Archive for October, 2009

1980 Olympics Pole Vault – Moscow

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Gold: Władysław Kozakiewicz, Poland Silver: Tadeusz Ślusarski, Poland & Konstantin Yuryevich Volkov, Soviet Union “Although approximately half of the 24 countries which boycotted the 1976 Summer Olympics participated in these, the 1980 Games were disrupted by another, even larger, boycott led by the United States followed by 60 other countries in protest of the 1979 [...]

Track & Field News – October 26, 2009

Monday, October 26th, 2009

16-year-old wins women’s long jump wwith 6.74 jump Holy Crap What makes Usain Bolt the fastest man on the planet? Good guys like Usain Bolt do finish first Tyson Gay Undergoes Successful Groin Surgury US Women, Kenyan Men Best Distance Runners After 5 Years of Silence, Graham Says He Is Innocent of Doping

Track & Field News – October 22, 2009

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

T&FN Special: Isi Only One Behind Bubka’s Record Total The math is a little strange, but this is an interesting argument. Professional Track & Field NBA owner says steroids could have a legal and useful place in sports What??? Diamond League Needs a Title Sponsor Runner’s World: A Brief Chat with Brian Sell USA athletes [...]

How Pole Vault Poles Are Made

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

Pole Vault Gymnastics – The Kipping Process – Part 1

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

Part 1 of an instructional video teaching how to progress towards learning a kip, one of the most essential gymnastics skills. We will be posting more gymnastics videos soon.

Track & Field News – October 18, 2009

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

Professional Track & Field Bolt playing cricket for charity South Korea Offering HUGE Medal Bonuses IAAF Still Doesn’t Know How to Define a Woman NCAA Letsrun.com NCAA CC Rankings Should Cheerleaders and Dancers Count? – More Title XI Stuff Semenya’s Dad Says She’s Ready for College Entry Exams Misc Track & Field News Controversy over [...]

Eccentric Strength Development: Specific Means for Specific Strength for the Jumps by Dave Kerin

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

This 8 minute teaser clip is from a lecture given by USATF high jump event chair, Dave Kerin, about eccentric strength development for jumping. In this lecture, Dave speaks about the role of eccentric strength in jumping and the best means to train it in a specific manner that will benefit jump performance.

Unicyle Pole Vault

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

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