Teaching Progression for the High Jump Andy Eggerth Director of T&F/XC

Athlete Progressions High Jumpers Andre Dorsey- 6’11” to 7’3.75” (still jumping) Bilal Abdullah- 6’10” to 7’1” Dayo Akindele- 6’1” to 6’7” (freshman) Josh Mulder- 6’ to 6’3.5” Shakedra Robinson- 5’4” to 5’9.25” (SR) Rebecca Ropp- 4’10” to 5’6” Christie Leverette- 5’6” to 5’9.25” (1 year) Jordan Gray- 5’6” to 5’8” (freshman)

My Technical Model 10 steps (leave outside arm back on 9) 3-3-3 rhythm Correct acceleration & Vmax mechanics Whole foot contacts on the curve Initiate by pushing out on 5 and across on 6 Keep the outside shoulder back on the curve

My Technical Model ( Con’t ) Maintain outward pressure through TO Vertical shin at PU touchdown Run off of a soft PU Catapult off stiff jump leg Block the free thigh toward opposite shoulder

Progression Skills & Drills Synthesis Refinement Problem Solving Stabilization Actualization

Skills & Drills Running Mechanics Rhythm Running Mechanics on a curve Amortization pogos Setting the Quad Posture Dapena drill Blocking Hops, bounds, skips, RRJ

Skills & Drills ( Con’t ) Backovers From box Double foot w/jog-in Back layouts

Synthesis Rhythm Approaches Find Approach SRJ Circle Jumps Full Jumps

Refinement Superset full jumps w/skills & drills

Problem Solving What falls apart in competition? Drop to Summary or Bandwidth feedback

Stabilization Full Jump Rehearsal

Actualization Head wind Tail wind Cross wind Rain Heat LONG waits Back-to-back jumps Noises

Common Errors Opening the foot at TO Stepping out on PU Bringing the arms back too early Not rotating over the bar Not blocking the free leg Jumping into the pit Coming out of curve on the last 3 Jumping down the bar Toe drag

Questions? Andy Eggerth aeggerth@kennesaw.edu 470-578-2801 @CoachEggerth