Pole vault in San Francisco

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Pole vault in San Francisco

Unread postby bradbowery » Thu Aug 06, 2009 12:07 am

Hey everyone,

I'm living in San Francisco and there doesn't seem to be much of a vault scene here. I'm considering doing something similar to the vault club I started back in Boston when I was coaching at MIT. Does anyone know of any high schools or facilities in San Francisco that could accommodate a vault club or that might be in need of a vault coach? If there's anyone out there who is interested in vaulting in the city, please feel free to contact me.

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Re: Pole vault in San Francisco

Unread postby fat boy » Mon Aug 10, 2009 12:50 pm

S.I. has a pole vault program in the city. Rirdon has the money, but doesn't have a program. Public schools up there probably don't have the money. There are a number of programs on the peninsula.

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Re: Pole vault in San Francisco

Unread postby pcusick » Mon Aug 10, 2009 1:00 pm

Rirdon also has a vault program with a very good coach (same as SI).

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Re: Pole vault in San Francisco

Unread postby vaultmd » Mon Aug 10, 2009 4:10 pm

He's also a good guy.

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Re: Pole vault in San Francisco

Unread postby ryanrice » Wed Mar 07, 2012 11:41 pm

My name is ryan rice and i go to the academy of art university down town. I am joining the track team which is very small and we don't have many facilities. My coach told me to ask around and see if there is any place that i could possibly pole vault at because the track at ccsf where the team practices doesn't have any mats or standards. I love pole vaulting and was wondering if there is anyone who could help me out or if you have any suggestions that would be great thank you.

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Re: Pole vault in San Francisco

Unread postby vaultmd » Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:32 am

The jumps coach at USF and my favorite vaulter, Laura Huarte, has athletes in a situation similar to yours and probably has scoped out the situation out there. You might want to contact her and pick her brain.

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Re: Pole vault in San Francisco

Unread postby achtungpv » Thu Jul 19, 2012 2:37 pm

SFSU may be a location since they have had vaulters on the roster lately and have facilities.
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