POLE VAULT EVENTS 👨🏻‍🦯

 بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيم

I'm back peeps with Pole Vault topic. Have you heard about this before? Let me guess, you heard about this before but not familiar isn't? Pole vaulting is a track and field event where a person uses a long flexible pole as an aid to jump over a bar. 

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The History:

• The origin was in Germany in the 1850s.
• Adopted by a gymnastic association in the Lake District region of England. 
• The first recorded use of bamboo poles was in 1857.
• Started using steel pole in 1940, the flexible fiberglass and later carbon fibre. 

History.

The Equipments:

• Poles.
• Crossbar.
• Pole Vault Boxes and Collars.
• Pole Vault Pit.

Pole vault equipments.

Phases of Pole Vault:

The pole vault technique comprises of the following phases :

1. Approach.
2. Plant.
3. Take-off.
4. Penetration.
5. Rock back.
6. Stretch turn.
7. Bar clearance and landing.

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1) Approach.

Approach phase is important which the vaulter need to maximize kinetic energy by attaining a high horizontal velocity at the end of the runway. The approach run for the novice is 10-12 strides and for the top class runner up to 18 strides from the take-off plant. 

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2) Plant.

• Planting of the pole commences on the next to last contact of the left foot by pushing the pole forward. 
• Bring the left arm forward. The plant must be high, fast and early.
• On contct with the right foot, raise the right arm quickly forward and upwards [like the uppercut of a boxer] until the arm is fully extended. 
• At the completion of the plant, the chest leans into the pole and lead the body forwards. 
• The plant seen from behind for a right handed vaulter.
• Planting of the pole commences on the next to last contact of the left foot. 
• The eyes should be looking between the hands and not towards the box. 

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3) Take-off.

• The take-off foot should land flat-footed on the ground. 
• The vaulter achieves total body stretch.
• Both arms must be stretched.
• Drive the thigh of the non take-off leg vigorously upward [1] until well after take-off took place.

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4) Penetration.

• Push the left arm forwards and upwards and must not collapse.
• Freeze in the take-off position.
• The take-off leg should be pushed backwards and kept extended to aid the penetration and to assist the vaulter's swing.
• The swinging should not be too long because it will reduce the ability to reach an effective extended position on the pole.

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5) Rock-back.

• Draw both legs in to the chest during rock-back [1].
• Bend the left arm slowly to bring the body and pole closer together.
• At the end of the rock-back stage, the back is roughly parallel with the ground.
• The head remains in line with the upper body.
• The rock-back position must be achieved by the time the pole reaches its maximum bend.

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6) Sretch, turn  & bar clearance.

• Keep the legs parallel with the pole [1]. Keep the body as staright as possible.
• The lower arm must keep the body close to the pole.
• The upper arm, which is still straight, should pull directly down the line of the pole simultaneously with the hip elevation and the pole's recoil.
• The turn commenced through the pull of both arms. Turn to the left.
• Turn the stomach towards the bar. Push off from the pole with the right arm [2].
• During the clearance the centre of gravity must be kept above the handgrip. 
• To assist this, the vaulter must drop his legs by flexing at the hips.
• Allow the arms to follow the curve rather than pulling them up to avoid the chest from touching the bar.
• Depress the stoach and turn the elbows outward but not upwards. Land on the back.

Google Image: Stretch, turn.

Google Image: Bar clearance.

Alright peeps, I think that's all for today. If you have any inquiries you may comment below and ask anything. Thank you so much for your visit. See you soon and stay safe 💛