Coaches Corner 11-11-2010

Coaches Corner 11-11-2010 from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.

Pole Vault Practice

Here is a compilation of our pole vault practice from the other day. We begin the year jumping from around 4-6 steps. That gives us a chance to focus on doing things correctly and not worrying about our approach. We think it teaches our kids to be aggressive through the last four steps and try to get good separation with their bottom arm. So far I think the kids are learning and getting better.


Pole Vault Practice 11-7-2010 from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.

More Testing

This past week was really a good time. We put the kids through several tests and they achieved at a very high level. Below are two video's of our 600m test. Paul Mallory was the first across the line for the men in roughly 1:25 while Annie Parsley managed to cross the line first for women in roughly 1:39.


600m Test - 11/5/2010 Men from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.



November 600m Test Women 2010 from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.

This Week in Track

This week we have taken some time to do some testing. Yesterday we tested our 30m fly, Standing Triple Jump and ran a timed 150m dash. I was pleased with how every one tested. We test the standing triple to see if our kids are acquiring the body awareness skills that we teach. The timed 150m should give me a good idea of how their sprint fitness is progressing. Check out the video's below.


150m Testing Men - 1 from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.



150m Men - 2 from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.



150m Women - 1 from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.



150m Women - 2 from Jim Vahrenkamp on Vimeo.