6'3" for a 2nd Grader

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6'3" for a 2nd Grader

Unread postby eleazar » Mon May 16, 2005 5:14 pm

I have been helping a lot of young kids in the pole vault, I just had a 2nd grader start a couple of weeks ago, his second vault session he jumped 6', his last jump session, he made 6'3"...just wondering if there are any other 2nd graders out there jumping...also, he is 4'1" tall, weighs 54lbs and is holding about 7'2" after his hands slips 3-4"!!

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Unread postby distancejumper » Mon May 16, 2005 8:22 pm

I don't know what other second graders are doing, but that's damn good
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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Mon May 16, 2005 8:35 pm

I had a 6 year old girl jump a few times a couple summers ago. She was 3'6" and on her best jumps she made it to the top of the pit.
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Unread postby Scott Go Pre » Tue May 17, 2005 2:51 pm

what kind of pole was he on? what brand, height, and weight?
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Unread postby LancerVaulter07 » Tue May 17, 2005 3:21 pm

that's pretty good for a 2nd grader. i don't know of any one
around here ever starting before high school...maybe 8th
grade. i wish i was able to start earlier. i know my coach
from a camp i went to had a 7th grade girl clearing like 8'6''
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Unread postby eleazar » Tue May 17, 2005 6:20 pm

it was a special catapole that is only 8-3 long, doesn't have a weight rating, but he isn't bending it...actually he saw me jump last night, and said that he wanted to bend his pole!!

I have a 5th grade girl that cleared 8-4 in a meet last week

and another girl that jumped 9-9 with a week of vaulting...actually cleared 9' to qualify for state on her 3rd day.
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Unread postby Texasvaulter07 » Tue May 17, 2005 7:46 pm

eleazar wrote:it was a special catapole that is only 8-3 long, doesn't have a weight rating, but he isn't bending it...actually he saw me jump last night, and said that he wanted to bend his pole!!

I have a 5th grade girl that cleared 8-4 in a meet last week

and another girl that jumped 9-9 with a week of vaulting...actually cleared 9' to qualify for state on her 3rd day.


You must be doing something right! Keep up the good work and we might be seeing records broken in about 10 years!!!
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Unread postby LancerVaulter07 » Tue May 17, 2005 9:48 pm

really, wow, you gotta be one hell of a coach.
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Unread postby K_Rabbit » Tue May 17, 2005 10:21 pm

I know some high school girls who haven't cleared that yet....
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Unread postby Scott Go Pre » Tue May 17, 2005 11:40 pm

K_Rabbit wrote:I know some high school girls who haven't cleared that yet....


I know some college girls who haven't cleared that yet! Isn't that sad?
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Unread postby eleazar » Thu May 19, 2005 9:28 am

I am no coach, I am just a pole vaulter with some extra time on my hands, and I like to help young kids have opportunities and some fun...if anyone has ever been to an Earl Bell Camp and had me on there pit they know how much fun pole vaulting can be...
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Unread postby LancerVaulter07 » Thu May 19, 2005 12:14 pm

well you gotta know your stuff. you could be helpful
around my school lol. one of our girls went to that
camp last year i think but i think she said she didn't
like it...i duno, i think anything with vaulting has to be great
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