Encouraging return to the track in Perth today (Sun 24 Feb) by the
former world record-holder. The 4.30m ranks her equal third in
Australia this year. (result courtesy Dianne Poetschka).
Finals WOMEN'S POLE VAULT
1. Emma George, UWA 4.30m; 2. Erryn Boxall, WTC 3.80m; 3. Skye
Humphreys,
http://www.frankenenterprises.com/lai02results.htm
Results and commentary on events LA Indoor (surprisingly good Open affair
with minimal funding by Franken group)
http://prep.caltrack.com
Doug Speck
My, my - are all the usual suspects out running or is this as indefensible
as it looks? I really expected the excuses to have been flowing freely by
now... after all it's five hours since I received Ed's post.
A few well chosen words in apology to Dick Pound would be in order from some
people.
Randall
You (nor I) kow the facts of the case. As such, all comments on what
happened in the process leading to the appeal are useless banter
irresponsible. Dick Pound, nor anyone else, should have anything to say
about it. If they want to bitch, remind them of the 1999 World Champs
50km RW
Complete results from the Mid-American Conference Indoor Track Field
Championships held at Bowling Green are now up along with over 70 photos at
the MAC Track Field page. Visit www.mactrack.net for the most complete
information.
Thanks,
Tom Borish
www.mactrack.net
It would be totally appropriate to say that many of the members of this
list are truly shocked and saddened by the untimely passing of the Penn
State pole vault athlete at the Big Ten meet on Saturday. Penn State's
loss of this fine young man is truly a loss for all of us involved in
the sport.
Message text written by Michael J. Roth
I'm sure that the TFN guys can give a history of Todd Long (who the heck
is he
anyway), but I've never seen his name anywhere that I can remember.
Among other things, he was our National Indoor Champion at 200m in 1995.
Bob H
I really wish there was a 6 month time limit on all
appeals of this
process. It would shut a lot of mouths on what goes
on. Do the A B
tests, if they both fail, you get 6 months from the
day of the sample to
present your case, no delays allowed for any reason.
Present your case,
if
Some good pole vault news today after yesterday's tragedy at the Big-10 --
In Lievin FRA today Svetlana Feofanova raised the PV WR for the fourth time
this season with a second attempt clearance of 4.74 -- that's roughly
15-6.5 for those of us isolated in Fortress America :) ...
With the WR
Netters:
Kevin Dare's death is indeed a tragedy, a tragedy that could jhave
been averted long before he was born had the IAAF banned the flexible piole
as soon as it was invented. If you con't recall, only a few season ago,
three US HS athletes were killed in one year. I don not know
Trey
Sadly HS coaches certification has nothing to do with the individual
sports they coach. They take a few courses on 1st aid general
coaching. Priority always goes to a teacher in the district, which is
mandated by their union contracts. Good (certified) coaches continually
get screwed
A good example of how little thought or concern goes toward certification - and how
our U.S. legal
system can also work against good common sense - in Illinois last season, the Illinois
High School
Association caved in on a lawsuit threat from the family of a female TF athlete and
added girls
By ANDRES YBARRA, Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS (February 24, 2002 02:22 PM EST) - The Big Ten track and
field indoor championships were called off Sunday, a day after a Penn
State pole vaulter died in competition.
The decision was made after a meeting of Big Ten coaches, conference
athletic
Nonsense. Bill Bowerman and Jumbo Elliot never had a coaching
certificate.
malmo
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Trey
Sadly
Malmo
Not so much nonsense. They could pass blindfolded and asleep. Its the
non-Bowerman/Jumbos that I worry about. Those coaches schooled on
Runners World TFN (sorry, nothing personal) are the problem. They
have a basic knowledge, but little else, and often do more damage to the
athletes
I've seen the blather coming from Level I, II, III certified coaches,
many times right here on this message board. You'd have to offer a lot
more to convince me (except for the RW part).
The best coach I ever had was Robert Budd, my high school coach and DC
high school basketball legend. He knew
The best coach I ever had was Robert Budd, my high school coach and DC
high school basketball legend. He knew nothing about running, but
everything there was to know about coaching and motivating athletes.
They teach that at those expensive coaching junkets?
For once I am in total agreement
malmo wrote:
I've seen the blather coming from Level I, II, III certified coaches,
many times right here on this message board. You'd have to offer a lot
more to convince me (except for the RW part).
The best coach I ever had was Robert Budd, my high school coach and DC
high school
malmo wrote:
I've seen the blather coming from Level I, II, III certified coaches,
many times right here on this message board. You'd have to offer a lot
more to convince me (except for the RW part).
The best coach I ever had was Robert Budd, my high school coach and DC
high school
Hi. Fred Finke Here.
Although I sympathize greatly with Harry and the rest of the Penn team, I
fail to see how this unfortunate occurrence has degenerated and turned this
list into a HS coach bashing situation. Please remember that this was an
accomplished collegiate athlete that was
Whether you fall head first on to a metal box mounted in concrete from 14
feet on a steel pole or from 18 feet on a fiberglass pole, odds are you
are going to die. Pole material had absolutely nothing to do with it. From
the accounts I've seen, he didn't move the pole to vertical and got upside
The origin this series of posts was not not bash high school coaches or
coaching. My intention is to acknowledge that no matter how much we try,
things still happen. My contention is that there needs to be a general
raising of the standard for those getting into coaching. Yes, there are great
As a public school teacher who has lost my job due to financial woes of a
school system, who has had to teach Phys. Ed. with little equipment, and who
had had to deal with the politics of hiring, and all of the other issues that
plague our schools, I am the first in line to praise what my fellow
Trey,
It looks to me that you are promoting coaching education with your comments.
It's a great topic. I'm a bit disappointed that it was brought up because of
the accident of the Penn State pole vaulter as if this incident had any
connection to lack of coaching education.
The examples always
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