Coaching and Care of Athletes

THE BROAD JUMP Jumps at any one training session. Here is a suggestion for one week. Each day's work must begin with a thorough limbering up. Each morning from now on the athlete should do some suppling, agility, deep-breathing, and leg-stretching exercises. Monday. Hopping on alternate feet, allowing free leg to go well behind with a loose reaction swing. Make a note of this 'H.A.F.' exercise. Jog 220 yds. 5 mins. of suppling exercises. Sprint 40 yds. at half effort twice and 30 yds. at three-quarter effort three times. 3 mins. of leg-stretching exercises. Tuesday. Jog IOO yds. Stride IOO yds. for even striding. Two jumps at quarter effort, two at half effort, two at three-quarter effort, working on Practices I to 5· 5 mins. of practice at a walk for rock-up take-off and free knee-lift without jumping. Light massage. Wednesday. Jog 440 yds. before going into gymnasium for I hour. Suppling exercises. Apparatus work. Leg-stretching. Skipping. Long, slow massage. Thursday. Sprint 30 yds. at half effort twice. Run a 40 yds. time trial at just under full effort. Stride an easy 300 yds. for even strid– ing. Friday. Rest. Light massage. Saturday. Sprint 30 yds. at half effort twice and 30 yds. at three– quarter effort once. Five jumps (Practices I to 5), and four jumps for landing technique (Practices 2 and 5). (N.B. During this month the coach must work in the other points of technique and form the athlete's run-up, fitting in this part of the training in accordance with the progress made by the pupil.) MID-SEASON TRAINING In the second, third, and fourth weeks of this month the athlete should have a minor competition each Saturday if possible. Failing this, he should be given a trial of six jumps in competition conditions. In the third week his training should be as follows: Monday. Sprint 30 yds. at half effort twice. Practise run-up four times at full effort. Three jumps at quarter effort, three at half effort, and three at three-quarter effort for correction of faults. Light massage. Tuesday. Sprint 30 yds. at half effort twice and 30 yds. at seven– eighths effort twice. Run IOO yds. at three-quarter effort once. H.A.F. 1 exercise. 1 Hopping on alternate feet. 37I