So I'm not as far behind as I was last time I did this, but it's still the easiest way to update...
Meet Location: Ole Miss Invitational
Height Attained: 3.35 meters
Pole:
Height: 13'
Weight: 150 (fake 150)
Step: 7 step
Comments:
Not pleased with the height or the form in this meet. It was rough, but I plan on using this as a learning experience.
Meet Location: Memphis Tigers Invitational
Height Attained: 3.32 meters
Pole:
Height: 13', 13'6
Weight: 150 lbs., 160 lbs.
Step: 7 step
Comments:
Something needs to change... this was the most misses I've had in a meet ever. I'm going to start hitting body weight exercises and walking drills really hard in these coming weeks. I also think I need to take less warm up jumps. I may be wearing myself out in the warm up and not saving enough energy for the higher jumps.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Monday, April 5, 2010
April 5, 2010
"In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear for failure." -- Bill Cosby
Pole:
Height: 13'
Weight: 150 lbs (Fake 150)
Step: 7 step
Things to Work On:
1. Learn how to collapse left arm when going inverted.
2. Jump into the vault.
3. Don't slow down on the runway (get faster!!!).
4. Left arm out before the plant.
5. Get behind the pole when inverted.
Comments:
I feel like I'm doing better. Something on the top of the vault clicked this last weekend, and now I'm working on duplicating it in practice so that I can do it again at the meet this coming weekend. I have a better grasp now of what it is that I am supposed to be doing. It's just a matter of getting my body to do what my mind is seeing.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
April 3, 2010
Joey Haines Invitational
Meet Location: SEMO
Height Attained: 3.50 meters
Pole:
Height: 13'
Weight: 150 lbs.
Step: 7 step
Things to Work On:
1. Remember to bring pole to meet.
2. Jump into the vault.
3. Get more vertical off the top of the pole.
4. Pull myself off the top of the pole rather than falling out.
5. Turn all the way over the crossbar.
Comments:
Had a really great meet today and am very excited about the results. I made a new outdoor PR today of 3.50 meters! I think that's pretty good coming off of a concussion haha. My technique was pretty strong today. I had left my main pole back at the UoM, and therefore had to work with an even smaller pole. Somehow, it worked out in my favor; coach thinks that I can get 12 foot on that pole, so we might continue to vault on this one. I felt more technically sound on this pole, so I'm not afraid to try it out.
Meet Location: SEMO
Height Attained: 3.50 meters
Pole:
Height: 13'
Weight: 150 lbs.
Step: 7 step
Things to Work On:
1. Remember to bring pole to meet.
2. Jump into the vault.
3. Get more vertical off the top of the pole.
4. Pull myself off the top of the pole rather than falling out.
5. Turn all the way over the crossbar.
Comments:
Had a really great meet today and am very excited about the results. I made a new outdoor PR today of 3.50 meters! I think that's pretty good coming off of a concussion haha. My technique was pretty strong today. I had left my main pole back at the UoM, and therefore had to work with an even smaller pole. Somehow, it worked out in my favor; coach thinks that I can get 12 foot on that pole, so we might continue to vault on this one. I felt more technically sound on this pole, so I'm not afraid to try it out.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Injury Update
"Whenever you suffer a setback or disappointment, put your head down and plow ahead." -- Les Brown
Okay, so hitting my head wasn't such a great idea apparently. This marks my first ever concussion. Want to know the story? Here you go...
During warm ups, I was going up for a vault (I was about 12 feet up) when suddenly I noticed that the pole was moving backwards on me. I was all ready swinging up, so I was unable to bail out over the parallels of the mat. Remembering my training, I decided to hold onto the pole and ride it down so that I could land on my feet. I remember thinking this and then realizing that, in my position, I was not going to be able to land on my feet. The next thing I knew, I was on the ground and my head really hurt. I was not knocked out, and I was allowed to continue to compete. Later on during the day, symptoms started coming, and the trainer had me come in Sunday morning for an Impact Test. If I had scored a 5 or lower on it, I would be practicing this week. Unfortunately, I scored a 29 and had to be evaluated by the team doctor. He has me out until Thursday at the earliest. I will be reevaluated then, and we will go from there.
Hopefully I will be all right at the end of the week so that I can compete at the SEMO meet. If you see a post on how I did at that meet, that means I was able to go. If not, I'm still waiting for my brain to heal.
Okay, so hitting my head wasn't such a great idea apparently. This marks my first ever concussion. Want to know the story? Here you go...
During warm ups, I was going up for a vault (I was about 12 feet up) when suddenly I noticed that the pole was moving backwards on me. I was all ready swinging up, so I was unable to bail out over the parallels of the mat. Remembering my training, I decided to hold onto the pole and ride it down so that I could land on my feet. I remember thinking this and then realizing that, in my position, I was not going to be able to land on my feet. The next thing I knew, I was on the ground and my head really hurt. I was not knocked out, and I was allowed to continue to compete. Later on during the day, symptoms started coming, and the trainer had me come in Sunday morning for an Impact Test. If I had scored a 5 or lower on it, I would be practicing this week. Unfortunately, I scored a 29 and had to be evaluated by the team doctor. He has me out until Thursday at the earliest. I will be reevaluated then, and we will go from there.
Hopefully I will be all right at the end of the week so that I can compete at the SEMO meet. If you see a post on how I did at that meet, that means I was able to go. If not, I'm still waiting for my brain to heal.
March 27, 2010
LSU Relays
Meet Location: Louisiana State University
Height Attained: 11 feet 1 inch
Pole:
Height: 13'
Weight: 160 lbs.
Step: 7 step
Things to Work On:
1. Get more upside down when swinging up. (keep my hips up)
2. Continue turning and hallow out over the crossbar.
3. Keep run consistent and aggressive.
4. Left arm out even more at the plant.
5. Jump into the vault.
Comments:
Had a pretty good vault day. I feel like I am progressing more than usual now which is nice, but the heights aren't showing this improvement just yet. I hit my head on the track vaulting, but we're not sure if I'm all right or not. I'll post something on that later. All in all, it was a great vault day.
Meet Location: Louisiana State University
Height Attained: 11 feet 1 inch
Pole:
Height: 13'
Weight: 160 lbs.
Step: 7 step
Things to Work On:
1. Get more upside down when swinging up. (keep my hips up)
2. Continue turning and hallow out over the crossbar.
3. Keep run consistent and aggressive.
4. Left arm out even more at the plant.
5. Jump into the vault.
Comments:
Had a pretty good vault day. I feel like I am progressing more than usual now which is nice, but the heights aren't showing this improvement just yet. I hit my head on the track vaulting, but we're not sure if I'm all right or not. I'll post something on that later. All in all, it was a great vault day.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
March 23, 2010
"So many fail because they don't get started - they don't go. They don't overcome inertia. They don't begin." --W. Clement Stone
Pole:
Height: 13'; 13'6
Weight: 145; 150 (unofficial)
Step: 5 step
Things to Work On:
1. Left arm continuing to stay out at the plant.
2. Keep my right arm close to my head rather than out.
3. Hold my hips back for the take off.
4. Stay fast on the runway.
5. Be more aggressive.
Comments:
All right, so the quote above is the opposite of what is happening to me. I'm finally getting it! Left arm out almost all practice :) I was so excited! Now I just need to get my lower body to stay back and do this all in a meet, and I'll be set for life! Nate showed me a new exercise that will help me with my top hand placement. My shoulder has been too stiff to move it the right way, so this will stretch it out and hopefully help change that. As of now, I am super sore!
Pole:
Height: 13'; 13'6
Weight: 145; 150 (unofficial)
Step: 5 step
Things to Work On:
1. Left arm continuing to stay out at the plant.
2. Keep my right arm close to my head rather than out.
3. Hold my hips back for the take off.
4. Stay fast on the runway.
5. Be more aggressive.
Comments:
All right, so the quote above is the opposite of what is happening to me. I'm finally getting it! Left arm out almost all practice :) I was so excited! Now I just need to get my lower body to stay back and do this all in a meet, and I'll be set for life! Nate showed me a new exercise that will help me with my top hand placement. My shoulder has been too stiff to move it the right way, so this will stretch it out and hopefully help change that. As of now, I am super sore!
Monday, March 22, 2010
March 20, 2010
Rhodes Open
Meet Location: Rhodes College
Height Attained: 3.34 meters
Pole:
Height: 13', 13'6
Weight: 160 lbs; 160 lbs
Step: 7 step
Things to Work On:
1. Left arm out at the plant.
2. Right arm needs to not be behind me.
3. More aggressive, faster run.
4. Hips need to get up, over the bar (no shooting out at it).
5. No galloping.
Comments:
Rough start to the outdoor season. I think it's mostly because we trained through the week. We had no breaks to let our legs rest which will help as we get further into the season, but I am not pleased with the results I had. I opened half a foot lower than usual because of a shaky warm up, and then I had a difficult time getting over it. I think it was mostly because I was running slow. The slow start though changed as I got a little bit of adrenaline pumping. By the end of the meet, my usual pole got too small on me and we had to move up. I got rejected by it because I haven't been up on it yet, but that'll change as I get more practice. I was letting the pole control me (something I usually don't have a problem with). I definitely vaulted off the mat. I went up, planted way too far right, and the pole shot me so far left that I landed off the mat. I was rejected back onto the runway, onto the parallels, and had a hard time getting into the pit. I think this mostly has to do with my run and my plant. I will be working on this for the next meet.
Meet Location: Rhodes College
Height Attained: 3.34 meters
Pole:
Height: 13', 13'6
Weight: 160 lbs; 160 lbs
Step: 7 step
Things to Work On:
1. Left arm out at the plant.
2. Right arm needs to not be behind me.
3. More aggressive, faster run.
4. Hips need to get up, over the bar (no shooting out at it).
5. No galloping.
Comments:
Rough start to the outdoor season. I think it's mostly because we trained through the week. We had no breaks to let our legs rest which will help as we get further into the season, but I am not pleased with the results I had. I opened half a foot lower than usual because of a shaky warm up, and then I had a difficult time getting over it. I think it was mostly because I was running slow. The slow start though changed as I got a little bit of adrenaline pumping. By the end of the meet, my usual pole got too small on me and we had to move up. I got rejected by it because I haven't been up on it yet, but that'll change as I get more practice. I was letting the pole control me (something I usually don't have a problem with). I definitely vaulted off the mat. I went up, planted way too far right, and the pole shot me so far left that I landed off the mat. I was rejected back onto the runway, onto the parallels, and had a hard time getting into the pit. I think this mostly has to do with my run and my plant. I will be working on this for the next meet.
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