Simon Arkell video
Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 9:33 pm
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Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 11:32 pm
"Your biggest problem isn't a lack of coaching, it's a lack of talent." Thanks for sharing that achtungpv - in fact Simon achieved his great performances with neither talent - in the general sense of that word - nor good coaching! He had an enormous drive to succeed and with a decent coach when he started he could have joined the 6.00m club at a time when there were few in it.
Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 1:58 pm
He still holds the WR for lefties though right?
Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 8:16 pm
Not for long 
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lol j/k. Congrats on the 5.35 by the way jeff.
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lol j/k. Congrats on the 5.35 by the way jeff.
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:13 am
haha thats actually funny because i was gonna add, ''unless our 3po has something to say about it''... but decided against it.
thanks for the congrats dude, i appreciate it.
thanks for the congrats dude, i appreciate it.
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:48 am
Just to clarify things i should point out that I was the coach who twenty eight years ago was not good enough to help Simon achieve what he was capable of. He only jumped 4.90m as an 18 year old in Adelaide - but in my defence I must add that was before I had ever met Petrov or seriously studied Bubka.
Vaulting 19 feet with no talent
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 4:35 pm
I feel like a voyeur reading discussions about my complete lack of ability as a vaulter ;-)
Alan is very modest, he was a great coach, friend and father figure to me from when I was 11 years old through to today (God, I think I'm now 41). I never would have known about the big bad World of vaulting out there had it not been for Alan, and it would have been impossible for me to get to 19 feet without him. I am proud of having vaulted 5.80, even more so than someone with athletic talent would have been. If you are slow, uncoordinated, left handed or all of the above - have faith. I jumped 19 feet in my 19th year of vaulting !
Alan is very modest, he was a great coach, friend and father figure to me from when I was 11 years old through to today (God, I think I'm now 41). I never would have known about the big bad World of vaulting out there had it not been for Alan, and it would have been impossible for me to get to 19 feet without him. I am proud of having vaulted 5.80, even more so than someone with athletic talent would have been. If you are slow, uncoordinated, left handed or all of the above - have faith. I jumped 19 feet in my 19th year of vaulting !
Re: Simon Arkell video
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 6:58 pm
WOW
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 7:25 pm
I know, that video was only taken last month in my comeback ;-) How are you??? Send me your email address... Go Sochi.
Re: WOW
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 2:09 pm
sarkell wrote:I know, that video was only taken last month in my comeback ;-) How are you??? Send me your email address... Go Sochi.
Ark,
How about that Summer Resort Winter Olympics. Property value is through the roof. You should come I will host you in 2012.
Cheers