FRESHMAN HOPING TO MAKE DISTRICTS?

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FRESHMAN HOPING TO MAKE DISTRICTS?

Unread postby squalicumvaulter07 » Sun May 09, 2004 5:29 pm

help help help me..
ok soo im a freshman in the nothwest 3A league in washington state. i have a good 9'0 jump.. && this is better than some of the top people in other leauges.. but mine is the most competitive in the state. i mean, im competeing against courtney doughtey && alli moore.. state champions that past two years. im hoping to hit 9'6 or 10'0 at our league meet next week.. does anyone have any last minute advice that might assist me in accomplishing my goal? I WOULD BE VERY GREATFUL FOR ANYTHING!!
courtney christine..

so the good news is that you don't have ADD.. the bad news is that you have 4 months to live.
well it's 4:30 and this was a very short practice.
are you calling me fat?

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Unread postby Peepers PV » Sun May 09, 2004 6:14 pm

The best advice I can give: calm down :D.

You've been practicing and competing in pv for a whole season, so it's not like you don't know the basics. You know what you need to do, so be confident with your vault and hopefully things will work out for the best.

The worst thing you can do in an event that is as technical as the vault is get too hyped up- so stay calm and confident;)!

Good luck :yes:!
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Unread postby squalicumvaulter07 » Sun May 09, 2004 10:22 pm

thank you thnk you for being so kind..
anymore??
courtney christine..



so the good news is that you don't have ADD.. the bad news is that you have 4 months to live.

well it's 4:30 and this was a very short practice.

are you calling me fat?



squalicum pole vault practice.. good times

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Unread postby Robert schmitt » Mon May 10, 2004 1:27 pm

Hi I'm the Burlington coach. 9' is a solid jump. The leaguge down south that will make up are district is historically very weak in the vault. So they usually don't send anyone to compete. So the district meet is usually comprised of vaulters from our league. 9' should make it into districts no prob.
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Unread postby Kolber » Fri May 21, 2004 8:58 pm

omg.. how can u make states.. or districts with 9 ft? i vaulted 11 ft this year and im a freshmen and im not even in districts or sectionals
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Unread postby blazerunner121 » Fri May 21, 2004 9:15 pm

Kolber wrote:omg.. how can u make states.. or districts with 9 ft? i vaulted 11 ft this year and im a freshmen and im not even in districts or sectionals


it always depends from state to state, and if its a girl, 9 ft. can still get into districts. like pving in illinois to pving in say texas, nj, and pennsylvania r different. i think competition in nj, texas, and pensylvania is high.

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Unread postby wacky274 » Fri May 21, 2004 9:17 pm

dude, be nice....everyones accomplishments are different, and you may be a guy, and sqaulicum is a female. Don't be bitter if someone makes it to districts and you don't...not all states/districts/regions are equal. If someone is proud of their accomplishments, there is no need to be rude and take that away from them. One of the greatest things about the pole vault community is that we all support each other, lets keep it that way.
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Unread postby blazerunner121 » Fri May 21, 2004 9:22 pm

wacky274 wrote:dude, be nice....everyones accomplishments are different, and you may be a guy, and sqaulicum is a female. Don't be bitter if someone makes it to districts and you don't...not all states/districts/regions are equal. If someone is proud of their accomplishments, there is no need to be rude and take that away from them. One of the greatest things about the pole vault community is that we all support each other, lets keep it that way.


what wacky says is so true. i just went to a sophomore meet this past tuesday and there was some rude, and i mean rude pole vaulters who back stab and back talk. i even heard a pole vaulter say that those that are great are only great cause they go to camps, clinics, etc. Now i go to a clinic and after hearing what that person said, it made me extremely angry. the point is, pole vaulters should be people who encourage each other to do better just how wacky said.

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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Fri May 21, 2004 9:32 pm

Kolber wrote:omg.. how can u make states.. or districts with 9 ft? i vaulted 11 ft this year and im a freshmen and im not even in districts or sectionals


Squalicum vaulter is a girl.

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Unread postby C-townvault » Fri May 21, 2004 10:12 pm

Those who go to camps are good, because they implement what they learned and bust their butts to get better. One of our former vaulters went to camp. He vaulted 13'3" as a senior. He could of and should of been a 15'+ jumper, but he didn't use what he learned and didn't work at it, plain and simple.

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Unread postby Kolber » Sat May 22, 2004 2:46 pm

o lol i didnt know she was a girl... sorry :crying:
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Unread postby squalicumvaulter07 » Mon May 24, 2004 11:04 pm

wow soo much contraversy but yes im a girl..
to clear that up
courtney christine..



so the good news is that you don't have ADD.. the bad news is that you have 4 months to live.

well it's 4:30 and this was a very short practice.

are you calling me fat?



squalicum pole vault practice.. good times


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