Athletic Training

106 ATHLETIC TRAINING tock high in the air. Learning this will add 6 inches to the height of one's jump. There are some high jumpers who: have a tendency to dive over the bar. The rules . provide that the head and shoulders must not be over the bar before one foot is across. It should be remembered that the instructions I have given deal with the man who jumps with the left foot. If it is more natural for one to jump from the right foot he should reverse the instructions I have given on this point. The take-off should be given almost as much attention as the style in clearing the bar. This is particularly true if one expects to get into the championship class. The take– off for the high jump is practically the same as for the broad jump. The most popular take-off is a point eight full strides, or from ~4 to 30 feet, from the bar. This should be a point such that, if the athlete jumps from the left foot, starting from this mark an even run to the bar will bring his left -foot to the correct point from which he springs. After this take-off has been determined he should go back double this distance so that _his run will bring him with the proper foot to the first