You can create extra arch by raising your hips and butt when doing the high jump. But the way to do it isn’t just by trying to arch more. To raise your hips and butt more, you need to do the following. You need to open up your hips. This means you need to transition […]
High Jump Drills
How to stop jumping into the bar in high jump
Jumping into the bar is almost a guaranteed way to hit the bar on the way up. This forces you to jump long instead of jumping high. There are a few ways to stop yourself from jumping into the bar in the high jump. Hold the curve on your runup. Athletes may find that they […]
How to stop your toe dragging in high jump
The easiest way to stop dragging your toe when doing the high jump is to do the following. Keep your toes up when you are running. Focus on bouncing on the ball of your foot and your big toe. Imagine that you are stepping over a box or stepping over your ankles. Mentally visualize that […]
Speed exercises for high jumpers
For many high jumpers, speed will be a factor for them jumping high in the high jump. The speed needs to be controlled and the horizontal force and velocity needs to be transferred into vertical height. The more controlled speed the athlete can manage, the vertical height they can generate. Speed exercises for high jump […]
How important is the knee drive in high jump?
You can break down the phases of the high jump into factors that will contribute towards 80% of your performance and other factors that will contribute towards 20% of your performance. In my own opinion, the knee drive can make a substantial difference to your performance, but I think it falls into the 20%. The […]
Improve your vertical jumping ability in high jump with hurdle jumps.
When I was training for the high jump, this was my favourite plyometric exercise because it greatly improved the elasticity in my legs. What this means is it made me feel more ‘springy’, thus it was much easier to jump higher. It is a plyometric exercise that I would encourage all high jumpers to include […]