[tkaberna]

tkaberna on July 16, 2009 at 2:34 pm #15989

I was looking through my 2009 competition rules handbook and was wondering if someone could tell me if there is such a rule that if you have an athlete who misses on his first two attempts he can pass to the next height then get an additional run through or two to fix his steps? Is there such a rule? I couldn’t find it but have heard it done at competitions where athletes are at their starting heights. Sorry, I don’t coach the event but will have to know some things because of a decathlete I am coaching.

[Mike Young]

Mike Young on July 24, 2009 at 2:47 pm #86697

I have never heard of it. I’ve seen it happen on some rare occasions but it shouldn’t as far as I know. I think in many cases PV officials tend to be more lenient and develop more friendly relationships with the athletes than about any other event group.

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[tkaberna]

tkaberna on July 24, 2009 at 3:09 pm #86700

Thanks, I was just wondering if I could use it in a bind, it was used in a regional meet with my decathlete but I didn’t think it was legal. A different vault coach told me to do it when my athlete missed twice and it worked at the time just wondering if it could work at the national meet.

[Mike Young]

Mike Young on July 24, 2009 at 3:24 pm #86701

Maybe I’m just not familiar with the rules of that level…was it USATF or AAU?

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[tkaberna]

tkaberna on July 24, 2009 at 3:25 pm #86702

It is USATF.