Elbert Pratt is a

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coach. He currently resides in

Monterrey Monterrey (, , abbreviated as MtY) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is the ninth-largest city and the second largest metropolitan area, after Greater Mexico City. Located at the foothills of th ...

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

and serves as the Olympic Development Coach at the Tec de Monterrey and the President of the Pan American Pole Vault Association. Elbert Pratt also owns UniversalSport, a supplier of brand-name

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Accomplishments

President of Pan American Pole Vault Association, 2009–present

USA Track & Field USA Track & Field (USATF) is a United States national governing body for the sports of track and field, cross country running, road running, and racewalking (known as the sport of athletics outside the US). The USATF was known between 1979 and 1 ...

, University Pole Vault Coach of the Year, 2001 National Track & Field Coach - Mexico, 1992–2007 * Coached National Teams in more than 60 international meets * Coached Mexican athletes to 26 National Records National President of Collegiate Track and Field - Mexico, 1996–2002 All-American Decathlete at Brigham Young University

Coaching experience

Olympic Development Coach, Tec de Monterrey - Mexico 2006–present * Four consecutive National Team Championships – Women (2007–2009) * Four consecutive National Team Championships – Men (2007–2010) Head Coach, University of Juarez - Mexico, 1993–2002 * Eight consecutive National Team Championships-Women (1995–2002) * Eight consecutive National Team Championships-Men (1995–2002) * Ten athletes in

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and World Championships National Olympic Coach - Saudi Arabia, 1979–1982 * Helped Saudi athletes break 17 national records in a three-year period * Coached first medalists for Saudi Arabia in international competitions * Assistant Track and Field Coach,

Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU) is a Private education, private research university in Provo, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is the flagship university of the Church Educational System sponsore ...

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, 1976–1979 * Head Track Coach,

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, 1976 Pratt organized, ran, and participated in many successful pole vault camps. He will be a featured coach 7–9 July 2011 in at UVU with his son Gary organized by

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References

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