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I am reading this and seeing that it is from a while ago so I am wondering if you ever found an answer to this. I would agree with drcurran and say that an asterisk could have been used to note that it was for the outdoor title but was done indoors. Congrats to your son though on winning a state tit...

I think the jewelry rule is very fair. When I helped coach a high school track team, we had a team rule against it anyway. At first the athletes didn't like it but they got used to it and started to police each other on it. It kept us from having any DQs and when winning is the most important, that'...

I vaulted in high school and have done some volunteer coaching at the high school level. I'm really enjoying reading on the forum.

Wow, that's a good questions. I had never thought of putting bungee cords on during practice runs. Rainbowgirl, thanks for posting the answer. This seems like it would be a good training technique.

I would strongly suggest emailing coaches if you are interested in competing at the next level. Try to network any way you can and be persistent. College coaches are busy and they get tons of emails and calls everyday. See if maybe you know someone that works for the coach that could be your "i...