It wasn't that he couldn't do the pole vaulting; it was because he wasn't getting over the bars. Yes, he was doing pretty well for a while there, but his high school didn't really have the equipment, and the other schools were galactically better.
He was getting really stressed out, and is likely going to ask his coach if he could stop vaulting. It's a shame because he really liked it, but I think he realized it wasn't for him.
Kevin told the missus that he was getting really stressed, and he wanted to make running his primary sport. He will run indoor and outdoor track and focus on cross-country.
I'm glad he told us, and his coach will be fine with it. His vault coach really liked Kevin, and he did his best to get Kevin ready. His head coach and vault coach are great people, but I think Kevin would rather lose vault than running.
I think Kevin will realize that running is his real passion.
He was in a meet on Friday, and missed his personal record by one second. He still can run like the wind.
I'm glad he made the decision. He was the only male pole vaulter at his school, and he always tried to do his best. I'm so proud of him.
P.S. - It appears I won't be able to see Kevin in indoor races this year beause of my schedule and the fact we are not allowed to take days off if the POS Eagles make it to the Super Bowl.
P.P.S. - Kevin will continue practicing pole vault, and decide if he will do so in outdoor track.
Oh, Kevin also got his photo on January 9th's track meet at the University of Pennsylvania.
If he wants to, he can always go back & try vaulting again once he gets into college.
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MelP - I think he was getting frustrated, but after a while he thought better. The other day, he said he wanted to give back the money we used for the pole vault training. I told him to keep the money, and don't worry about the cash. it was worth it.
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