Track and field- High Jump

Origin and History: <Tab/>Like sprinting, high jump and other field events all originated at the Olympic games in Greece, 776 B.C. After Roman Emperor Theodosius I abolished the games in 393 B.C. because he thought them to be a pagan activity, high jump was popular in England, 1834, along with other events mainly because spectators enjoyed betting on the athletes. It then continued to be part of the Olympic games, the …

…training scheduals to achive top performance. Conditioning runs and sprinting help to aquire top speed while approaching the bar to make your jump. Several drills are also used to gain better performance. These include 20m walking (lifting the heel and stretching the ankle quickly), 20m bouncing ankle extension, 20m bounding arms, 3 or 5 stride vertical jump drill (ankle extension, free knee drive, arm action), and three stride practice jumps, concentrating on specific body parts (5-10 jumps).