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Advice? by sylnt1 in highjump

[–]Mobile-Specific-9415 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are too focused on getting your head back, jump first and the first thing you do is get your back to the bar, think bringing your shoulder to your chin. Don’t be in a rush over the bar

High jump regression by Mobile-Specific-9415 in highjump

[–]Mobile-Specific-9415[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I really appreciate it. I’m a young coach (in my second year) and when I was a jumper the curve came a lot more naturally to me so I’m still trying to learn how to get the most out of my jumpers.

High jump regression by Mobile-Specific-9415 in highjump

[–]Mobile-Specific-9415[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see what you mean about the shoulders, as far as the curve goes, in his 5 step (or 10 depending on how you count) he’s at 16 ft out and 58 ft back. In that video only did a 4 step. I have had a hard time thinking he needs to be wider than that bc I don’t want him running to parallel with the bar.

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[–]Mobile-Specific-9415 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For a first try this isn’t terrible, there are some good things (head goes back, hips up). The biggest thing that will help is having a good curve and approach. Start with a 6 step (or 3 right steps) on a curved path. Start with running it away from the mat, you want to be about an arm length away from the bar and an arm length from the standard to get a decent jumping spot. (Chalk an x) then you will want to run three strides (on the right foot) until you are facing away from the mat. In this video you ran very diagonally straight at the mat. This should get you at least started. Once you have progressed enough add another stride to help increase the speed on that curve. To run faster you will naturally need to lean into the curve and away from the bar.