Jumping Activities
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Once again, a key aspect of coaching ‘jumps’ sessions is the safety procedures that must be put into
place. Before and during each jumps session the coach should:
• Check all equipment and landing areas are safe for use.
• Check sandpits for debris.
• Be careful not to overwork young athletes in a session.
• Be aware of other groups and their actions.
• Be watchful of throwing areas.
• Not leave equipment, such as upturned rakes, unattended.
Jumping activities can be very stressful on the young athlete’s body and therefore the number of
practice trials should be limited and only take place for short periods of time. All jumps have the
same sequence of Approach, Take-Off, Flight and Landing and each element will contribute to the
overall height or distance attained by the young athlete.
All the recognised jumping activities can fall into two different categories:
1) Vertical Jumps
2) Horizontal Jumps
5.1.1 The Skill of Jumping
Before the young athlete is introduced to specific recognised jumping actions, he or she should first
be taught the skill of different types of jumps. Young athletes should learn the difference between a
variety of jumping movements. The easiest way to teach this is to ask the group to perform single
movement jumps as follows:
a) Hop from one foot to the same foot
Hop forward on the left foot
Hop forward on the right foot
b) Jump from one foot to the other foot
Step forward from left foot to right foot
Step forward from right foot to left foot
c) Jump from one foot to two feet
Jump from left foot to both feet
Jump from right foot to both feet
d) Jump from two feet to one foot
Jump from both feet to left foot
Jump from both feet to right foot
e) Jump from two feet to two feet
5.1 Introduction to Jumping
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