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Pole Vault Coaches

    Name: Ian Kemp

    Email: ian@coolrunning.co.nz

    Description:

    Formerly coaching in the Illawarra I am currently working with athletes in Wellington NZ. I am AT&FCA level 2 (Coaching the young athlete) and currently studying for level 2 Pole Vault. My competitive background and early coaching background is in cross country, MD & the Marathon.

    In the last 3 years my own competition has moved to ultramarathon, my coaching is in multievent and Pole Vault. Have coached Wellington region 11 & 13yo HJ winners, Central Region heptathlon 1st & 2nd, Pole vaulters NZ ranked 3rd & 5th.

    I frequently travel back to Aussie and would love to help out with coaching clinics to give and to learn.

    Location: Wellington / New Zealand

    telephone: +64 21 463726

    Kerry Sterland
    ksterl10@scu.edu.au

    Taree & Lismore, NSW, Australia +61 65 532428

    Human Movement student at SCU, Lismore, Junior Development Coach, North Coast Academy. Special interests in Strength & Conditioning, Biomechanics, Biochemestry. All throws, multi-events and recently, Pole Vault.

    Taree & Lismore, NSW, Australia
     

    Name: ALLEN GILMAN, CSCS
    GILDER1966@AOL.COM

    Description: I have been involved in Athletics since 1963 in high school and college track and cross country and road racing (2:29.25 marathon PR) and for the past 17 years as a coach of girls track and cross country.  I have coached at my current high school for ten years and won 3 consecutive State Championships (89 to 91) and coached one girl who won the National Junior Olympics and National Junior Championships in the Heptathlon.  As the head coach I am heavily involved in every event which now includes the pole vault.  The girls I coach are from 12 to 18 years old.  I am also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist.  I  look forward to hearing from other coaches from around the world.

    Location: Byron, Minnesota
     

    Name: SCOTT CHRISTENSEN

    Email: ChristensenS@Stillwater.K12.mn.us

    Description: 18 year High School coach in track and crosscountry
    1997 US National High School CC Champions

    8 State Titles

    USATF Level II Instructor

    Location: Stillwater, Minnesota, USA

    telephone: 612-351-8230 (office), 612-351-8049 (fax)
     

    Name: Ed Crawford

    Email: tcrawfor@nmsu.edu

    Description: Head Women's Track & Cross Country Coach
    New Mexico State University

    Location: Las Cruces,  New Mexico, USA

    telephone: (505) 646-1538
     

    Name: MICHAEL D. BOURDEAU

    Email: BOURDEAU.M@NISK.K12.NY.US

    Description: HEAD COACH HIGH SCHOOL BOYS AND GIRLS X COUNTRY, INDOOR AND OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD TEAMS.
    USATF CERTIFIED LEVEL 2 COACH - ENDURANCE, WORKING ON LEVEL 3 ENDURANCE.

    ATHLETES OF NOTE: ANDY BLOOM; NYS HIGH SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER DISCUS 202'9"

                      4TH AT THE '96 OLYMPIC TRIALS

                      PAUL LUPI; RUNNING FOR SANTA MONICA TRACK CLUB - 800M AND 1500M.

                      NYS HIGH SCHOOL 800M CHAMPION.

    STATE CHAMPIONS IN POLE VAULT, SHOT PUT, 200M DASH.

    Location: NISKAYUNA, N. Y. -  U. S. A.

    telephone: 1 - 518 - 382 -2511 EXT. 362
     

    Name: William M. Welch

    Email: william.welch@rose-hulman.edu

    Description: college coach, former high school coach, 30 years, 16 years at college level. have coached in middle east for '64 olympic games. now at div. III engineering school in terre ahut, indiana.
     

    Location: terre haute, indiana
     
     
     
     

    Name: Peter Parczyk
    ppeter@one.net.au

    Description: NSWIS Event Group Co-ordinator - Pole Vault Pole Vault Coach for Westfields Sports High & Homebush Track Club. Based at SIAC Homebush.

    Loaction: Sydney/NSW/Australia

    telephone: 61 02 98017361

    Name: David J. Kaiser
    djkaiser@athletics.purdue.edu

    Description: Have been coaching for over 10 years with athletes ranging from international,national, and high level U.S. collegiate performance levels. I have been successful in following a simple philosphy of coaching where the foundation is built on developing the beginning athlete. I have worked with national class athletes in the shot put, discus, heptathlon, pole vault, and all three jump events.

    Location.  Purdue university
     
     

    Name: Ray Reinertsen

    Email: RREINERT@staff.uwsuper.edu

    Description: Head track and Cross Country coach at the University
    of Wisconsin at Superior. Teaching coaching courses and

    looking to expand our program internationally. Any ideas?

    Location: Superior, Wisconsin, USA

    telephone: 715-394-8409phone  FAX 715 394 8110
     

    Name: Paul Eric Turner

    Email: pturner@fas.harvard.edu

    Description: Assistant Coach at Harvard University.
    Have coached 2.28 high jumper and am currently coaching Dora Gyorffy (Hungary) 1.93 high jumper.  Have also coached 19+ m shot putter (male), 77.68m male javelin thrower.

    Location: Cambridge Massachusetts USA

    telephone: 617 495-2218 (office phone) 617-496-9343 Fax
     

    Name: Bill Rowan

    Email: Name: Bill Rowan

    Email: rowanbms@cdsnet.net

    Description: Have coached track and field for 20 years at every level through high school.  Am currently the head coach of a growing program involving 100 athletes at South Medford High School, the same school where Dick Fosbury and Bill Bowerman got their start many years ago.  I am interested in ideas on how to better promote the sport and sharing new and inovative ideas in training and team organization.

    Location: Medford, Oregon   USA
     

    Name: Marty Ogden

    Email: DHSTFCOACH@aol.com

    Description: Danbury High has won 4 indoor and 3 outdoor FCIAC titles in the past 5 years.  Coached New England record holder in the 300m (Jason Newton 34.8) and Class LL runner up in indoor and outdoor 1996.  Level 1 certified, co-meet director for the FCIAC championships and O'Grady Relays

    Location: Danbury, CT USA

    telephone: (203)431-1244
     

    Name: Charles Grimes

    Email: cgrimes@malone.edu

    Description: Head Men's and Women's Coach at Malone College, Canton, OH
    Former Decathlete, jumps and mid-distance specialty-- ran 4:17 for decathlon 1500, 2:35 in

    pentathlon 1000m.  Biomechanics study of the sprint start completed in 1995 with Donovan Bailey, Allen Johnson, and Sevetheda Fynes

    Currently coaching 50' female wt thrower,150' female discus thrower, 230'

    male javelin thrower.

    Location: Canton, OHIO, USA

    telephone: 330-471-8438
     

    Name: Warren Hill

    Email: completemadness@csi.com

    Description: Began coaching after injury curtailed vaulting career.
    Worked with Margaret North, UK Pole Vault Coach, before coaching

    Claire Adams (3.60m) in 1991, Christian North 5.05m, and lately

    Iris Pfeiler (3.90m). Having spent time in the US training and coaching,

    as well as working with Vitaly Petrov for technique, and Giorgio D'urbano,

    Italian Olympic Federation Strength coach, I have tried to combine

    all of these into the schedules for the athletes I coach.

    Location: I commute between California, Australia and Germany, and it sounds better than it is.

    telephone: Mobile Tel: +44 468 242 746
     

    Name: Larry Seljevold

    Email: LSeljevold@aol.com

    Description: 20 years of coaching experience at junior high to collegiate level.
    1985 North Dakota Co-coach of the year in boys track.

    Currently an asssitant coach working with vaulters at Fargo North High School,  Fargo, North Dakota U.S.A

     

    Location: Moorhead, MN U.S.A.
     

    Name: Rick Baggett

    Email: baggettpv@aol.com

    Description: Northwest Director of Pole Vault Development, Clackamas Community College jumps coach, developed largest PV club on in the US (Willamette Striders Pole Vault Club). Vaulters have performed at Olympic Trials through Junior Olympic levels successfully.

    Location: Portland, Or

    telephone: 1-503-762-0861 (US)
     

    Name: Sarah Walsh

    Email: bigteeth1@hotmail.com

    Description: Student doing Sport Science degree that wishes to work at Australian institue of sport - getting elite athletes to peak performance.

    Location: From England but currently on exchange in USA for a year.

    telephone: 912 253 4404
     
     

    Name: Chris  Brown

    Email: Roojumps@hotmail.com

    Description: Jumps Coach at Univ. of Missouri-Kansas City.
    Have coached numerous conference champions & record holders in the

    jumps and sprints. As well as qualifying athletes for both the U.S.

    and NCAA Championships in the long jump.

    Location: Kansas City, Missouri         USA
     
     

    Name: Mike Barnett

    Email: MBarn49988@aol.com

    Description: Coach of Cross Country and Track at the High School level for 11 years. Numerous State Rankings and State Qualifiers. One National Champion at the Long Jump and Triple Jump...I competed at the College level for two years and ran 4:20 for the mile in High School.
    Level I Certified from USA Track and Field

    Level II Certified in the Jumps

    Level III in Endurance

    Location: Luling Tx. USA

    telephone: (830) 875-5056
     

    Name: Jim Santos

    Email: jmsantos@erols.com

    Description: 1980 United States Men's Olympic Coach
    1977 NCAA Div.II Men's Coach of the Year

    Former Vertical Jumps Chairman for USOC Mens Development Committee

    1998 Executive Director of the Scholastic Track and Field Coaches of America

    Authour of two books and numerous published articles on field events.

    Location: Fairfax, Virginia   22030

    telephone: (703) 385-6414 Phone     (703) 352-0740 FAX
     

    Name: Pat Crandall

    Email: crandall@episcopal.high.jax.fl.us

    Description: Nat'l Masters Champion - Pentathlon 1992
    Coach at Episcopal HS

    Location: Jacksonville, Florida, USA

    telephone: 904-221-4796
     

    Name: William M. Welch

    Email: william.welch@rose-hulman.edu

    Description: college coach, former high school coach, 30 years, 16 years at college level. have coached in middle east for '64 olympic games. now at div. III engineering school in terre ahut, indiana.
     

    Location: terre haute, indiana
     






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