Coaching and Care of Athletes

PLATE XXXII F. R. WEBSTER C AMBRIDGE .UNIVERSITY, E NGLAND, GREAT BRITAIN, AND THE BRITISH EMPIRE FI G. 93. Limbering up is an· all-important part of the technique of every a thlete. This picture has been chosen b ecause it shows a perfect limbering-up va ult, with the bar at rr ft. 6 ins., which was t hen \.Yebster's commencing height in competition . Points to note are the a thlete's concentra tion, the vertical position of the p ole, which is touching the left shoulder, how the eyes are looking down into the slicleway, and the position of the hands below the chest ready for the.. push-up. 3 20