Athletic Training

RUNNING HIGH JUMP 103 right leg out in front a~d high over the bar, following with the left leg in the same man– ner, and lighting on the right leg. To pre– vent this, he should make it a rule always to light on the same leg from which he jumps. This will make it impossible to use the scis– sors jump. At first the athlete will be able to clear a greater height with the scissors jump, but he can never be a champion with this form, for I have never seen an athlete using the scissors jump able to clear more than 5 feet 10 inches. The ground in front of the bar should be dug up so that there will be a soft place in which to light. This pit should be filled with sawdust, but if that is not available, soft earth, kept dug up continually, will do. In high jumping the object is to throw the entir~ body up to and above the normal level of the head, and then to get the body across the bar without touching it. To do this will require long practice, and the beginner should not try for height at the start, but devote his attention. to acquiring the proper form. Height will come fast enough then. Although there are certain principles which