2013 Red Dragon
Awesome Air Attack Pole Vault Clinic Sunday, January 20th 2013 10AM until 3PM
Presented by: Cross Country/Track & Field Advanced registration (postmarked Friday, January 11th): $20/athlete or coach Registration at the clinic: $25/athlete or coach A discount of $5/person will be provided to schools that bring 5 or more individuals. Please contact us for more information about a team discount (20+ individuals). For further information, please contact Steve Patrick at
[email protected] (607) 753-4945
Clinic Information Philosophy:
The purpose of this clinic is to introduce high school pole vaulters and coaches to the concepts that are used in the training of collegiate pole vaulters. The concept we stress the most is that vaulters have to know themselves and understand their event. A vaulter needs to know and understand why and how certain drills and exercises are done and how they apply to what he/she is trying to accomplish.
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Tentative Clinic Sessions:
Gymanstic Drills and Conditioning for the pole vault Hydro-vaulting The Petrov Drill Series (perfect for days you cannot use an actual pit) Vaulting into the pit o Each session will last approximately 45 minutes; there will be an hour break for lunch from Noon until 1PM. o Pending interest, there may be a classroom session for interested coaches.
Directions and Parking:
Registration and most clinic sessions will take place in Lusk Field House, located next to Park Center on the lower part of the SUNY Cortland campus. You may park in any of the lots located by Park Center. Directions to Park Center: http://cortland.edu/directions/index.html#Athletic
Suggested Equipment:
Participants should bring active clothing (t-shirt, shorts, sweats, etc.), spike, and a water bottle. Swimwear and a towel are important if you are going to participate in the pool sessions. You are strongly encouraged to bring your own pole vault poles as they will be what you vault on the rest of the season! Most important, bring your positive attitude!
Facilities:
Lusk Field House
Harriet Holsten Pool
Lusk Field House features a 4-lane, 200-meter indoor track, long and triple jump facilities, in-field pole vault pit, a brand-new UCS throwing cage, and bathroom facilities for both genders.
Holsten pool is located in the Park Center. A six-lane, 50-meter pool features a 15-foot diving area, separated by a movable bulkhead.
Gymnastics Room
The SUNY Cortland gymnastics room serves as a practice facility and alternate competitive space.
Anticipated Clinicians: Steve Patrick – Coach Patrick is currently the head coach of cross country and track & field at SUNY Cortland. In his years at Cortland, he has guided the Red Dragon men to their first ever national championship in cross country. On the track, he has coached over 50 Division III All-Americans, including national champions Amaan Sideeq (100 meters, 200 meters) and Christina Acquaviva (100 high hurdles, heptathlon), and has guided the men’s program to back-to-back NCAA Outdoor runner-up finishes. A six-time Atlantic Region Coach of the Year, in 2008 Patrick was selected as the NCAA Division III Men’s Cross Country Coach of the Year. Patrick is a USA Track & Field Level II Coach in the sprints/hurdles/relays as well as in the jumps; he is a USA Track & Field Coaching Education instructor, and holds Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist from the National Strength and Conditioning Association. A 1997 Graduate of SUNY Cortland, Patrick earned a BSE as well as an MS from UNC Greensboro in exercise science. A four-year competitor in cross country and track & field, Patrick competed in the 1993 NCAA Cross Country Championships Dr. Peter McGinnis – Coach McGinnis enters his 24th season working with the Cortland pole vaulting squad. In 2009, he was named the Atlantic Region Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Assistant Coach of the Year by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Since his arrival in 1990, Cortland’s pole vaulters have ranked among the best in the state in Division III and have dominated SUNYAC competition. In 2009, the Red Dragon women’s pole vaulters captured the first six places at the 2009 SUNYAC Outdoor Championships and took six of the top-seven spots, including first and second place, at the 2009 indoor conference meet. The men, meanwhile, boasted the outdoor NCAA champion, the top-three finishers at the 2009 indoor conference championships and the top-two competitors at the outdoor conference meet. In 2008, the women pole vaulters earned the top-five places at the SUNYAC Indoor Championships and the top-four spots at the outdoor conference championships. McGinnis is a graduate of Swarthmore College, where he competed for three seasons on the varsity track team in the pole vault. He garnered All-America honors in 1975 at the NCAA Division III Championships and still holds the outdoor school record in the event. He has done volunteer coaching stints at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Oregon, Illinois and Northern Colorado. McGinnis is currently a member of USA Track and Field’s Sports Science Committee as a Biomechanist for the pole vault. Marques R. Dexter – Coach Dexter has helped develop one of the top horizontal jumps groups at the conference, regional and national levels. A two-time nominee for the USTFCCCA Atlantic Region Assistant Coach of the Year, Dexter also serves as an instructor for the physical education department, and an adjunct instructor in the sport management department. Dexter holds a USA Track and Field Level II certification in the jumps as well as in the sprints/hurdles/relays, as well as being an instructor for the USA Track & Field Coaching Education program. He also serves as the recruiting coordinator for the men’s and women’s track and field teams and was a Central Region coach at the 2010 Empire State Games held in Buffalo. Prior to Cortland, Dexter was a volunteer assistant coach for the men’s and women’s track and field teams at The University of Georgia.
Members of the SUNY Cortland Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Teams.
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Date: Mail registration information to: Steve Patrick, Track & Field Coach P.O. Box 2000 Cortland, NY 13045 Registration checks should be made out to: ASC: Track and Field