What is your potential?To find out, join us on Sundays at 3 pm for a Beginner’s Clinic!At Pole Vault Carolina, we offer instruction in the pole vault, high jump, and long jump, and teach athletes to surmount obstacles on the field and in life. Meet Alden. She started vaulting in the second semester of her 7th grade year. Covid hit, she kept training at home, and then she made the most of every practice last season. This year Alden walked…
These workouts are to be done Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays. Please see Coach with any questions! Warm up Jog 400 meters Stretches Leg Drills 2 x 100’ each Lunges High Knees Butt Kicks A-Skip B-skip Side-to-side Straight legs 2 High Knees – 2 Straight Legs Karaoke Running- 60% speed – 2 sets with 5 minutes rest between sets 3 x 50 meters 3 x 100 meters Strength Pull Ups 30 in one day (if too easy do them with legs extended)…
DO YOU SEE THE PRIDE on Abbie’s face? If you want to feel this way too, Beginner’s Clinics are Sundays at 3 pm.If you are already vaulting part time, think about what you can achieve if you practice consistently. Sophomore Abbie started pole vaulting in November of 2020 and she made the most of every opportunity to compete. By spring she was jumping 10’. When Coach told her that he thought she could qualify for states, she excitedly put her…
Maddie Davies, a junior at Athens Drive High School, won the NCHSAA 4 A State Championships last weekend with a jump of 12′! Maddie is one of the hardest working pole vaulters we know. She has dealt with injury and adversity which has only made her stronger and more determined! We are so happy to celebrate her success!
Jon Horn won gold in the pole vault and long jump, and silver in the 110m hurdles and 300 m hurdles at the NCISAA Division III State Championships! Jon PR’d in the vault with a massive jump at 14’6″. He is currently the highest ranked pole vaulter across all classifications in North Carolina. Thanks to all the points Jon scored (36!) the Burlington Christian team placed second overall in the Division III championships!
JULIANNA HALLYBURTON won it ALL at the TISAC* championships! On day one, Julianna broke the conference record by 14 inches, and jumped a new personal best of 11’8″! On day two, she and her relay teammates in the 4X100 and 4X200 won their events and the Durham Academy girls are the conference champions! Julianna was featured in the December issue of TAKEOFF Magazine. To read more about her quiet determination, follow this link to her story! *TISAC stands for Triangle Independent…
Stretching 10 minutes Stubbie walk up plant L-R-L – 4 sets – 20 reps / set Leg drills with stubbie – 30 meters 4 reps each High Knees, A Skip, Deon Sanders (straight legs) Leg Drills without stubbie – 30 meters 4 reps each Karaoke, Side to Side, Forward Lunges, Side Lunges 5. Sprint with stubbie – 30 meters, 10 reps 6. Jump rope – 4 sets of 30 seconds with 30 second rest in between 7. Sit ups 100…
Athletes will learn the fundamentals of the pole vault in an encouraging environment! We start new athletes in the Beginner’s Clinics, and build their confidence through the practice of dynamic drills that are the foundation of the vault. They will complete jumps by the end of the session. Beginner’s Clinics are currently held on Sundays at 3 pm, and are 90 minutes in length. *Sessions are limited to 8 athletes. There is no pole sharing and masks are required.
Coach Jose will lead a clinic from noon to 3 pm. Athletes will practice drills on the track and at the pit to empower all phases of the vault. Your athlete will take plenty of jumps! Our goal is to build confidence and prepare athletes for their outdoor seasons. All poles will be provided! You may register here.
Perseverance is defined as steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement. My daughter Sofia has a great story on perseverance. It has been 78 weeks since she became a collegiate athlete. She has endured: 390 practices5 injuries234 jump sessions4680+ jumps in practices 550 days of chasing the dream of a new PR, all without improving her high school PR. And then on day 551, a new PR! Congratulations Sofia! It takes a…
