... I hear the advice often that you should point your toe parallel to the bar on takeoff. It's dead wrong for 2 reasons: First, if you are travelling at an...
Your comment about forcing the back to the bar by toe-ing out caught my eye.... I have had a long standing disagreement with a coach that always pushes jumpers...
... His threory sounds like voodoo to me. Holding the sholders as they were meant to be - parallel with your hips - is simply good running/jumping technique -...
I started getting into the Master's last year and have been having a great time HJing again. I am only 37 but up until last year it had been 15 years since I...
... Is foot placement like that necessary? I thought there were enough other things that will result in all proper rotations. Weia Reinboud PS Long ago that...
... Hi Weia, That foot placement is simply part of the running dynamics that gets you into and out of a curve. The getting out of the curve part is what you do...
All high jumpers are invited to stay at Coach Doyle's house during the 2012 Summer Olympics. I appreciate Denis' generous offer to host all of us for the two...
yes , Im confused when you talk about 20 degree angle , you mean the lean away from the bar right? and youre supposed to keep this thru take off , right? Then...
... the bar right? I'm not sure what message the 20 degree angle came from. The lean angle required varies from jumper to jumper depending on how much they ...
"One thing is certain: if that impossible leap turns out to be merely difficult — a question of simply overcoming technical challenges — it will someday be...
I believe the reference to "take off angle" is the direction of travel when leaving the ground at takeoff. In other words, the plane of the bar would...
Wouldn't approaching "directly towards the bar" constitute a 90 degree angle? Coach Stones www.DwightStones.com ... Re: Lean and angle at take off. From: "Real...
I was at a meet this weekend and ran into one of the more interesting coaching jobs I have seen.... and it relates to a couple of the past topics that have...
Absolutely not - just make sure you can shoot his fallacious arguments down Denis Doyle...
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From: http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/050712_fly_escape.html How a Fly Escapes Your Swat By LiveScience Staff "Trying to swat a fly can be among the...
Recent advances in e-paper display materials may one day be used on surfaces of high jump equipment and clothing: bars, standards, pit, approach apron, shoes, ...
Generally, the best you can do is to give them the facts and hope that it at least gets them thinking. Coaches who think they know, and don't, and don't listen...
Sir, Iam happy to inform you that I like to be a member in jumpers group. My name is frank, Iam an atheletic coach in India.Iam concentrating on high jump...
Hi Frank Welcome to the group. I am sure you will find lots of information that can be of help to you. May I suggest you start by spending a little time...
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I am a High School track coach who is supposedly fairly knowledgeable in the high jump. I just returned from the world tour track camp this weekend in New...
