Athletes in Action

TH · HIGH J 1P. TF.R T- FF (3) TnE initial work of the jumping leg is fini hed as soon as the fo t has left the round. the powerful kick of the free leg, aid d by the vig rous upward wing f the arm continue t lift the body t wards the level f the cro s-bar the jumpin 1 i allowed t hang passi cly, pending th time when it will a ain come into a ti n, with a strong cc ndary ki k, which must be accurately timed, to rai the b dy to a yet high r 1 vati n. The free 1'g it will be n ti ed (I' ig. 3 pp it ), is still k pt p rfe tly straight. The head, how r, i beginning to incline the trunk f rward, and the arms are preading out in preparation f r the turning m vcment from right t 1 ft whi h ill finally cntrali c th body abm' the bar a fracti n f a ond bcfor the lay-out tak plac . h lay-out i rh a tion f brin ing th hea y h ad and houlders d< wn to the lev 1 of th centre f gra ity wbich is a jundamnztal principle of correct high-jumping tcclmiqut'. To nsur perfect traightn s in the fr e leg and a erfectly loo hano- f the jumpin leg th athlct must ntinue the con tant practic f ctting th er -bar at ev r-incr a ing h ight for the urpo e f kicking it off with the toe f hi fre leg as hi b dy ri into th air with th jumping 1 g hangin 1 se. This practi e al o train him t thr w hi hip up t an adequat height, f what would be bar- 1 arancc 1 v 1 if h w r a tually jumping but with- ut bringing the e ndary kick-a cti n of th jumping 1 g into play t o o