I' m Batman

WSTC Halloween Vault 09

WSTC Halloween Vault 2009 from Richard Stark on Vimeo.

All Comer July 15th 2009

All comer July 15th 2009 from Richard Stark on Vimeo.

PR 4.60m - 15' 1"

Portland Street Vault

Anyone want to go to this meet?

http://aircavvault.com/up_coming_events

Alki Beach Vault 2009

Alki Beach Vault 2009 from Richard Stark on Vimeo.

steps to learn a muscle up

First: you want a pair of cheap homemade rings.


http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-PVC-gymnastic-fitness-rings/

Next watch this and practice practice practice

WOW this dude is super strong!!

USATF championships Mens Pole vault

USATF MENs Pole Vault from Richard Stark on Vimeo.

in Spirit and Truth

Bubka

Jackson 09 Season Pictures

Here is a great site with lots of professional photos of Jackson Track meets.

http://www.nwphotoinc.com/website/gallery.php?gid=72

All Comer June 24th 2009

All Comer June 24th 2009 from Richard Stark on Vimeo.

PR 14 8

Alki Beach Vault !!!

Coach Stark may have already talked to most of you about this, but just in case...anyone interested in jumping at the Alki (Seattle) Beach Vault on Saturday July 11th needs to make sure and get signed up soon. In addition to the competition cost ($40.00) you will also have to be a USATF member.

All information is on this website: http://www.polevaultpower.com/streetvault/alki/

Let Coach Stark know if you are planning to go so he/we can get the poles you need. You cannot sign up the day of the event. You must register ahead of time!

There is also a beach vault in Tacoma on July 4th, but I am not going to that. I don't think Coach Stark is either, but I'm pretty sure he's planning for Alki which is the most fun anyway. Big crowd, loud music, lots of great vaulting all day long including 17 to 18 footers. Heights you've probably never witnessed !!!

Even if you don't jump, you can still come and watch for free. Hope to see some of you there.

Coach Boede

John 4

Now He left Judea and departed again for Galilee. And he had to pass through Samaria. So he came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the field that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob's well was there; so Jesus, wearied as he was from his journey, was sitting beside the well. It was about the sixth hour.

A woman from Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.” (For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.) The Samaritan woman said to him, “How is it that you, a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a woman of Samaria?” (g For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.) Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.” The woman said to him, “Sir, you have nothing to draw water with, and the well is deep. Where do you get that living water? Are you greater than our father Jacob? He gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock.” Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him l will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I will not be thirsty or have to come here to draw water.”

Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come here.” The woman answered him, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “You are right in saying, ‘I have no husband’; for you have had five husbands, and the one you now have is not your husband. What you have said is true.” The woman said to him, “Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet. Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you say that in Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship.” Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is a from the Jews. But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah is coming (he who is called Christ). When he comes, he will tell us all things.” Jesus said to her, “I who speak to you am he.”

Just then his disciples came back. They marveled that he was talking with a woman, but no one said, “What do you seek?” or, “Why are you talking with her?” So the woman left her water jar and went away into town and said to the people, “Come, see a man who told me all that I ever did. Can this be the Christ?” They went out of the town and were coming to him.

Everett Stadium

FYI:

Whoever is going to Everett Stadium today, we must enter through the north gate.

David Butler

Everett Stadium

Alright everyone..
We have Everettt Stadium scheduled for Mondays between 3 and 4:30 pm. Pass the word around and please let me know who can attend. The practice is only an hour or so because the stadium security has to lock up, but I still think it is worthwhile. On Monday afternoons I might not be able to stop by Jackson first because it is out of my way. I might have to pick up the poles either Saturday or Sunday for the practice on Monday.


I also have forms that need to be signed for summer practices. Please remind me to give you one when you see me.

Not your Typical

Emerald City June 13th 2009

Emerald City 6 13 2009 from Richard Stark on Vimeo.

You Will Never Be Thirsty Again

DWYL

Joyful Noise

All Comer June 10th

All Comer June 10th 2009 from Richard Stark on Vimeo.

PR 14' 7"

Isinbayeva WR 5.01 (16' 5.25")

Yelena Isinbayeva record mundial 5.01 (completo) from InterAtletismo.es on Vimeo.

Real Vision

Let The Nations Be Glad: Part 1

http://www.desiringgod.org/ResourceLibrary/MediaPlayer/3969/Audio/

How to Read

"There are two ways to read the Bible. The one way to read the Bible is that it’s basically about you: what you have to do in order to be right with God, in which case you’ll never have a sure and certain hope, because you’ll always know you’re not quite living up. You’ll never be sure about that future. Or you can read it as all about Jesus. Every single thing is not about what you must do in order to make yourself right with God, but what he has done to make you absolutely right with God. And Jesus Christ is saying, “Unless you can read the Bible right, unless you can understand salvation by grace, you’ll never have a sure and certain hope. But once you understand it’s all about me, Jesus Christ, then you can know that you have peace. You can know that you have this future guaranteed, and you can face anything.” T. Keller

http://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/articles/onsite/gospel.html

June 3rd All Comer Meet

Take a look at coach Boede's perfect free takeoff!!

All Comer June 3rd from Richard Stark on Vimeo.

State Meet 2009

State Meet from Richard Stark on Vimeo.

Suffering Injustice

You need more than good technique. You need AGGRESSION!

http://www.polevaultpower.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=16806

1 Corinthians 15

For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me.

May 27th 2009 All Comer

May 27th 2009 All Comer Meet from Richard Stark on Vimeo.

Districts 2009

Districts 09 from Richard Stark on Vimeo.

Westco 2009

Westco 09 from Richard Stark on Vimeo.

Coach Stark

13' 11.25"


14' 5"

Parkour

Muscle ups with Mango

John 3:16

Dream

Music Playlist at MixPod.com

Open Meets This Summer

Event #1: http://www.clubnorthwest.org/index.php/summer-all-comers

Event #2: Club Northwest Tuesday Pole Vault All-Comers Competitions"An additional pole vault competition for our very popular event"Time: Tuesday, June 2 at 5:00pm End Time: Tuesday, August 11 at 7:00am Where: King's High School - Woolsey Stadium
Search for club northwest on Facebook for more information or email Becca@PolevaultPower.com

Timothy and Titus

But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people. For among them are those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions, always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth. 2 Tim 3:1-7

For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life Titus 3:3-7

Truth

Music Playlist at MixPod.com

Rope Vault

The Best Freestyle Ever

The Best Freestyle Ever! from Richard Stark on Vimeo.

Everett SD Championship

EverettSDChampionship from Richard Stark on Vimeo.

DWYL

JV Championships

JVChampionship from Richard Stark on Vimeo.

Jesuit Relays

Jesuit from Richard Stark on Vimeo.

Why I Hate Religion

Rule #2

Stop Facebook-ing and get your face in The Book

MySpace Playlist at MixPod.com

Snohomish Meet

Snohomish_4_30_09 from Richard Stark on Vimeo.

Mark 9:14-32

And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them. And immediately all the crowd, when they saw him, were greatly amazed and ran up to him and greeted him. And he asked them, “What are you arguing about with them?” And someone from the crowd answered him, “Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he has a spirit that makes him mute. And whenever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid. So I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they were not able.” And he answered them, “O faithless generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me.” And they brought the boy to him. And when the spirit saw him, immediately it convulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth. And Jesus asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said, “From childhood. And it has often cast him into fire and into water, to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.” And Jesus said to him, “‘If you can’! All things are possible for one who believes.” Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!” And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.” And after crying out and convulsing him terribly, it came out, and the boy was like a corpse, so that most of them said, “He is dead.” But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose. And when he had entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?” And he said to them, “This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer.”

They went on from there and passed through Galilee. And he did not want anyone to know, for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him. And when he is killed, after three days he will rise.” But they did not understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him.

Bellevue

Bellevue from Richard Stark on Vimeo.

I want to be a pole vaulter

http://www.recoverthegospel.com/?p=2371

WSTC Summer Pole Vault Camp:

May 29, 30 and 31

http://www.polevaultpower.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=17409

Rule #1

Shoreline Stadium Meet April 23rd

ShorelineMeet42309 from Richard Stark on Vimeo.

Practice Video

Practice 4 18 2009 from Richard Stark on Vimeo.

Gymnastic Drills

Rick Baggett

Gymnastics

I think those of you who came to Gymnastics on Monday night really learned something. The biggest thing I think a lot of you learned was the jumping take-off into the rope. After a few repetitions most of you really started to get it. Take that same energy back to the pole vault runway...(come in strong, but don't slow down as you JUMP! and reach HIGH!!). Find that preferred take-off position with the lead-leg knee driving, back leg pointed back, and the arms pressing upward. No "galloping" take-offs. Look at the top picture of this blog...think that guy isn't jumping and driving like he's trying to dunk a basketball after taking off from the free-throw line? Then, snap that trail-leg through fast like on the rings, pull the hips up, and ta-da, it's on to the next height while your competitors are putting their poles away wondering how Jackson's vaulters are doing so well? Will be seeing you all soon either on the runway, or at gymnastics again. ~ Coach Boede

John 3

Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.” Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

Nicodemus said to him, “How can these things be?” Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things? Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you do not receive our testimony. If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things? No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.”

Shoreline Stadium

Untitled from Richard Stark on Vimeo.

Brad Walker 19 ft 9.75 American Record

Brad Walker 19 ft 9.75 American Record

Brad Walker 19 ft 9.75 American Record

Brad Walker 19 ft 9.75 American Record

Brad Walker

Brad Walker 5.85 Valencia 08 from InterAtletismo.es on Vimeo.

Matthew 28

The Resurrection
Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men. But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples that he has risen from the dead, and behold, he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him. See, I have told you.” So they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. And behold, Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” And they came up and took hold of his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid; go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.”

The Report of the Guard
While they were going, behold, some of the guard went into the city and told the chief priests all that had taken place. And when they had assembled with the elders and taken counsel, they gave a sufficient sum of money to the soldiers and said, “Tell people, ‘His disciples came by night and stole him away while we were asleep.’ And if this comes to the governor's ears, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.” So they took the money and did as they were directed. And this story has been spread among the Jews to this day.

The Great Commission
Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Birger Solberg Invitational

Birger Solberg Invitational from Richard Stark on Vimeo.

Gymnastics

All Jackson Pole Vaulters. I have made arrangements at Leading Edge Gymnastics Academy for any of you to improve your pole vaulting through some gymnastics drills between now and the end of the season. For $25.00, you can come to any organized practice that Rich or I attend on Monday and/or Wednesday evenings (7pm - 9pm) for the rest of the track season. That's not $25.00 per session...that's $25.00 (per person) for as many gymnastics sessions we can attend for the rest of the track season on those nights. Your parents will need to sign a waiver for you to participate. I have the waiver and will try to get it to you early this week so you can take it to your parents. There are drills on ropes, rings, and bars to work on that are really helpful to improving your strength and technique. Talk to Coach Rich about whether your parents are willing to let you do this and he and I will be putting our schedules together to start some gymnastics as soon as possible. Will be seeing you again soon. See below for some examples of drills we would be doing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeTPgONnrV0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn5LIiHmPlY

Good Friday: The Day of Atonement

He had no form or majesty that we should look at him,and no beauty that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned-every one-to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth. By oppression and judgment he was taken away; and as for his generation, who considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living, stricken for the transgression of my people? And they made his grave with the wicked and with a rich man in his death, although he had done no violence, and there was no deceit in his mouth. Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush him; he has put him to grief; when his soul makes an offering for guilt, he shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his days; the will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand. Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied; by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant, make many to be accounted righteous, and he shall bear their iniquities. Therefore I will divide him a portion with the many, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong, because he poured out his soul to death and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and makes intercession for the transgressors.

Isaiah 53

Lake Stevens

lake stevens from Richard Stark on Vimeo.

Words to live by

Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

Matthew 6

Dont try this at home!!!

Practice Video

4_07_09_PracticePartB from Richard Stark on Vimeo.

Practice Video Part 2

4_07_Practice from Richard Stark on Vimeo.

Cross Fit

Cross Fit is an excellent website for intense workouts. The workout of the day is a combination of cardio and strength. The exercises are done for time and usually take 20 - 30 min. Check out the video demonstrations, especially the gymnastics inversion video.

Cross Fit:

http://www.crossfit.com/

Gymnastics and other workout videos:

http://www.crossfit.com/cf-info/excercise.html

Vertical Minds: Part 2

Holder Relays

Everett Stadium March 26th 2009

Swing

Dutch Warmerdam

He cleared 15 ft. 43 times during his competing years. None of his competitors cleared 15 ft. during this time. Notice he does not bend the pole and he is landing into saw dust!

Meet results: March 26 2009

GREAT JOB EVERYONE!!!

Its all in your head

"Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect." Romans 12:2

There is only one way to pole vault, any other will lead to injury or death. Pole vault technique is very narrow, body position must be almost perfect to achieve a safe and high vault.

Pole vault is about perfection. Pole vault technique at first seems to go against the natural movements of the body. But through a long and sometimes tedious process a young vaulter will begin conform to the image of perfection. World class vaulters take years to reach perfection, Bubka was 33 in his prime and Yelena Isinbayeva is 27.

So the first step is to focus and think. The key to perfection in pole vault and in any other area of life is a renewal of the mind. Focus your thoughts on the image and goal that you seek. Your mind will be transformed and your body will follow. Mind over body! Practically we do this by watching other vaulters, watching videos, and reading articles about technique. We must be able to picture each phase of the vault in our head.

Focus Focus: Mental Practice, Meditation and Michael Phelps

In listening to Phelps speak about his own training methods, we hear the mantra “focus, focus, focus.” Dedicated goal setting, avoiding negative mental chatter, and being with the very moment of his action (a.k.a. the ole Ram Dass mantra “Be Here Now”) — this is the stuff of Olympic athletic mental training.

We also learn that Phelps has the gift of maintaining a relaxed state before a meet and there’s talk that he produces less lactic acid build up in his muscles that most athletes. No doubt, there are many online (yours truly included) who are curious to comb through the details of Phelps Olympic genius.

And what can we learn from this athletic genius? Mental training of Olympic athletes has long been of interested to sports trainers, kinesiologists and sport psychologists but more to the point: Phelps’s own minimalist theory (”Set a goal. Focus only on that goal”) insinuates the brain technology involved in peak body performance. Sports psychologist Steve Ungerleider offers a somanautic perspective culled from years of researching Olympic athlete training:

From his 1996/2005 book MENTAL TRAINING FOR PEAK PERFORMANCE:

Breath, Meditation and Forming Mental Snapshots are two of the four mental practice traits shared amongst Olympic athletes. (The other two being building confidence by means of positive self-talk and learning to use relaxation to cool down and revvv up!) Yep, taking time to find the natural rhythm of ordinary breathing and picturing the goal — using your imagination to see the goal accomplished — even visualizing all of the steps in getting to the goal — the power of creating a mental “snapshot” cannot be under-estimated by anyone engaged in sport or movement training.

Here then are glorious mind/brain/body fruits for digesting: Those fascinated by the challenge of peak performance, be you swimmer, biker, dancer, designer, entrepreneur, corporate leader or pole vaulter the kernel of Olympic truth seems to lie in the story told by those who have imagined and accomplished their goals.

Practice

Bubka

Vertical Minds

"A lot of people sterotype vaulters as being totally crazy and not afraid of anything. Most of them do have their fears, its more a question of meeting your fears and beating your fears than about being fearless."




"Be not afraid of sudden fear" Proverbs 3:25

"What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee." Psalm 56:3

"Be not afraid, only believe" J.C.

Kamiak Meet: March 19th 2009