Over 13 years of experience coaching high-school to post collegiate athletes.
Throughout my entire career in pole-vault there was only one thing that has consistent throughout my first day and last day competing in the pole-vault. That was work. I never had anything given to me whether in was in school or athletics. Pole-vault is something that I believe has had a huge inspiration on my entire life. It was a sport that gave me the confidence as a young kid, a sport that gave me a goal to work towards, and introduced me to some life-long friends.
During my time as a student-athlete from high-school & college I worked my ass off for everything. Growing up in a small sport while its still developing (compared to basketball/football/soccer) gave allowed for a greater exploration and exposure to a bigger stage. Transitioning to a post-collegiate was hard while balancing my pursuit of continuing education. It was short-lived and it was my own fault while balancing numerous responsibilities.
Taking a lot of the failures and successes in my life has influenced my coaching philosophy, and the way that I continue to train. It’s also become a useful skill being able to coach an athlete to a championship, and help them both on and off the track. It’s more stressful and challenging since you are not in control, and have to rely on all those hours of practice before that competition. So many skills from pole-vault have helped in every area of my life, from public speaking, confidence, and good decision making.
“Good decision making comes from experience. Experience comes from making bad decisions.”
– Somebody
Achievements & Coaching Experience
New York University, Assistant Coach 2019 – 2020
Steven’s Institute of Technology, Assistant Coach 2017 – 2019
5x Indoor/outdoor Empire 8 Conference Champions in the pole-vault
6x Indoor/outdoor regional qualifiers in the pole-vault
2x Coaching staff of the year
Speaker on the pole-vault at Vermont Track and Festival 2019-2020
2013 – Outdoor GMC Champion
2012 – Indoor GMC Champion
AAAI/ISMA Certified Personal Trainer
Check out my new website where I’ll be publishing all of my old workouts, tips, and advice on the pole-vault companion.
You can even reach out to me for personalized training plans to help you on the runway, improve your performance, and get a jump-start on training programs!
Christopher Sandoli 