1. POLE VAULTING Drills and Common Mistakes (Coaching Views)

2. DRILLS

3. Walking 3 Steps

4. Walking 5 Steps

5. Towel Plants or Taped Boxes

6. Partner Overhead Drives

7. Rockbacks on Ground

8. Rockbacks on Pit with Partner

9. Rockback to Handstand Over Foam Hurdle

10. Inverted Dips with Twist

11. High Bar Swings – Lead with Chest

12. Push (Pull) Turn in Pool

13. Push (Pull) Turns in Hall

14. Sand Pit Jumps

15. Pop Ups Into Pit

16. ¼ Turns Off of Pop Ups

17. Pancakes

18. Push Turns Off of Wall or Box

19. 3 Left Jumps ( Pop Up Over Bar)

20. Stride Step Into Pit

21. Push Offs

22. Drives On Wall

23. Coaching Views (Watching for Common Mistakes)

24. VIDEO TAPE!!!

25. Take Off Step

26. Stride Length of Last 3 Strides

27. Tall Plant!!!

28. Mid Point Step

29. 2 nd Left Mark

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

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

32. Watch From Behind for Runway Movement – Side Movements and Steps

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

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

35. Moving Hand Grip Up or Down – Can Change Pole Action

36. Standards Buried – Reduce Shallow Jumping

37. Bruises on Bottom Arm – Bottom Arm Collapsing

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

39. Flagging – Laying Over Hand Grip, Little Inversion

40. RESOURCES http://www.aip.org/png/html/polevault.html http://polevaultpower.com/ http://www.polevaulteducation.org/ http://www.skyjumpers.com/ http://neovault.com