RE:Javelin in The state of WV!!!
(Date Posted:25/04/2008 8:40 AM)
I have talked about this before. The javelin is a great deal safer and cheaper than the pole vault. A javelin cost between $150 to $300 whereas poles are outrageous. An athlete does not outgrow a javelin like they do in the pole vault. In Pennsylvania most schools don't have a javelin runway just a marked off area in an open field, compare that to the cost of a certified pole mat an equipment. How many high school athletes are hurt in the javelin as compared to the pole vault. Look at single A girls pole vault at the state meet, two schools have dominated the event because of facilities(yes there is good coaching too) they have. More athletes would participate in the javelin than the pole vault and isn't that the reason they gave for splitting aa-a a few years back, which I was against also. One last rant, why do we still run the shuttles in WV. It is not a hurdle race just another sprint event.
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