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From Beginner to Bubka & Isinbayeva too! (2nd Edition)

Latest edition of "From Beginner to Bubka" by Alan Launder and John T. Gormley is a tremendous resource for pole vaulters and coaches alike. After reading my copy I was left challenged and enlightened. There is both wisdom and practical knowledge contained within the pages

312 pages - the work of a genious!

THE BIBLE FOR PV COACHES

Contents
Thoughts for pole vault coaches
Acknowledgments
Forward
PrefacePART ONE

Chapter 1	Introduction
Chapter 2	The role of the track & field coach
Chapter 3	The process of coaching track & field
Chapter 4	Risk Management in the pole vault

PART TWO

Chapter 5	'Style', 'Technical Models' and the biomechanics of pole vaulting
Chapter 6	The Petrov/Bubka Technical model
Chapter 7	Elite athletes employing the Petrov/Bubka model
Chapter 8	The Petrov/Bubka model & young athletes

PART THREE

Chapter 9	The Adelaide approach to developing pole vaulters
Chapter 10	The Process of Instruction
Chapter 11.	Teaching beginners to pole vault
Chapter 12	Teaching young athletes to vault with a flexible pole
Chapter 13	Teaching athletes to exploit the flexible pole
Chapter 14	Young athletes and the run up

PART FOUR

Chapter 15	The Process of Technical Coaching
Chapter 16	Training and young pole vaulters
Chapter 17	Conditioning and young athletes

PART FIVE

Chapter 18	Psychology and the pole vault
Chapter 19	Preparing for competition
Chapter 20	Field Testing

SECTION TWO

Chapter 21	The relationship between stiff pole and flexible pole, vaulting
Chapter 22	The run up extended
Chapter 23	The Plant and take off extended
Chapter 24	The Swing to inversion extended
Chapter 25	Myths and misunderstanding in the pole vault

Appendix A	Pole vault Poles
Appendix B	One athlete's story
Appendix C	An example of the Process of technical coaching
Appendix D	The evolution of the Adelaide approach

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