Post Meet Update

Well I am going to try to keep this one short and sweet. What once was high hopes, fell within a matter of seconds. What once was adrenaline, fell to anger and frustration with a little bobble. Getting the picture? I stuck to my game plan for as long as I could, which was two heights, and I would have continued to do so had I made the second. As a freshman I came in with high hopes and determination. Among many set backs and a lot frustration at the sport and my coach, I kept my head up and pushed on.

Now I'm nearing the end of my last indoor season, which always seems to be my weakest, and I'm no where close to where I thought I would be. On the bright side of things, I am consistent. Now that consistent is by no means good and I am frustrated with the same height time after time, but I do know I can go out and jump a height, even if it's only one. I have one indoor meet left and I'm still determined to jump 10'4 at that meet. I have come to realize that my coach is holding me back just as much as I am, which leaves me in a situation that is less than desirable.

So today, a day after another disappointing meet, I'm going to hit the track again with some determination, this time without my coach and with someone who could always seem to get me over the bar and onto the next pole... my dad. My coach's strategy isn't working for me anymore, probably never did. So I'm going back to the strategy that got me sixth place one year and third place two years in a row at the NC State Championships. (I have an impressive resume of athletic awards and places from high school.) That strategy is- Get on the biggest pole you can handle. If the form isn't there, the pole will do the work for you.

"When you get consistent with a height, it means you are getting ready to move up... Consistency wins meets." Coach Prince