POLE VAULTING

Drills and Common Mistakes

(Coaching Views)

DRILLS

Walking 3 Steps

Walking 5 Steps

Towel Plants or Taped Boxes

Partner Overhead Drives

Rockbacks on Ground

Rockbacks on Pit with Partner

Rockback to Handstand Over Foam Hurdle

Inverted Dips with Twist

High Bar Swings – Lead with Chest

Push (Pull) Turn in Pool

Push (Pull) Turns in Hall

Sand Pit Jumps

Pop Ups Into Pit

¼ Turns Off of Pop Ups

Pancakes

Push Turns Off of Wall or Box

3 Left Jumps ( Pop Up Over Bar)

Stride Step Into Pit

Push Offs

Drives On Wall

Coaching Views(Watching for Common Mistakes)

VIDEO TAPE!!!

Take Off Step

Stride Length of Last 3 Strides

Tall Plant!!!

Mid Point Step

2nd Left Mark

Landing on the Side of the Coaches Box – Planting to the Side

Landing Beyond the Coaches Box – Too Soft of Pole or Low Hand Grip

Watch From Behind for Runway Movement – Side Movements and Steps

Watch From in Front for Squared Swing – Do Not Drive Hand Beyond Midpoint

Moving Back or Forward a Stride – Knowing Stride Lengths Can Change Flex

Moving Hand Grip Up or Down – Can Change Pole Action

Standards Buried – Reduce Shallow Jumping

Bruises on Bottom Arm – Bottom Arm Collapsing

Peek a Boo With Head and Arm – Low or Non Driving Arms

Flagging – Laying Over Hand Grip, Little Inversion

RESOURCES

• http://www.aip.org/png/html/polevault.html

• http://polevaultpower.com/

• http://www.polevaulteducation.org/

• http://www.skyjumpers.com/

• http://neovault.com