High Jump 101 E-Course introduces the "4 Baby Steps of High Jump," the simple plan to teach your high jump athletes how to high jump correctly. Each of the "4 Baby Steps of High Jump" builds off of each other, so if an athlete does Baby Step #1 wrong it will affect the other 3 Baby Steps as well. In this course, you will receive the e-course and other resources that can be printed and referenced while coaching.
Course Agenda:
Module 1:
Introduction to High Jump Help's Mission
What coaches need in their high jump toolbox
Top 5 mistakes coaches make in the high jump
Module 2:
High Jump Baby Step #1 - The Approach
Video analysis of the approach
What a good approach looks like
7 steps to developing a high jump approach
Drills
Module 3:
High Jump Baby Step #2 - The Takeoff
Video analysis of the takeoff
What a good takeoff looks like
Drills
Module 4:
High Jump Baby Step #3 - Knee Drive
Video analysis of the knee drive
What a good knee drive looks like
Drills
Module 5:
High Jump Baby Step #4 - Overbar Mechanics (Backbend)
Video analysis of the overbar mechanics
What good overbar mechanics looks like
Drills
Module 6:
High jump coaching cues
Video analysis of high jumpers in a competition
Demonstration of the most common issues coaches face and how to correct them.
Resources Provided:
PDF slide handouts of each module of the e-course
"4 Baby Steps of High Jump"
"Top 5 Mistakes High School Coaches make in the High Jump"
"7 Steps to Find a High Jump Approach"
"Coaching Cues during a High Jump Competition"