The Apex Vaulting Podcast

Eric Bennett long time NCAA Division 3 coach joins the podcast to discuss a belt system for pole vaulting and what that would look like. How would a belt system help athletes and more so coaches? Check out the episode and if you enjoy the episode please share it with a friend and subscribe!

Brad and Tobie, owners of the Apex Vaulting Long Island location, join the podcast and discuss their journey from being pole vaulters, to coaches and now club owners. They discuss what motivated them to coach and why they chose to open an Apex franchise instead of starting from scratch. If you enjoy the podcast please make sure to like, share, subscribe, and review and rate the podcast! if you hav...

Esther Fleigle of the Fleigle Flyers joins the podcast to discuss the stress of practice versus the stress of competing and how coaches can help alleviate some fo the stresses of competition, as well as a slew of other pole vault coaching topics. If you enjoy the podcast make sure to subscribe, like, and share this episode! Thanks!

Branko does a solo episodes and covers a few topics. Who actually needs to buy poles? Should a novice jumper buy? How do you coach athletes to be tough, and what athletes actually need toughness the most? And as always if you need help contact us at apexvaulting@gmail.com. Don't be do proud as a coach to ask for help!

Alex Curran, head coach and business owner of Next Step Pole Vault Club, joins the podcast to tell us about signing for his first indoor facility! Alex discusses his inspiration and journey from becoming a pole vaulter, coach, and now proud club coach and small business owner! He discusses some of the concerns, struggles, and fears of getting an indoor facility. This is one of my all time favorite...

This is part 2 of Branko's solo episode answering listener questions that addresses the college track situation, how to coach sessions safely during this time, how masters pole vaulters should train and eat, as well as some other technical questions. This episode had to be divided into two parts due to technical difficulties. Thank you for the questions and keep them coming! If you enjoy the podca...

Branko does a solo episode and answers listener questions that address the college track situation, how to coach sessions safely, how masters pole vaulters should train and eat, as well as some other technical questions. This episode had to be divided into two parts due to technical difficulties. Thank you for the questions and keep them coming! If you enjoy the podcast please like, share and subs...

The great Shawn Francis and Colin Waitzman join the podcast to discuss the state of Pole Vault today! Are the Olympics or Track and Field holding back our sport? Also we answer some listener questions on this episode! Keep those questions coming and have your questions answered on the podcast! Email us at apexvaulting@gmail.com

Calvin Hartman joins the podcast to discuss what it takes to become a coach, and work towards making a living with it. Calvin discusses the ups and downs of being a young coach and some important lessons he learned along the way. We also go over what gpp and spp are and how coaches can incorperate both to take their athletes' training to the next level.

In this episode Branko announces he will be doing weekly episodes so make sure to email him any questions you would like him to answer on the podcast(apexvaulting@gmail.com. This week's episode covers the amazing results that are heating up this Winter Track season! He also discusses how you can grow your club and help more athletes!

Podcast host of Innovators Anonymous and Track World News Colin Waitzman joins the podcast to discuss some of the decisions made recently about high school and college track during this wild year of 2020. Does track leadership have a distance bias? Is a DISTANCE BIAS what prevents the sport of track from growing?

Robert Plumb joins the podcast to discuss a recent video posted on Apex Social Media. The video is an analysis of straight pole era jumping and elements of straight pole technique that can be applied today. We also discuss what we mean at Apex when we say pull. Hopefully this sheds some light on what we try and teach at Apex.

Branko does a solo episode and discusses how to help athletes develop as pole vaulters by identifying what stage of competence they are in. It is a must listen for all coaches.

Coach Tim Reilly of the North West Pole Vault Club joins the podcast to discuss the importance of a coaching system to the development of athletes. Coach Reilly is one of the most successful high school club coaches in recent years. Enjoy the podcast!

Jack Rhea joins the podcast to discuss his pole vault journey through college. Jack would join the Tennessee Volunteers program with a 15'7" pr and end up jumping 17'3". Jack has a maturity and insight that is rare for a 21 year old man. Great episode!

Matt Barry of Pole Vault Atlanta joins the podcast. We discuss what reopening a pole vault club might look like depending on your region and situation. We also discuss the importance of viewing coaching through an education lens. Awesome episode! Enjoy!

Jeff Coover joins the podcast to discuss The Ultimate Garden Clash, where Renaud Lavillenie, Mondo Duplantis, and Sam Kendricks competed to see who could clear 16'4" the most times. We discuss the tie, what was good, and what could be better. We also go off on many tangents and discuss a slew of topics. Great conversation, enjoy!

Sondre Guttormsen of Norway and UCLA joins the podcast. Sondre has jumped 5.80 (19'1/4") t the age of 20! Sondre introduces us to how he began pole vaulting in Norway and how the sports system in Norway differs from America. Sondre also walks us through an injury he dealt with his freshman year at UCLA and how he feels his strength and conditioning program helps keep him fit and fast, as well as p...

Livio and Rosario join the Apex Vaulting Podcast and discuss how they stated their club and how it grew to a 60 plus athlete club. Their perspectives on culture, maturity, and respect as it relates to pole vault clubs and coaching are to be admired. The positivity and joy they bring to the table is amazing! Enjoy!

My friend and 17'9" vaulter Nick Homan joins the podcast and opens up about his medical battles the last few months. Just as Covid-19 was shutting down the world Nick started feeling numbness in his back and abdomen and losing strength in his legs. He went from one hospital to the next and had countless tests done. I hope listening to Nick and his positivity through this all can inspire us all to...

Jake Winder of Rise Athletics joins the podcast again. This time we discuss how to talk to athletes about missing their spring seasons and what they should do about training at this time. We also go over what club owners can do during this time and facing some of the unfortunate realities of the current situation. Also Jake announces the his brother Josh and him will be starting their own podcast,...

Eric Bennett joins the podcast and discusses how he started out coaching at the collegiate level and what it takes to become a head coach and get a full time position. We also discuss Eric's approach when recruiting and working with athletes that have jumped at pole vault club or a pole vault coach in high school. Great tips!

Joe Oliveri joins the podcast again for a pole vault companion episode! We go back to the 2015 IAAF World Championships. Yelena Isinbaeva is no longer competing and we see who will be the next generation of women to compete at the world stage! Enjoy!

Ed Luthy of DC Vault joins the podcast and discusses his journey through pole vault how he ended up starting DC Vault. His club is home to an amazing 3 pit outdoor facility that is also has all the training equipment an athlete would want or need. Ed discusses how the DC Vault coaching staff manage to train 5 year olds all the way through adults who are trying pole vault for the first time. An ama...

Joe Oliveri joins the podcast for a pole vault companion episode! Joe and I give you some commentary for the 1997 Mens Pole Vault Final. Go to YouTube and search "1997 Men's Pole Vault Final" and watch the 39 minute 53 second video with us. We break down the jumps and the comp. This is Bubka's 6th and final world chmapionship! We had an awesome time doing it and we hope you enjoy it too!