York Beach Vault

About the Meet

York Beach Vault LogoThe 2010 York Beach Vault will be held on Long Sands Beach, York, ME. This meet is in it’s 9th year and the weather forecast for once looks AWESOME! This is the only beach vault in New England. This annual event is open to all male and female competitors of ANY age, no matter if just getting out of elementary school or enjoying a retirement full of pole vaulting.

The competition will be held in 2 flights. ‘Elite’ vaulters – girls starting at 10′ or above and guys starting at 12′ and above – will be in the first flight. For this flight warmups will begin at 9am with a projected 10am start time. We will be alternating between girls and guys at 2′ increments (i.e. start with girl #1 at 10′, then guy #1 at 12′, then girls #2 at 10′ and so on) to keep things interesting.

Everyone else will be in the 2nd flight. Warmups for the 2nd flight will begin immediately after the completion of the 1st flight with the competition starting an hour later. Our best guess is that the second flight warmups will start around 12pm .

Our runway is the same runway we use at our indoor facility. It will be covered with a roll out rubber runway so spikes will be allowed.

Pictures from York Beach Vault 2007 can be found in our photo gallery. Feel free to take a look and get idea of how much fun we have at this event!

In Case of Inclement Weather

As with all outdoor meets, a lot depends on Mother Nature. Because of permits and scheduling, there is no rain date for this event. In the event that we need to cancel we will make the call Friday September 10th at 10pm. An email will be sent to the address associated with pre-registered athletes. We will also post updates on our website and on our Twitter Feed, which also appears on the top-right side of our club homepage.

Registration:

While on site reigistration will be available, we STRONGLY suggest registering online ahead of time to make the event go smoother on September 11th. The cost of the competition is $20 for all athletes. Payment is done on site and checks may be made out to “Patriot Pole Vault Club.”

USA Track and Field Membership is required to participate in this meet. You may register at the meet, or ahead of time at USATF – Membership Online. Be sure to bring your proof of membership(either your membership card or printed out receipt from USATF) to the meet or you will not be allowed to participate. If you want to join USATF as a member of Patriot Pole Vault Club, our club number is 232.

Event T-Shirts will be available the day of the meet for $15 each.

We will be bringing up an immense number of poles from the club for use by everyone. If you need to borrow a specific pole for the meet be sure to note the length and weight on your registration form. We can’t bring the entire shed to the meet, so be sure to let us know what you need! Our pole inventory can be found here.

Get Involved – We Need Your Help

This event does take a lot of labor to put on and we desperately need your help! We will need help :

  • Friday Night loading up the truck in Westborough, MA with the runway and all other equipment
  • Saturday morning 7am unloading the truck, picking up the mats at York HS and setting up all of the equipment at York Beach
  • Saturday night returning the mats to York HS, taking down all of the equpment and loading the truck.
  • Saturday night unloading the truck in Westborough, MA

If you are available at any of these times, please sign up using our online signup form. Only signup if you are 100% certain that you can help out, as we need to be able to rely on people. Also, please feel free to signup if you have another idea for how you would like to help out with the event. If you are a college athlete and need a ride to or from York, ME in order to help out, Patriot Pole Vault Club coaches will gladly arrange car pools. Volunteering at this event can count as community service hours if needed for schools or other organizations.