Becoming a Champion Long Jumper - Beyond the Basics!

with Dennis Nobles,
Florida State University Assistant Coach (Jumps);
2003 Women's National Assistant Coach of the Year (Jumps)

Coach Nobles utilizes two former All-American athletes to demonstrate the finer points of the long jump. Nobles states that the long jump must be seen as a sprint event, and sprinting is a major part of an athlete's success. Thrust/weight ratio is another major part of the engineering of long jumpers. This means the athlete has a strong upper body with little excess weight. Distance is determined by velocity, angle and center of gravity at take off. Nobles points out the inverse relationship between velocity and angle as it pertains to the long jump. Topics such as starting point, depth perception, rhythm and the run are main parts of Nobles teaching. At the board, the importance of angle becomes second to velocity. The goal is to increase angle without slowing down. The hitch kick is a three-phase process for advanced jumpers. The heel and knee, switch and jump/switch/close feet are the three parts of this crucial long jumping skill. Nobles finishes in the weight room demonstrating the key lifts for long jump athletes. The warm-up and stretching activities are stressed by Nobles are essential parts of the entire long jump routine for success.

57 minutes. 2007.

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