the Bellingham Parks and Rec allcomers, will they be at Civic Fields (beside Sportsplex)? What is the start time?

I don't know how much you can change your technique at this point, but here's a piece of advice I picked up from Brad Walker about getting on bigger poles: he said that when you move to a bigger pole, jump as if you're trying to blow through and get on the next one. It's an attitude that will help t...

You should definitely be able to jump well, given your physical abilities. With some good coaching, the technique will help you to go far. Ryan Hvidston is the coach in Vancouver, who is a 5.20m vaulter himself, and has a very good eye for technique. You'll be in good hands with those guys.

I PM'd POGO STICK, but in case he doesn't find that, I recommended the group in Vancouver. The contact there is Laurier Primeau. His email is lprimeau@stgeorges.bc.ca . Of course he's welcome to our group in Abbotsford, but it might be a little farther to drive. North Van isn't quite set up with a l...

Rick, this is exactly what I'm looking for... a set of tests that will highlight both strengths and weaknesses, in order to tailor-fit a training program to an athlete. I would very much like to see your tests and norms. The only tests for which I have vaulter-specific data are the ones from the tab...

Hello coaches, In the book "From Beginner to Bubka" on p.124, Figure 20.1 has 8 tests that correlate to PV performance. It essentially implies that... For a 3.00m vaulter, the athlete should be able to (on average): 1. run a 30m flying start in 4.2s 2. run 100m in 13.6s 3. Standing LJ 1.65...