Long Jump Philosophy, Skills, and Drills

Description

If your athletes have the will to succeed, it is your role as a coach to help them reach their full potential. Long Jump Philosophy, Skills, and Drills is designed as a resource for track and field coaches who strive to train their long jumpers to achieve maximum results.

This course reviews the key factors involved in successful long jumping, including the desired in-the-air mechanics of the long jumper. The course also features several developmental drills that coaches can employ to enhance the performance of their long jumpers.

Among the topics covered:

• The approach - stance
• Fast-off-the-board drill
• In-the-air mechanics
• PALO (postural awareness limbering option)
• Short approach jumps
• Elongation
• One-step pop-up drill
• Determining proper starting point
• Hang and hitch-style pop-up examples

Lessons

1 Introduction 2 Long Jump Philosophy 3 The Approach (Stance) 4 The Approach (Stand Up, Be Tall) 5 Fast Off the Board Drill 6 In the Air Mechanics 7 In the Air Mechanics (cont.) 8 PALO: Postural Awareness Limbering Option 9 PALO: Short Approach Jumps 10 Short Approach Jumps 11 Elongation 12 One-Step Pop Up Drill 13 Three-Step Pop Up Drill 14 Determining Proper Starting Point 15 Hang & Hitch Style Landing Positions 16 Conclusion

The Coach

Adarian Barr

Owner, Next Level Athletics and Fitness, Sacramento, California

About Adrian Barr:

Adarian Barr enters his second season as an assistant coach for the UNC Pembroke men’s and women’s track and field teams in 2014-15. A former student-athlete, Barr brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the UNCP track and field program.

A three-time All-American and two-time PA USATF Master Champion in the triple jump and long jump, Barr graduated from California State University, Chico in 1996 with a bachelor’s degree in political science and received his master’s in physical education from Cal State, Chico in 2000.

About Roosevelt Kent:

Track & Field Coach, Antelope High School, Antelope, California