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Camps & Meets: Indoor Pole Vault sessions 2018-19
Indoor Pole Vault sessions 2018-19
Our 24th year of safely and successfully coaching vaulters in the off-season. Our sessions are open to any and all athletes wishing to pole vault. Contact Steve if you have questions --steve.white.fda@gmail.com --(763) 458-2932
Register for Event- Eight athletes max per session
- 4:1 athlete to coach ratio ensures each vaulter's individual needs are met
- We actually do provide ALL the poles--we have the largest and most comprehensive pole inventory in the state available for you
- We do not do one-size-fits-all instruction on drills or on vault
- We provide one-on-one instruction on drills as each individual needs
- Athletes do not have to set up or take down the landing pits each day--that's a big deal.
- bring water
- bring a granola bar, or similar snack, to eat at the conclusion of practice
- bring running shoes (suitable for jogging)
- bring racing spikes
- arrive 15 minutes early to complete a good warm-up and stretch prior to the camp beginning
- follow all coaching instructions
- Bring their coach
- Have teammates sign up (and carpool)
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Steve White
Flight Deck Coach / Former University of Minnesota Vault Coach
Steve coached the University of Minnesota Men's Pole Vault 11-years, St. John's & St Ben's 5-years, Tech High School 3-years, Armstrong High School 5-years, and University of St Thomas 1-year. Steve began vaulting in 7th grade. While at St Louis Park high school Steve placed 7th at state twice and had a PR jump of 14'. Steve earned All-American honors twice while at North Central College in Illinois. An advocate for girls in sports; Steve co-lead the original movement that led to girls getting to pole vault in Minnesota. Steve coached the first girls' State Champion in the event; the first MN girl to clear 11'. At the UofM, Steve coached athletes to 13 Big 10 conference titles, 9 All-American performances, 2 Olympic Trials Qualifiers, and 1 NCAA Champion. Some of these athletes include Moorhead native Brock Spandl (17'3, 2010 D1-All-American), Jack Szmanda (17'5, 2010 D1-All-American), Ben Peterson (18'0 PR, 2011 D1-NCAA All-American and National runner-up), Zach Siegmeier (18'1 PR, 2014 D1-All-American), Luca Wieland (2015 Indoor Heptathlon NCAA CHAMPION 16'5 PR). Now in his 28th year in education, Steve is the Assistant Principal at Minneapolis North. Steve is USATF certified Level 1, level 2 jumps, level 2 endurance, and a certified coaches-education instructor. Steve has a lifetime PR jump of 17'4, cleared 16'+ for 16-years in a row, and was the 2012 & 2021 USA Masters Outdoor Champion. Now at age 52, Steve is currently 14th on the World Masters 50-54 All-time list with a jump of 14'6. Contact Steve with questions (763-458-2932) or (steve.white.fda@gmail.com). -
Tyler Tappe
Former Gopher Pole Vaulter
Former UofM Gopher pole vaulter (PR 16'4.75). In high school, Tyler made the MSHSL state meet three times placing 2nd 2013 and 1st in 2014. His 15'6 state meet performance tied the meet record. Tyler is in his senior year, majoring in Construction Management.
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- Sunday, November 4, 2018
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- 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Full - Waitlist Available
- 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM 7 Spots Available
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- Sunday, November 11, 2018
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- Sunday, November 18, 2018
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- Sunday, November 25, 2018
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- Sunday, December 2, 2018
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- Sunday, December 9, 2018
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- Sunday, December 16, 2018
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- 12:00 PM - 1:30 PMCANCELLED
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- Sunday, January 6, 2019
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- 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM 1 Spot Available
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- Sunday, January 13, 2019
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- 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM 1 Spot Available
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- Sunday, January 20, 2019
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- Sunday, January 27, 2019
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- 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Full - Waitlist Available
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- Sunday, February 3, 2019
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- 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM 2 Spots Available
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- Sunday, February 10, 2019
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- 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM 1 Spot Available
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- Sunday, February 17, 2019
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- Sunday, February 24, 2019
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- Sunday, March 3, 2019
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- 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Full - Waitlist Available
- 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Full - Waitlist Available
- 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM 2 Spots Available