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Unread postby bjvando » Wed Jun 16, 2004 10:16 pm

DJ deserves much more credit then most people give him. He is a very talented caoch as well as athlete ( in his day) rock on DJ!
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Unread postby Carolina Extreme » Thu Jun 17, 2004 8:23 pm

Dave is still in pretty darn good shape. I met him at Earl Bell's, he was there with Lesa Kabishta(sp) who was/is training with him in FL. He ran the 15m on the fly, through Earl's setup, and was moving pretty quick. He's a great guy with ton's of nonstop enthusiasm and lot's of great coaching idea's that he shares without hesitation. The kinda guy you like to be around. :yes: I hope to run in to him again sometime.

Very humble too. I complimented him on how well Mike Tully and Earl Bell jumped with him as a coach. His response was, "Well I don't know how much coaching I did, I mostly just caught their step." :yes:
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Unread postby bma11 » Fri Jun 18, 2004 3:08 pm

when are the olympic trials?

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Unread postby vaultmd » Sat Jun 19, 2004 2:18 am

I think you guys are referring to Dave Johnston.

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Unread postby lonestar » Tue Jun 22, 2004 12:38 am

vaultmd wrote:I think you guys are referring to Dave Johnston.


Yeah, Dave JohnSTON was the guy who helped Earl and Mike in '84 to a silver and bronze medal, and is currently coaching Lesa Kubishta in Florida. He also came up with "The List" as Bubba Sparks and I call his "Anatomy of the Pole Vault Run" which can be seen at http://www.bubbapv.com/Pages/dj.htm If you want to know what it takes to jump high, check this out - great guideline. Terrific and extremely knowledgable and humble guy.

Dave JohnSON was a great decathlete who represented the U.S. in the 1992 Olympics. Remember the Dan v. Dave Reebok commercials in '92? Dan O'Brien NH'ed in the trials pv, and Dave went to Barcelona for the U.S.

By the way, check out my friend and mentor Bubba Sparks' website at http://www.bubbapv.com/index.htm Great info. from a great vaulter and coach.
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Unread postby ILLINIPV » Tue Jun 22, 2004 1:55 pm

Lonestar, whats a way i could get a hold of bubba? thanks for the website, a good read/good research w/personal experiences.
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Unread postby lonestar » Tue Jun 22, 2004 3:42 pm

ILLINIPV wrote:Lonestar, whats a way i could get a hold of bubba? thanks for the website, a good read/good research w/personal experiences.
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Just pm'ed you.
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Unread postby Vaulterchick88 » Thu Jun 24, 2004 1:10 am

Stevenson
Hartwig
Walker

Becca, everyone else is giving thier opinions what about you?
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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Thu Jun 24, 2004 2:59 am

Vaulterchick88 wrote:Stevenson
Hartwig
Walker

Becca, everyone else is giving thier opinions what about you?


I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings. :o

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Unread postby Vaulterchick88 » Thu Jun 24, 2004 8:42 pm

Oh, c'mon what good is a pole vault forum if you're not willing to stir up a little controversy now and then. :)
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Unread postby blazerunner121 » Thu Jun 24, 2004 9:08 pm

hartwig and dragila.

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Unread postby Scott Go Pre » Tue Jul 06, 2004 12:36 pm

I believe that the top three will be as follows:

Men
1. Hartwig
2. Stevenson
3. Toss-up between Mack, Miles, Walker, and Hysong

Women
1. Draglia
2. Suttle
3. Schwartz
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