Hi, jumpers. Coach White here with another video analysis for one of our customers. If you're interested in your own video analysis, you can get one by going to highjumphelp.com. Enjoy.
When you purchase a video analysis, you will get a document that goes over the four baby steps of high jump. That's the document I'll be referring to. Each baby step builds on the previous one. The first step is the approach, the second is the takeoff, the third is the knee drive, and the fourth is the overbar mechanics or back bend. Let's look at each step in order. For the approach, your approach looks good except for the last step. It looks like you have a spot marked out, which is great. You have good high knees and are getting more aggressive as you go through the corner, which is exactly what you want. However, your last step is very long and you're far from the bar. I suggest moving up at least one or two shoe lengths because the second-to-last step (the penultimate step) should be your shortest. These should be your quickest two steps of your entire approach. This rhythm helps you get up and off the ground efficiently. A long last step causes your body to go into the bar. In basketball terms, think of the shorter step you take before a jump. This is your penultimate step that gets you vertical. A long step makes you go horizontal. Next, let's look at the takeoff. Ensure your foot isn't parallel to the bar but points towards the back corner of the mat. Your toe is barely off the ground, and your arm is reaching for the bar because you're far from it. Focus on bringing your arm up first like you're reaching for a basketball rim. This allows your body to rise before going over the bar. Now, for the knee drive. Your knee drive looks good, going down and across your body. A good rule of thumb is to have your arm follow the knee drive initially. This helps get the up motion and then around. Continue driving your knee until you're at the plane of the bar. Driving the knee longer helps with proper rotation around the bar and gets your hips up in the air. Lastly, let's look at the back bend. You're doing a great job driving your shoulders to the mat. If you drive your knee properly, it will make this even easier. Continue driving your shoulders to the mat and roll out of it backward, landing on your upper shoulders.
To summarize:
Quickening the last two steps to get vertical.
Driving the arm up first and then around.
Driving the knee to at least the bar to get your hips up and over.
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