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During the season for high school vaulters I am curious how many times a week do you allow your athletes to take actual vaults (short or full)? Also, how close up to a meet will you allow them to vault. I am reluctant at times to see the pole vaulters vault two days before a meet.

Some coaches I know are not concerned about teaching the turn for beginner vaulters because they want (and I agree) to emphasis the approach, plant and take off first before teaching the rock back (inversion) and turn. When do you recommend teaching a new pole vaulter how to turn and what are your f...

Jenn's coach should never have lectured her the way he did after winning the silver medal. There is a time and place to break down her performance and that was not the time for her coach to do so, especially on television and an international audience. The coach should have congratulated her more en...