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Which school would you prefer if you did not vault. Coaches and situations change regularly at the college level. My advice would be go to a school where you would be happy if you did not participate in Track and Field. Athletic scholarships are for 1 year only, usually they are renewed annually. If...

Coaching your own kids can be a great way to stay in touch with them. If you're not proficient at coaching pole vault, then you will be learning as much as they do. What worked for me was to send them to camps and ask questions. You should also try to pick the brains of other coaches. Find as much i...

I never thought about TitleIX until i had two girls. I was very fortunate that they both turned out to be pretty good athletes. I am very thankful that they were very competitve, worked hard and set goals to compete in college after high school. Together, we planned to make this happen. Without Titl...

Clemson is hoping to have their new indoor facility in use before the end of the season. It's should be really nice, With two PV pits, Mondo Track and Track & Field only.

Don't overlook the S.C. vaulters--Everyone knows about Chase Shealy,16'8"--- but do you know Mitch Greely, pay attention and you will (15" 6" as a Soph. in 2002.) Also Sara Young is left out of the women's list --(12' 5 1/2" at Jr. Olympics, first picked up a pole April 2001)][/b]NO LIMITS!

On the subject of high school coaches---You've got to look at Rusty Shealy in S.C. :idea: YES, He's Chase's dad, but has some pretty good vaulters in the Carolina Extreme camp! Check out JR. Olympics this past year. S.C. was very well represented. Chase Shealy-Gold in Young men-- Mitch Greely-Gold i...