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Looking at the board

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It is okay to look at the board when long jumping and triple jumping.  If not how do you know when to jump? If you do look at the board, look at it as soon as you start your approach and do not lift your eyes off of the board until your foot lifts off of it.

If your athlete is slowing down  the last few strides of the approach, reaching for the board or just running through then they are losing the board and have no idea where it is. When an athlete lands dead on board on runs through, they have no idea where the board is. Solution look at the board through take off.

Last Updated on Thursday, 15 April 2010 20:38
 

Triple jump training

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No matter what style of triple jumping you do; The key to having three good phases in the triple jump is learning to move while in the air.

Most triple jumpers make the mistake of waiting to be on the ground before moving the arms and legs.

Moving while in the air will allow you to time your arm movement with intiial foot ground contact.

The other thing it will allow you to do is fully extend your leg before your foot contacts the ground.

Triple jumpers should land on a fully extended leg on the ball of the foot and not a bent leg or their heel.

Last Updated on Thursday, 08 April 2010 10:40
 

Workout for month of april

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day 1,
2 x100 and 2 x 150 and 1 x 300
warm up with 10 x 20 working on pushing with push leg
for the 100, 150 and 300 work on pushing and using the opposite arm

day 2
4 x 500 5 to 8 minutes rest between 500, sub 70 second for each 500
work the technique,

day 3
10 x 200 30 seconds and 30 second rest, work on starting aggressively, running the curve and finishing smooth run across the finsih line

day 4

3 x 50, 3 x 75 3 x 100 2 x 120, work from blocks, be patient and work the push for 3 left steps before you transition, after the 3 pushed work on speeding up the right arm through the 50 and 75, For the 100 and 120 work on relaxing after the 75 mark and running through the finish line

day 5
1 x 300, 1 x 200 easy runs
 

Long jump training

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Today for long jump practice work on landing,

After your take off you have to fully elongate from the shoulder girlde through the hands, just as if you were hanging from a cliff holding on by your finger tips. This will allow you to pull your knees under your hips and up to your chest.

Once you have pull your knees to your chest you can then extend your feet outward.

When you extend your feet outward sweep your arms down aggresively.

 

The key to getting the most out your landing is waiting until the last possible second to land your jump.

 

The first thing to do is work on this from a standing long jump position.

Then back up and work on it from 1 step long jumping.

Then try it from 6 and 9 step jumps.

 

 

Last Updated on Wednesday, 07 April 2010 07:13
 

Asymmetrical Training and PALO

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Asymmetrical training is the easiest way to teach track and field to novice and elite level athletes.

Asymmetrical strength and event training can help you push the limits of your body and allow you to exceed your best performance every time you compete.

There are no limits to what you could after training asymmetrically.

 

Contact us today to learn more about how asymmetrical training can benefit you.

Last Updated on Thursday, 01 April 2010 15:22
 


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