POLE VAULT 101: An introduction to pole vaulting basics and safety. 

Welcome to our Rusty Shealy "Pole Vault 101" page!  The most important part of pole vaulting is learning to vault correctly and safely, every trip down the runway.  This two-hour clinic is for vaulters who have never participated in a Rusty Shealy Pole Vault event.  Both new and experienced vaulters need this very important step.  We take vaulters through the basic learning progressions with an emphasis on being safe at all times.  This is a great liability reducer for coaches and schools, and should be required to compete.  Safety first!!!

The Columbia clinics are held at Shealy Athletics, aka Rusty Shealy Pole Vault.  Clinic fee is $40 for participants, and FREE to coaches and parents with paying athletes.  Groups will be taught based on ability level.  Vaulters will be taken through a series of highly successful learning progressions, taught by the best coaches worldwide.  We believe in learning by doing. 

Please share this Rusty Shealy "Pole Vault 101" information with your friends and coaches to make it the best clinic possible.  If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at the email address or phone number listed.  We look forward to seeing you! 

About Us...

Rusty Shealy, Columbia, SC:  As Director of Rusty Shealy Pole Vault, Coach Shealy is referred to as "The Unfair Advantage".  Since 1998, he has coached seventy-five South Carolina High School State Champions, ten National Champions and had three on "Team USA" the World Team.  He may be the only coach in the country to ever have four of his athletes acheive the rarity of jumping their age, since only a few people in the world do it each year.  One jumped 14' at 14 years of age, four have jumped 15' at 15 years old, two jumped 16' at 16 years old, and one 17' 1" at 17 years of age.  As an NCAA coach at the University of South Carolina, Rusty coached seven Southeastern Conference scorers in two seasons, with one NCAA Indoor All-American female at 13' 6.25".