Athletes in Action

HOP, TEP A JUMP. THE STEP (9) I. Fig. 9 oppo ite the athlete is seen disposing his body cleverly for the landing on the heel of the right foot, which completes the tcp stage of the triple evolution. The body is inclined still further forward, than the attitude as umed in. Fig. 8, in order that the weight may pass quickly forward over the fulcrum of the foot as soon as the heel hits the cinders. Note that the right leg-sh ot is made with the knee still held slightly flexed. If there is a fault to be found it might be said that ray should have flexed the right foot more completely upon the ankle, so that the toes were pointed up at an angle of 45 degree , in order that the heel might hit the track with m re certainty and power. he point concerning the weight of the body being kept forward abov th thi h of the leading leg cannot bet o str ngly emphasised, b eau e it is very necessary that a quick transiti n hould be achi ved from the end f the tep acti n to the b ginning of the Jump pha c, and if the body i not well f rward at the rep- landing, a p rccptibl pause mu t take place and, further, the athlct will have to dr p his hips t get his rear 1 g thr u h to th front. In nscquence of thi , height in the Jump w uld inevitably be acri- ficed. t thi stage of the tep, as hown in · ig. 9 ppo it , the arms ar 1 wcred in preparation to b ing br ught int the side at hip-1 vel, while the athlete pa cs through fr m the nd f the tcp to the take-off for the Jump. otc, again, that thcr is n high kick-up of the heel of the rear leg, nor is any undue hurry di played t bring the rear leg through t o so n.