How to do high jump athletics learning

links to descriptive videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU3HeRB-yco

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bgVgFwoQVE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaGUW1d0w8g

In this description I will be talking about high jump.

There are three different techniques when it comes to high jump.

There is the scissor kick, straddle, and the one I will be talking about most the Fosbury flop invented by Dick Fosbury.

the man behind it

Dick Fosbury is the man behind the secret of the Fosbury flop but before the world of high jump was introduced to the Fosbury flop, high jump was a whole different story. Let's go on a trip back to ye old days where every man and women used the traditional technique of the straddle. The straddle was composed when the man/women ran in an arch where they would continue to jump sideways and over the pole causing the straddle. It was like this for years until Dick Fosbury revolutionized high jumping by jumping backwards over the pole which eventually qualified him for the 1968 olympics which he by the way got gold in and set a new world record of 2.24m high.

How to

The fosbury flop is composed when the jumper runs in an arch on a 90 degree angle once you reach the pole kick off with your left foot if you're running from  right or you’re right foot if you are running from your left. If you twist whilst your foot is still on the ground it will propel you into a backwards position, from the pole. Once you are in the air and facing away from the pole upside down curve your back into a 135 degree angle so your centre of gravity is under the pole. Flick your feet over the pole and congratulations you officially jumped over a pole.

The science behind it

The science behind the Fosbury flop is the fact that compared to the straddle you drop your centre of gravity under the pole by arching your back leaving more space for you to kick up over and get more height.

So now you know how to jump over a pole with remarkable heights and the science behind it. What do you say? Will you give it a shoot and hopefully master it, or do you think ‘nah screw it, it sounds like to much work’. If you would gratefully say number one then good on you and I hope you enjoy it.