Short approach run to take off.
High Jump
The 3 stride run up and jump. Short approach drills are used to reinforce foot placement, body position, and active use of arms and legs needed at take off.
A spring board can be used to increase the timing of the flight phase . An advanced drill, allowing the performer to process and learn the first and second part of the flight phase .
This athlete is arching his back over a padded bar to improve flexibility and kinesthesis (the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body).
A curved approach run followed by a single leg vertical jump to touch a suspended ball rehearses the first two phase s of the high jump.
A two footed standing backward jump stresses the use of the arms and leg elevation into the backward landing.
