Coaching Essentials for Pole Vault Success
Pole Vault-
Athletes to Target and
Intro to the Basics
Steven Strawderman
As a coach; who should I be recruiting
for the vault?
•
Program expectations?
•
Do we test our prospective athletes?
–
What do we expect from our athletes?
•
Fearless
•
Vertical Jump
•
Strong, Powerful runners
•
Gymnasts?
Physical Characteristics.. Does it
Matter?
•
Do taller vaulters have a
better chance of jumping
high?
•
Strong Upper body vs Better
all out speed
–
Bounce
Coaching Priority: Vaulting safely
•
Pole must move from original planting
position to vertical.
•
Vaulter and pole work together to constantly
move dynamically throughout the jump.
•
Vaulter is to stay behind the pole not off to
either side.
•
Look up
Back to Basics
•
Coaches Checklist
–
Athletes Grip
•
Wide?
•
Narrow?
–
Running posture / pole carry
–
Gradual pole drop
–
Proper timing of planting motion
–
Jump, push, and move the pole to vertical
What can we do as coaches to help
athletes progress and stay interested?
•
Make it fun
•
Set attainable goals
–
construct a training schedule to work up to those
goals
•
Identifying potential weakness in a particular
phase of the vault. Specifically prepare and
train athlete to be more efficient in said
phase.
What can we do as coaches to help
athletes progress and stay interested?
•
Coaches Checklist- Every vault / Every Drill
•
Indicate where exactly things started to go
wrong from your view.
–
Go back one step and analyze (Continuous Chain)
•
Revert back to purposeful drilling of basic
fundamentals.
–
Exaggerate
•
Repeat
Thank you!
Learn the key aspects of coaching pole vault, including athlete recruitment, physical characteristics, safety priorities, and coaching techniques. Discover how to help athletes progress, stay engaged, and excel in this challenging sport.
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Pole Vault- Athletes to Target and Intro to the Basics Steven Strawderman
As a coach; who should I be recruiting for the vault? Program expectations? Do we test our prospective athletes? What do we expect from our athletes? Fearless Vertical Jump Strong, Powerful runners Gymnasts?
Physical Characteristics.. Does it Matter? Do taller vaulters have a better chance of jumping high? Strong Upper body vs Better all out speed Bounce
Coaching Priority: Vaulting safely Pole must move from original planting position to vertical. Vaulter and pole work together to constantly move dynamically throughout the jump. Vaulter is to stay behind the pole not off to either side. Look up
Back to Basics Coaches Checklist Athletes Grip Wide? Narrow? Running posture / pole carry Gradual pole drop Proper timing of planting motion Jump, push, and move the pole to vertical
What can we do as coaches to help athletes progress and stay interested? Make it fun Set attainable goals construct a training schedule to work up to those goals Identifying potential weakness in a particular phase of the vault. Specifically prepare and train athlete to be more efficient in said phase.
What can we do as coaches to help athletes progress and stay interested? Coaches Checklist- Every vault / Every Drill Indicate where exactly things started to go wrong from your view. Go back one step and analyze (Continuous Chain) Revert back to purposeful drilling of basic fundamentals. Exaggerate Repeat
