Pole Vault Carolina is excited to announce a Pole Vault Clinic with 2 Time Olympic Medal Coach Jim Bemiller on Saturday June 8, 2019, from 9:30 am – 4:30 pm!
A meet, The Pole Vault Carolina Jim Bemiller Invitational will immediately follow.
Spend the day with an Olympic coach and improve your vault!
Early Bird Pricing is $85 through April 18, 2019. The price will increase to $100 on April 19, 2019.
This clinic will take place at Pole Vault Carolina in Durham, NC.
Jim Bemiller coached the pole vault at The University of Tennessee from 1986-2005. He coached the 2004 Olympic champion in the pole vault, Timothy Mack, and the current NCAA record holder and 2000 Olympic Silver Medalist Lawrence Johnson. He currently works with Rio 2016 Olympic finalist Kelsey Ahbe and 2016 Olympic Trials qualifier Carolina Carmichael.
His athletes in the pole vault have broken the Olympic, World Athletic Final, American, American Junior, U.S. Olympic Trials, NCAA, and SEC records. Tennessee Alumni won the pole vault at three consecutive U.S. Olympic Trials. (’96, ’00, and ’04) and won Gold (2004) and Silver (2000) Olympic Medals. Jim coached vaulters at Tennessee who have won 5 NCAA Championships, 15 Southeastern Conference Championships and 28 All America Certificates.
Jim is the author of the chapter on pole vault training and technique in the most recent edition of the USATF Track and Field Coaching Manual. He also serves on the U.S. Pole Vault Development Executive Staff and mentors young coaches and athletes.
He is an associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology, Recreation and Sport Studies at The University of Tennessee. Jim teaches graduate level courses in sport law, organizational behavior and leadership. His primary research interests include elite performance in sport, risk management and constitutional issues in sport. He is licensed to practice law in the state of Tennessee and is a USATF Level I certified coach.
Top Ten Athletes Coached
1. Timothy Mack 19’ 8 ½” 6.01m Olympic Gold Medalist, WAF Record
2. Lawrence Johnson 19’ 7 ½” 5.98m Olympic Silver Medalist, NCAA Record
3. Russell Johnson 18’ 6 ½” 5.65m NCAA All America, SEC Champion
4. Justin Daler 18’ 4 ½” 5.60m NCAA All America
4. Rich Fulford 18’ 4 ½” 5.60m NCAA All America, SEC Champion
4. Adam Smith 18’ 4 ½” 5.60m NCAA All America, SEC Champion
7. Rocky Danners 18’ 1” 5.52m NCAA All America, SEC Champion
8. John Coyne 17’ 9 ¾” 5.43m NCAA All America, SEC Champion
9. Mike Hogue 17’ 8 ½” 5.41m NCAA All America, SEC Champion
10. Dan Monaghan 17’ 5 ¾” 5.33m NCAA Championships Finalist
