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I wish the article was more able Tom Martin and his program. As a coach who has to compete against him, I admire his program and his success. I should also say it sucks going to the San Diego Section finals and having to jump against his athletes. At the Summit, he took the time to outline his progr...

I know that I won't get a whole lot of simpathy here but the indoor marks are heavy on the east coast. We here on the left coast get to jump outside most of the year. It's a shame that kids like Derek Scott have to go to the Summit just to get a mark. Hey Derek, good jumping. You should just the Cal...

I may have been forceful in my response but you're right to go with a soft sell to the head coach. I do have a question, do you have a pole vault coach?

Also, a steel box is only a $170 bucks. You might offer to raise the money thought donations or fundraising.

You need to approach the head track coach and give him the address to this website. He needs to understand that the school is in violation of the national high school rules book and that they are compromising your and your fellow vaulter safety. In the meantime, follow Becca's advice jump on a short...

For what it worth, if my high school athletes are not making the pit or are planting late or wrong, I send them to work on whatever it is to fix the problem. They are not happy about it but I'm their coach, it's simply my job. We have a saying, "Live to vault another day." I took a clinnic at Reno w...