Pole vaulter Angelika Moser goes to Paris as European champion. Your coach Adrian Rothenbühler puts the finishing touches.
About a year and a half ago, Adrian Rothenbühler made headlines because the Kambundji sisters, somewhat surprisingly, parted ways with him as coach. And at the recently concluded European Athletics Championships in Rome, the 51-year-old was back in the spotlight: as a supervisor for gold medalist Angelika Moser.
The switch from sprinting to pole vault seems to have been a success, with Moser also enjoying great success with the 2019 Swiss Coach of the Year. “The change wasn’t big at all,” Rottenbuehler told SRF in an interview. “In my role as a coach, I have to deal with other sports. That’s why my eye was trained to recognize the factors that make for success.”
According to Rothenbuehler, one of the most important things about Moser pole vaulting: explosiveness. “It quickly became clear that we had to work on our starting speed. This is also what decides how stiff the bar you can jump with. He benefited from his experience as a speed racing coach.
Do not destroy the mechanisms
In contrast to the past, Rottenbuehler also maintains the training philosophy: less is more. “With the new techniques, you can reduce the volume and give a different meaning to its intensity.”
About 3 weeks after Rome and 4 weeks before the Olympic Games in Paris, Moser's starting position is “delicate”, says her coach: “Her level is already very good. However, you have to invest a little more because the Games will only be in August. We have to find the balance, so as not to destroy the mechanisms she already has.”
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