Pole to vertical drills involve standing in one spot and practicing hitting a target. You’ll move the pole from an angle, to completely vertical, and then past vertical in a horizontal direction.

I also add many pole vault-specific skills to these morning sessions. These may include walking drills with a pole, swinging on rings or a rope or whatever the focus is for that time of the year.

Pole vaulter Addison Kleinke adds long jump and sprints Kleinke spends an hour three times a week at Churchill practicing drills for pole vault, long jump and sprints. It is the only vaulting she ...

American-born pole vaulter Armand "Mondo" Duplantis broke a world record for a ninth time at the Paris Olympics on Monday and brought home a gold medal for Sweden. The Louisiana-born 24-year-old ...