Welcome to the Apex Vaulting channel! We create instructional videos for the pole vault. Our videos break down technique and also show progressions you can use with your athletes. Our channel is also host to our insightful podcast episodes. We do solo episodes with our host Branko Miric and we also have guests ranging from other coaches as well athletes.
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Iam 25 year old I started pole vaulting 2 months ago now I can’t plant the pole from top grip but I can’t control my bottom arm position so m stuck with pole when I go for takeoff
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Very helpful
What about mondo's technique?
Wh 1:29 what is the app’s name? I would love to follow these workouts
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What drills can I do to fix this problem?
Hi Apex Vaulting! I have a meet today and need a little help with my vaulting! I am working on my strength for inverting as it is my first year vaulting but as of now I am just trying to get over. I find that I am turning sideways and almost laying horizontally over the bar. I have cleared 7’ like this but would like to PR a 7’6 before the season ends. Do you have any tips?
I am also able to touch my shins to a bungee that is 11’ high but do not know how to turn that into something useful
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Should the left arm be in front of the body?
Or like pushed out and into the pole?
At what point? Like before the pole hits the back of the box or after?
Thank you this really put this into perspective for me
Glad you found this helpful!
I jump 14' 6" as a freshman but im in a slump because i block my shoulders after my plant causing my self to be late and end up flagging out a bunch
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I know u dont get much feed back but i really like how much work you into these videos, i really appreciate these videos and tips
Thanks!
OP
Can I practice with a wooden sword that I don't use? I don't have an actual pole to vault with
Great video. Isn’t that the difference between blocking at plant and a good re-alignment?
Thanks! What do you mean about realignment. Like getting the hands back in front after a flat take off?
I always try and think about leverage
@@ApexVaulting Yes, pretty much that. The driving forward or pressure with your top hand or arm.
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Yeah, I'm not real sure about that. Seems like a lot of bend and pull in those arms.
If you listen to the video I say the word pull. How would your hips rise if you didnt pull? The only other way is if you lean back on the swing which leads to flagging out. You have to pull initially with your upper back muscles
Shouldn’t top arm be locked up tall when doing standing pole drop drill?
Why? If it is already straight above the head when the pole hits the top hand ends up behind the head. And then it has to be moved forward. With the elbow slightly bent when the pole hits the back of the box the arm will straighten out and the top hand wont go as far back.
@@ApexVaulting if it is up at 1:00 then when the pole hits the box you take the hit in your shoulder’s instead of your back
@@glenncolivas4273 i don’t understand. And your shoulder can handle that?
@@ApexVaulting why wait for the box & physics to straighten it when it can already be locked up beforehand ???
@@glenncolivas4273 no disrespect but you do realize if your arm is straight and above your head and the pole hits the box your shoulders and back have to absorb that impact. And then the top hand goes way behind your head which then wastes time because you have to row it forward. How are the push off’s at your club. What does the average girl who grips 12’ jump, average boy that grips 13’? Maybe this is why they can’t get a better push off.
I asked for a seasonal package for Christmas and am so excited to get started training with you guys! I've been following on Instagram for forever and I am so stoked!!!!!! See you all so soon!!!!!!!
This made my day! What a great Christmas gift, can’t wait for your first practice!
This is great
Thanks man! Let me know when you can make it to the club again! Hope all is good!
@@ApexVaulting Yessir! Just need to get my back and lats a bit stronger for invert
Sir Pol vaulter training ke liye kaha aana hoga bataiye please sir 😢😢
Does anyone know where to find this high bar setup? I've seen it, or something similar in other vault videos but haven't been able to track it down.
Where can we get a copy of this mid chart?
Great content and outstanding advise re: coaching the athlete!
Great content! Appreciate the level of scholarship and focus on critical refection and analyses.
I agree, these guys got no clue what they are saying. You should never ever pull, that takes energy away from the vault
People in the pole vault oversimplify everything. There are different aspects and points of the vault where you are pushing pulling bracing or holding. And how else would your hips get above your shoulders without using your upper back and eventually bottom arm to pull your hips up. Do you struggle to get push off?
@@ApexVaulting I do not struggle to get push off, so far I have jumped 15’6 holding a 14’ handgrip. Maybe we are talking about two different parts of the vault, I thought you were talking about the takeoff, I do some what agree when you are upside down, pulling is slightly needed, but at takeoff the vaulter should be pushing straight up to get elasticity in the chest
@@logangossard8324 that’s a good push off! Yea I dont think you should push up at take off. If you have a tight grip and jump up the hands should go above your head once the pole hits the back of the box. If you push you will delay the swing and keep your hips down. You can pull with your upper back and the elbows stay mostly straight.
@@ApexVaulting Yes, arms should be straight through the swing, using core and hip flexors through the swing getting upside down. Sorry if I came up as rude about that first comment, misunderstanding
@@logangossard8324 no worries man! If you ever need help with anything let me know
You had them do jumping drills then gave them a softer pole and said the left arm wasn't collapsing as much because of the jumping drills? How do you know it's not because the pole is softer?
No just no
Oh but yes, just yes!
hello, I have been pole vaulting for around a week, i need some help with my plant, swing, and inversion.
Check out this video. It should help. kzread.info/dash/bejne/oaCCvLKQdbKwlZs.html
That bend on the top arm is killing me to watch
What do you mean? Doesn’t your top arm elbow have to bend so you can pull turn?
@@ApexVaulting no, the top elbow should not be bending and pulling the way she was doing that is a bad habit as well. That elbow should be locked at the point of contact of the tip of the pole to the box. Having arm bent at that point developed bad habits. Everything else looked good
@@TheIronEagle I think we are talking about two different points in the jump. I like a slight bend in the top arm elbow because when the tip hits the back of the box the top arm then straightens and it downs get hit as far behind the head which then requires athlete to correct and row forward which slows down the swing speed. And as far as turning the top arm elbow must bend as your turn. Otherwise you won’t have an effective push off and you will fall off the top of the jump. It makes jumping above your grip more difficult
This really helped me thanks coach
Glad it was helpful!
back in the day we used a sliding box
What's is the minimum rate of a pole ?
The smallest we have is a 75
How do you buy the pole let me know pls
I’m coming Sunday!
How do you work on keeping your hips behind the pole
Usually your hips move past the pole if you run into take off or you push your arms forward. Your hands should get above your head and allow you to pull with the bottom arm and upper back to accelerate the swing and that will allow your hips to stay behind the pole. If you are flat or stab the box your hips will go forward.
I’m curious why you coach bringing the top hand up to the shoulder on the third to last step rather than the second to last step
I dont really. I think the male vaulter in the video was a little early with the plant. I dont tell athletes to time it with the steps at all. Instead I tell them to use depth perception and plant based on distance.
@@ApexVaulting oh gotcha
Great content, especially your discussion of average to excellent. I believe it is an important point to work to make average move toward excellent so that even if most training sessions are average, as a whole they have improved because good and excellent have also moved in concert with average. For example, I presume Mondo's average practice when he was 10 is quite different than his average practice now.
It has been suggested, "You can't teach what you don't know." It should, therefore, be a surprise to no one that Branko is such an amazing coach/teacher; he is an amazing scholar of the pole vault. As someone who has experienced the opposite in high school and college, namely either no coach or a coach who knew little or nothing about the pole vault, I can speak first hand to what a rewarding experience it is to have such a knowledgeable and motivating coach in Branko and Apex Vaulting.
Good timing: I've had the problem of going stale and this might be the cure.
I think so! If you need any help email us at [email protected]
Outstanding advice! Outstanding coaches tell what you need to hear, which sometimes is not what you want to hear.
Branko and APEX are outstanding!
Thanks! We greatly appreciate the kind words! 🙏
@@ApexVaulting I have very high standards and expectations when it comes to certain activities and I do not offer praise lightly. Participating in the pole vault training at APEX is one such activity. You and your staff have consistently exceeded even my most demanding expectations. It is abundantly clear that your primary objective is to help each athlete be the best vaulter he/she can be. In my somewhat informed position having vaulted in high school and college and having coached the pole vault in two different high schools, I perceive you as an outstanding scholar of the event and an outstanding educator for those hoping to participate in it. I am looking forward to the Autumn session with great eagerness.
@@nicholassmith-sebasto9191 as always thanks for the kind words Nick! We really want to give everyone the best vaulting, and even more so athletic training experience they can have!
The pole will bend naturally even without focusing on it
Exactly. If you are on an appropriate pole it will just bend. You don’t have to force the bend.
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No problem! Glad you found the video useful!
Very helpful I’m always under no matter what and that’s cause I always had my hands up before the pole hit
No problem! Glad this helped!
Your arms should be locked before the tip hits the back of the box, and the tip should hit the top of the slide when you plant.
it seems the pole only accelerates after it passes 90 degrees. The LAST thing you want is an athlete pulling off the ground. This drill doesn't make any sense at all.
That’s your opinion. I think that most people don’t realize what muscle groups are used to move the pole or raise their center of mass up during the swing. You have to use your upper back muscles (lats) to pull and swing up the pole. I undertanad this doesn’t look like pole vault but athletes are learning how to use their upper back muscles to move the pole and raise their center of mass. By the way loved you in the batman tv show!
Can we do these for a warm ip
Yes we do these in our warm ups at the club for every practice. If someone is having issues with shin splints we skip the bounding.
Even during spring season right now, I think this insight is super helpful and most definitely applicable, especially the part about giving 100% effort for less reps in order to work on better long runs. Definitely going to apply this to practice tomorrow :)
Totally agree! This is a great way to think about the beginning of a season! Glad you found this helpful!
Both of my arms calapse. How do I fix that?
It depends. Could be a lot of different things. Email me a video, [email protected]
He’s an amazing coach💪👏
I have issue with mu plants which ends up effecting my ability to bend the pole.any tips?
I would need to see video. Email me at [email protected]