Girl Athletes in Action

IIICII JL :\IP- \\ l·STI•l( \' RO LL ~T \ LE. ~L \J\I \ R~ (z) ( f 'JW:-, I \ 11:w) T11E turning mov('.tne1a from righL lo left continues :1s the right hip is coming up to bar-level (Fig. +). Both arms han~. now reached Lhcir high point and ha\'t: expended their lifting power. Nole how the hips arc twisting sideways in preparation for the lar-our :tction l:ncr on~ the right leg is turning over and the jumper is beginning lo draw up her lcfr leg. The further continued closing of the thighs (Fig. 5) is accompanied by a slight lowering of the arm and the beginning of the action of the right kg designed to shoot that limb powerfully across the bar. The athlete, also, j._ Aoing her trunk upon the hips to get :t bunched position preceding the l.t) out and roll. The full bunching of the body is seen in Fig. 6. ~enc that the left arm is dropped :rnd the right leg thrust o,•cr the bar ::imultanecn1~l). ·To analyse the action shown in Fig. 6 one would point out that the left arm is being carried back, or up, towards shoulder level! while the right arm gets into position to aid the roll. The right kg s across the bar! by being strongly extended, and~ at the same time.• the left leg is drawn right up until it is fully Hexed at the knee. The head~ slightly inclined to the left. is bent down tow:irds the breast and the body-lean to the left (of the bodv as a whole) becomes more pronounced. ft should be noted that the right leg, from now om\'ards, is not again flexed, nor rhc left leg extended, until the jumper bq~in the fall to the sand-pit.