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Requirements of the athlete include a high degree of coordination, timing, speed, and gymnastic ability. The modern vaulter makes a run of 40 metres (131.2 feet) while carrying the pole and approaches the takeoff with great speed.

Pole vaulting is an intense sport requiring immense skill and technique, but the art of traveling with your poles adds another layer of commitment. The bottom line is yes, pole vaulters do use and travel with their own poles to meets — but compared to jumping 16 feet in the air, that's a small feat.

The overwhelming majority of pole vaulting scholarships are partial scholarships, and in order to receive one of these scholarships you must at least have the ability to score at that schools conference meet your freshman year of college.

How Much Do Work From Home Pole Vault Coach Jobs Pay per Hour? Annual SalaryMonthly PayTop Earners$100,000$8,33375th Percentile$74,000$6,166Average$58,585$4,88225th Percentile$33,500$2,791

How Much Do Work From Home Pole Vault Coach Jobs Pay per Hour? Annual SalaryMonthly PayTop Earners$100,000$8,33375th Percentile$74,000$6,166Average$58,585$4,88225th Percentile$33,500$2,791

There is no optimal life span for a pole, provided they do not get dinged or scratched, and are kept out of the sun. There are some poles out there over 30 years old that are perfectly good today. Poles are made from fiberglass and resin (and carbon fiber in some poles).

Rules regarding Competitions No artificial weights or aid are allowed to be used in the competition. Using shoes that can give unfair advantage to an athlete is strictly prohibited. Unless there is a wound, no tapping is allowed on any part of the fingers.

Physical attributes such as speed, agility and strength are essential to pole vaulting effectively, but technical skill is an equally if not more important element. The object of pole vaulting is to clear a bar or crossbar supported upon two uprights (standards) without knocking it down.