Fundamentos mecánicos del salto con pértiga

Abstract

This paper describes technical considerations of the pole vault. It is made from a sport biomechanics point of view, from both qualitative and quantitative perspectives. First of all, it gives an overview of the discipline and the characteristics of the implement (the pole). Next, it determines the biomechanical model of performance, it presents different time and mechanical divisions of the movement, and it discusses the kinematic parameters that influence jump performance the most. This document can help to increase the amount of information available to coaches and athletes specializing in pole vault in order to improve the technical evaluation of the discipline and performance improvement.