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[01]Pole Vault AI

Why AI analysis beats watching with your eyes only

Frame-by-frame, not gut feel

A coach at the fence watches your jump in real time and remembers an impression. The AI reviews every frame and shows you the exact moment your form breaks. No guessing which attempt felt different.

Event-specific, not generic

Most video tools see "a person moving." Our model was built around pole vault. It knows the phases, the form points, and the words real pole vault coaches use.

Same attention, every rep

The AI doesn't get tired. Your 30th rep gets the same review as your 1st. That's how you track real change over a season.

How it works

How Pole Vault AI reads your technique

Upload any pole vault clip. Our AI knows the phases of pole vault specifically, block start, plant, release, clearance, whatever the event demands, and reports what it sees in coach vocabulary, not generic motion data.

Follow up in chat and ask questions. The AI remembers your analysis and speaks the language of pole vault coaching.

  • Free first analysis, no account required
  • Offline history cached on your device
  • Priority-tagged coaching notes
  • AI chat follow-up on every analysis
Pole vaulter at the plant, pole bending, body inverted, Track & Field AI analysis (AI-analyzed)
Pole Vault · Sample analysis “Takeoff foot is 6 inches behind the top hand, costs you at least 6 inches of usable pole bend. Move takeoff mark forward 12 inches.”
[02]First 60 seconds

What happens when you upload your first pole vault clip

The AI runs the same loop a coach runs at practice. Watch the rep, find the moments that matter, write the notes. The difference is speed: it takes about a minute, and you can do it on every rep.

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Step 01 / 04YOU

Film one rep

Side-on, landscape, about 30 feet from the action. Phone on a tripod or in a teammate's hands works fine. Get the whole rep in one frame.

What it should look like

Athlete is in the frame from the first move to the last. No zooming in or out during the rep.

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Step 02 / 04AI

We pull the key frames

The AI knows the phases of pole vault. It scans the clip and picks out the moments that matter most: takeoff, plant, release, clearance, whatever the event hinges on.

Why this matters

Most apps grab a frame every 30 ms. We sample dense around the moments where coaches actually pause.

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Step 03 / 04AI

We grade your form

Each phase gets a score against a level standard. The AI tells you which phase is leaking the most, why, and which frame the issue shows up in. Notes use the same words your coach would use.

What you'll see

A phase-by-phase report. The phase that's costing you the most performance is at the top.

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Step 04 / 04YOU

Drill the fix, re-test

Each note links to the drill that fixes it. Run the drill block, film another rep, upload again. The AI compares the two and tells you whether the gap closed.

Frequency

Most athletes upload 3-5 reps a week. Light enough to keep up with, dense enough to track real change.

[03]Who uses Pole Vault AI

Built for the people closest to the rep

Athletes who want a second pair of eyes between coaching sessions. Coaches who want extra reads on every rep. Parents who want to know what to look at on game film.

High school athlete

Get coach-level reads when your coach can't be there

Most HS programs share one coach across many events. The AI fills in: a phase-by-phase read on every rep, even the practice reps your coach didn't see.

Typical use 3-5 reps per practice, reviewed that night
Club / college athlete

Tighten technique between coached sessions

Your coach sees you a few times a week. The AI sees every rep. Use the AI to track form between sessions, then bring the notes back to your coach.

Typical use Weekly tape review, drill re-tests
Coach

Extend your eyes across more athletes

A coach can only watch one athlete at a time. The AI catches what you miss when you're focused on someone else, and gives you a written summary you can review later.

Typical use Post-practice tape review with priority tags
[04]What's in scope

What the AI does, and what it does not

Honest line about what Pole Vault AI is good for, and what it leaves to a human coach. The goal is a clear set of expectations before you upload.

What it catches
  • Phase-by-phase techniqueEach phase of pole vault graded against a level standard.
  • Specific frame errorsThe exact frame where form breaks, not a vague "work on your form."
  • Drill prescriptionsEach error comes with the drill that fixes it. No generic drill list.
  • Cause-and-effect chainsErrors in phase 4 usually have their root in phase 2. We trace the chain.
  • Re-test comparisonsUpload a second rep after a drill block. We tell you whether the gap closed.
  • Coaching cues, not data dumpsNotes in plain English. "Drive your knee." Not "angular velocity 3.4 rad/s."
What it doesn't try to do
  • Replace your coachIt fills the gap between sessions. It doesn't replace eyes-on-the-rep coaching.
  • Tell you why you missedWe grade form, not effort. Mental game and meet-day strategy stay with your coach.
  • Train models on your videoYour clips don't go into our training set. They stay tied to your device.
  • Score you against prosThe standard scales to your level (HS, club, college), not to a world record.
  • Time youForm analysis is video-only. True race timing still needs meet equipment.
  • Be a chat botWe answer questions about what we saw. We don't speculate about your future or your meet draw.
[INDEX]More ways to dial in your pole vault

The full pole vault index

A directory of every pole vault page on the site, from broad analysis tools to specific phase deep-dives. Each entry points to a focused write-up.

Try it free

Run your first Pole Vault AI analysis.

Download the app. Film a rep. See what the AI sees. Free first analysis, no card, no account required.

60s
Time per analysis
Free first analysisNo card
Coaching languagePlain English
Pole Vault modelsEvent-specific