Best thing to do is call around to local high schools and see if they
have any old ones they aren't using. In my area I found three schools
that had replaced pits and were trying to figure out how to get rid of
the old ones. I have a sports training facility and a son that high
jumps, so I asked the school my wife works at and they had three pole
vault pits they were about to get rid of. I rented a truck for a
couple of hours, grabbed the best of the three and brought it to my
facility. After that I made standards out of PVC and we use a weight
string (designed for jumping, my high school coach gave it to me).
It's not a top of the line set up, but I have four high jumpers
working out with me now and we get the job done...

Monty Forthun


--- In highjump@yahoogroups.com, "benserfass" <benserfass@...> wrote:
>
> Hey everyone, I'm in need of used high jump mats. Anyone know where I
> can find them for cheap (or free)? My school has a kid who jumped
> 6'6.25" and he has NOTHING to practice on. He can go far with some form
> practice and I refuse to let the lack of appreciation from the school
> hurt his career. Let me know please, BenSerfass@... Thanks!
>