Here's another video from Coach Pfaff. This one's another from the HPC ELITETRACK Gold Medal Track Clinic. It's about training elite pole vaulters. Although Dan is known more for his sprint coaching pupils, he has also coached plenty of elite pole vaulters, most recently coaching Brad Walker to an American Record last year. One of the things that sets Dan apart from some of his fellow pole vaul [...]

I think everyone who visits this site is anxiously awaiting the start of the track and field competition at the Olympics. While we wait, here's some interesting reading from the wife of one of our contributing members. Against high odds, Erica Bartolina made the Olympic squad in the women's pole vault, beating back some of the legends of the event for a trip to Beijing. If you want some interest [...]

Spend some time at a track meet and see if you don’t notice the samecharacteristics of these event coaches. Makes you wonder if coachesfind an event based on their personality or vice versa. Heregeneralization and stereotypes.Distance CoachesThese ones are the easiest to pin down. Roll into theoffice with a big cup of coffee. Read letsrun.com and other sitesfor an hour. Stress about recent w [...]