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TRIPLE JUMP
1. APPROACH
VIRTUALLY THE SAME AS THE LJ APPROACH UNLESS DIFFERENT TAKEOFF FOOT, THEN ONE MORE STRIDE
LIMB DOMINANCE--USE QUICK/COORDINATED LEG FIRST AND THE STRONG LEG NEXT
2. COMMONALITIES FOR ALL PHASES
POSTURE--HEAD AND PELVIS COMMONLY ALIGNED-KEEP THE BUTT UNDER--MINIMUM HEAD MOVEMENT . STRONG, POWERFUL. SWINGING BODY SEGMENT USAGE--LARGE AMPLITUDE--SWING AS YOU MOVE- HIP MUST GO THROUGH WITH THE LEG
PRE-RECRUITMENT (PRE-TENSION)--IN THE QUAD WITH THE ANKLE STABLE @ 00 DEGREES
CONTACT-ONLY SLIGHTLY IN FRONT OF THE CENTER OF MASS-HEEL LEAD-FULL CONTACT-ROLLING TO A BRIDGE
FIRING SHOULD BE COMPLETE AND UNRUSHED
LIFTING THE KNEES WITH THE HIP ADVANCING THROUGH THE PHASES
3. TAKEOFF FROM THE BOARD FROM A RHYTHMIC STANDPOINT
PRETENSION- PRIMARILY IN THE ANKLE JOINT
LOCATION OF CONTACT---VERY, VERY SLIGHTLY IN FRONT--NEARLY VERTICAL TIBIA
DISPLACEMENT-WANT FRONT SIDE ACTION--MORE HAPPENING ON THE FRONT SIDE THAN IN THE LJ -- SWINGING SEGMENTS-- BUTT UNDERNEATH
CONTINUE ELASTIC ENERGY PRODUCTION-HIP OSCILLATION AND UNDULATION
SLOW RHYTHMICALLY
BE PATIENT AT THE BOARD-- LEAVE THAT FOOT BEHIND AS LONG AS POSSIBLE- DON'T RUSH THE CYCLE
4. HOP
HITCH-KICK ACTION OF THE FREE LEG REQUIRED-CONTROLS ROTATION
ANTICIPATION OF THE STEP-SWING INTO THE STEP
5. STEP
COCKING--ADVANCED JUMPERS USUALLY DO THIS
ANTICIPATE THE JUMP
6. JUMP
HANG
BLOCK
POSTURE--JUMP INTO THE PIT, DON'T DIVE INTO IT
These are my notes from the 1996 USATF Level II "Jumps" Coaching Education School. These were typed into my computer during the classroom sessions.
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