September to December.
1) Specific Preparation Phase. 2) The Early Competition Period.
The coaching fee applies to all squad members - paid in advance on the 1st of September.
It covers conditioning and event specific coaching for the first half of the competition period.
The emphasis is on the particular qualities which are specific for pole vaulting.

It is a hard training time of the year as it runs into the early season competitions. It expands on the new boundaries created by the preparation period.