COACHING LESSON

TAKE OFF TECHNIQUE

- ROHIT PRASAD YADAV

HISTORY

• The first recorded high jump event took place in Scotland in the 19th century. Before jumping forward and also there was not pad.

RICHARD DOUGLAS FOSBURY

• Rhichard Douglas FosburyKnown as Dick Fosbury ( March 6, 1947 in Portland , Oregon ) is an American exalted high jump specialist , who was champion at the 1968 Mexico Olympics and became famous for using a new technique to pass over the bar , which have subsequently applied both divers and is known as Fosbury Flop .

FOSBURY FLOP TECHNIQUE

THE APPROACH

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THE APPROACH

non take off foot hiting this checkpoint

TAKE OFF- TECHNIQUE take off foot is slightly

ahead of the athlete's body

take off foot plant is an active flat down and back action

take off foot is in alignment with the take off leg

the trunk is upright and leaning slightly back

inside shoulder is high

The lead leg is bent at the knee.

hips are at 45° to the bar and the shoulders at 90°

both arms are swung forwards and upwards with the free leg

TAKE OFF- TECHNIQUE

take off foot is slightly ahead of the athlete's body

TAKE OFF- TECHNIQUE

take off foot is in alignment with the take off leg

TAKE OFF- TECHNIQUE

hips are at 45° to the bar and the shoulders at 90°

TAKE OFF- TECHNIQUE

The lead leg is bent at the knee.

TAKE OFF- TECHNIQUE

both arms are swung forwards and upwards with the free leg