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I found this set of videos on youtube of an instructional video titled, "Come to Pole Vault Practice" by Bill Falk and Mark Strawderdam. There's some pretty good stuff in them on technique and training. The first video is pretty much worthless (safety information, etc), but the rest of the...

I have a similar problem in my right wrist. I usually load up on ibuprofen and tape my wrist before practice and meets.

A teammate of mine just broke his tailbone while sledding. We are both vaulters, but right now we are focusing on diving. Does anyone know whether or not he will be able to continue to dive (he's ranked #1 in the state) while his tailbone is healing? Is this going to affect his vaulting in the spring?

so, according to dyestat, 9 feet 3 inches is average height?

Would gaining too much muscle mass be detrimental to a pole-vaulter? I am currently 5'8" 145 lbs with low body fat and do a large amount of high-rep low weight conditioning. I have been considering going to the weight room on a regular basis this winter to build more muscle, however I am afraid...

I vaulted a few times last week indoors at MSU. I made 10' 6" last year and cleared 11' in practice the other day. I'm working towards 13' for this year. Last year I didn't know a thing about technique so I've been watching a lot of videos and reading up a lot.

I'm a high school sophomore in mankato. I just started my second year of vaulting last week, I'm coached by Matt Kolb.