High Jump Fundamentals

Everything you need to know to coach high jump right the first time!

What you'll learn

How to introduce students and athletes to the high jump

How to create and adapt a curved approach for competition

The fundamentals of an effective high jump takeoff

How to create an arch over the bar to perform the Fosbury Flop technique

Requirements

None

Description

Welcome to the High Jump Fundamentals course, hosted by international decathlete, Martin Brockman.In this course, Martin takes you through everything you need to know to develop an effective high technique with your athletes.With a focus on technical development, throughout the course we'll work through each of the core skills of the high jump, increasing the complexity and improving our knowledge with each module.We'll learn how to develop a basic high jump technique for beginners before moving into the core components of the takeoff, running the curved approach and learning how to create an arch over the bar to perform the Fosbury Flop technique.We'll also learn how to coach in competition, learning to use the jump to make adaptations to the high jump approach and move our athletes into the correct position as the bar rises.Throughout the course, I'll provide you with some of my technical models and coaching resources that you can use with your students and I'll demonstrate some of my favourite drills for you to try with your athletes.I've also included some of my lesson plans for teaching the approach and creating an arch.This course comes from the Complete Track and Field Coach course also available on Udemy.Come and learn from an athlete with a personal best high jump of 2.14m/7ft.I hope you enjoy the course. See you in the first class!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Welcome from Martin

Section 2: High Jump Fundamentals Course

Lecture 2 High Jump Fundamentals

Lecture 3 The Fosbury Flop Technique

Lecture 4 The High Jump Approach

Lecture 5 Lesson: The High Jump Curve

Lecture 6 The High Jump Takeoff

Lecture 7 Lesson: The High Jump Takeoff

Lecture 8 Creating an Arch

Lecture 9 Lesson: Creating an Arch

Lecture 10 Coaching in Competition

Physical education teachers and athletics coaches