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Steve & Caroline continue to offer what we believe is the best service available
9-kids and 2-coaches--best coach to athlete ratio
All the poles (including custom poles built to be between other poles)--biggest available inventory in the mid-west
and more

Go to the (New Website) and [Camps & Meets] to register

Caroline and I cannot wait to coach you

#66

Coaching Opportunities / Forest Lake needs a Jumps coac...

Last post by Steve - February 20, 2016, 03:31:01 PM

Jumps coach needed for Forest Lake High School.
Responsibilities include: Boys high jump, Long Jump and Triple Jump.
Contact head coach Paul Kendrick at pkendrick@flaschools.org for more information.

#67

Coaching Opportunities / Hill Murray Vault Coach positi...

Last post by Steve - November 16, 2015, 01:41:50 AM

Congrats to John Lund (one of the "Marvelous Lund Brothers")
John is the new Hill Murray vault coach

Hill-Murray Track team is in need of a vaulting coach.

"Track practice will start in mid March and run through May. We would ideally like a coach every day plus meets, but could be flexible to 3-4 days a week plus meets. Our facility is not great, but we have really eager kids who want to learn. We do not have an indoor facility and our outdoor pit is just one direction. We have about 8-10 poles and maybe 6 vaulters (3 girls/3 boys). They are very young and inexperienced jumpers except for one junior girl who is at about 9â€™. The pay is $2,500 for the season. If interested please contact the athletic director at Hill-Murray (Bill Lechner) blechner@hill-murray.org or call 651 748-2429."

#68

Camps / Speed Development Sessions--sp...

Last post by Steve - October 03, 2015, 03:15:42 PM

Flight Deck Athletics
Speed Development Sessions
--21st Year of camps--
--UofM Indoor Fieldhouse--
(Directions to the UofM Indoor Fieldhouse)

Enter through the North West Entrance

New This Year
We will offer speed development sessions specifically addressing the needs the vault
Athletes sign up for 4-sessions at a time
Athletes must sign up so that vaulting is completed prior to speed training
--eg. pole vault from 12:00-1:30, then speed development from 1:30-3:00

Details:
10 athletes maximum per session
Speed development specifically targeting the needs of the vault
Fully-Automatic timing
Acceleration mechanics
Runway mechanics
Pole Carry mechanics
Plyometrics
Training plan for mid week sessions done at home/school
Mid-week support and guidance through email
10:1 athlete to coach ratio, or better, ensured

The Link to Enroll

#69

Camps / Re: Indoor Vaulting 2015-16 at...

Last post by Steve - October 03, 2015, 03:06:24 PM

#70

Meets / Wednesday Night Flights---DONE...

Last post by Steve - June 16, 2015, 02:10:37 AM

There are no meets at Armstrong in August
Meets are done for the year
Thank you everyone for another safe and fun summer

Wednesday Night Flights at Armstrong

What:Full Service Pole Vault Competitions
Where:Armstrong High School
When: Wednesdays June 17th through July 29th
--The pit opens at 3:30pm, for warm-ups
--The pit closes at 8pm, mosquito's are too thick after that
--All meets are pending the weather--A final call on bad weather will be made no later than 3pm meet day and posted here

What do you have to do?:
1) Check the weather and decide if it looks good enough to jump
2) Check this Post to make sure the meet has not been canceled--please don't call, the meet is a GO unless we post it here that it is cancelled
3) bring $15 cash (entry fee)
4) bring your own water, food, sunscreen, bug-spray, etc.
5) bring your own poles if you want

What is provided: is a full service meet
1) You may use our full line of poles
--you agree to purchase any poles you damage
2) We will have 3 paid workers running the meet, placing crossbars, and adjusting standards
3) Any crossbar breakage is also covered by the entry fee
4) Meets this year are USATF sanctioned--will follow USATF competition rules.
--the pit will open at 3:30pm for warm-ups
--initial bars start between 4:15pm and 4:30pm
--5-Alive will be in effect, although multiple competitions will run concurrently (multiple heights will be active at any one time)
~~--each vaulter gets a single 4th attempt (Mulligan)~~
--Late arrivals will be considered to have "Passed" and will be invited to take advantage of one of the two warm-up periods (5:15, 6:15) and be given 2min/athlete
--There will be NO wam-up break after 6:15

Other features
1) Coaches are welcome, with or without athletes
2) Coaches are welcome to coach their athletes and use the Flight Deck poles

One more thing:
We usually go out for pizza afterward--all are welcome

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