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Steve
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Posted - 04/17/2006 :  8:33:00 PM  Show Profile  Visit Steve's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Hey Coaches
Here is a typical Q/A call I get...does this sound familiar?

Coach: "what pole should I buy for my school?"
Steve: "how much money do you have to spend on this?"
Coach: "I think we can buy one pole."
Steve: BUY a 13' 200 (or maybe a 12-170)--with this pole everyone in the school is legal (most kids could weigh in with the pole in hand and still be fine. The pole will never bend, so it will probably never break. Or you can rent (3) poles for the price of (1) and what you have rented can change throughout the year as your needs change.

Simply put, any school can meet ALL vaulters' needs with (1) pole and no pit. With that one pole, straight pole technique is the only option (which is fundamentally more simple to coach than bending pole technique)--the take off is nearly the same as hurdling. Nearly all safety and education resources document how vaulting into a long jump sand pit is recommended for beginners. There. No pit. One pole. All kids legal. $300 once. Athletic girls clear 9' or 9'6 without a bend; top boys clear 10'6 or 11' without a bend as well. Those performances score pretty well at true team.

By the way, we typically have a 12-170 in stock.

Call if questions
Steve
Steve White
Men's Pole Vault Coach, University of Minnesota
(763) 458-2932
email Steve

Flight Deck Athletics, Inc.
9529 Teakwood Ln N
Maple Grove Mn 55369
Directions to FDA, White's home

Henry
JV

49 Posts
Posted - 03/09/2008 :  10:30:26 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
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Emmitt's Big Brother
Edited by - Henry on 03/28/2009 07:21:57 AM
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Steve
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USA
729 Posts
Posted - 01/13/2010 :  11:02:22 AM  Show Profile  Visit Steve's Homepage  Reply with Quote
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Steve White
Men's Pole Vault Coach, University of Minnesota
(763) 458-2932
email Steve

Flight Deck Athletics, Inc.
9529 Teakwood Ln N
Maple Grove Mn 55369
Directions to FDA, White's home
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Caroline
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Posted - 06/22/2010 :  05:59:29 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
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Caroline White
U of MN Women's Pole Vault Coach

Directions to FDA, White's home

Flight Deck Athletics, Inc.
5701 Rhode Island Ave N
Crystal MN 55428
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