2019 Summer Practice Opportunities

This summer and fall Patriot Pole Vault Club will be offering practices at numerous facilities throughout New England. In addition to our home base at Westborough High School we will be hosting sessions at Andover HS, East Longmeadow HS, Natick HS, McCurdy Track & the Snyder Pole Vault Compound

Westborough High School – 90 West Main Street, Westborough MA 01581

• Practices at Westborough HS are 7 days week (weather & meet dependent) from 4:00-7:30pm
• These practices will run throughout the whole summer and continue into late fall
• These practices are run by Coach Douglas Lang and a revolving cast of coaches including Coach Ken Petersen, Coach Jim Tylock (Masters vaulter), Coach Melissa Leslie (Quabbin Regional HS PV coach/Masters vaulter), Coach Jim Gruenbacher (Southington HS PV Coach), Coach Chanra Kao (Lowell HS PV coach), Coach Dave Gibeault (Eastern Connecticut State University PV coach), Coach Nelson Laskoski (Southern Connecticut State University PV coach) and others
• If you would like more information about the practices at Westborough HS feel free to contact Coach Doug

Andover High School – 80 Shawsheen Road, Andover MA 01810

• Practices at Andover HS will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:00-7:00pm and Sundays 12:00-3:00pm starting Sunday June 23rd and going until at least Thursday August 29th
• These practices will be run by  Coach Mark Hathaway (Andover HS PV coach) & Coach Nick Parsons (Merrimack College PV coach)
• If you would like more information about the practices at Tewksbury Memorial HS feel free to contact either Coach Hathaway or Coach Parsons

East Longmeadow High School – 180 Maple Street, East Longmeadow MA 01028

• Practices at East Longmeadow will be held on Wednesdays from 5:00-8:00pm starting June 19th and going until at least Wednesday August 28th
• These practices will be run by Jay Weber (Westfield State Coach), Kelsey Weber (Minnechaug Regional HS coach) & Kurt Riska (Smith College Coach)
• If you would like more information about the practices at East Longmeadow HS feel free to contact Coach Weber

Natick High School – 15 West Street, Natick MA 01760

• Practices at Natick High School will be held on Wednesdays, Fridays & Sundats from 6:00-8:00pm starting June 22nd
• These practices will be run by Coach Nathaniel “Than” Bogan (Natick HS Coach)
• If you would like more information about the practices at Natick HS please contact Coach Than

McCurdy Track – 34 Lancaster County Road, Harvard MA 01451

• Practices at McCurdy Track will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:00-6:00pm
• These practices will be run by the Attached Track Club and Coach Greg Bourque (The Bromfield School Coach)
• Many other events will be offered including the hammer for those that are interested
• If you would like more information about the practices at McCurdy Track please contact Coach Bourque

Snyder Pole Vault Compound – 36 Franklin Street, Saco ME 04072

• Practices at the Snyder Pole Vault Compound will be happening this summer – days and times have yet to be finalized
• These practices will be run by Paul Snyder (Patriot Pole Vault Club – Maine)
• If you would like more information about Patriot Pole Vault Club practices in Maine please contact Coach Snyder

All of these practices are “open pit” – vaulters come when they can and leave when they are tired J. Practice focus depends on the individual vaulter, the time of year and their goals.

All practices are weather & meet dependent. In case of high heat (90° and above) may be delayed until at least 5pm. All postponements and cancellations will be posted to our Facebook page, our Twitter feed and the calendar on our website

Please note that it is the policy of the Patriot Pole Vault Club to allow ANYONE and EVERYONE to vault with us regardless of their ability to afford it. If you are experiencing financial difficulties and cannot afford the session fees please talk to us – we will work out a satisfactory solution to everyone’s benefit.

Athletes may choose to pay per session or if they plan on practicing with us on a regular basis you can sign up for one of our package plans to save some cash. Our standard cost is $25 per session

• Any 10 practices – $205 (covers all facilities)
• Summer package – unlimited practices at all facilities – $500
• Each additional family member 50% off

If you have any further questions regarding these practices or anything else we can help you with regarding your pole vaulting needs don’t hesitate to contact us anytime via e-mail (polevault@patriotpv.com) or phone (617-302-PPVC).