Olympian Field Events

THE HOP, TEP, AND JUMP. 85 chapter m t arefully; but this will probably b d ne in any cas , as the athl te taking up the event under discussion almost invariably trains for the long jump as well. It will be r adily realised that one of the chief con– tributing factor to a gooa performan e is the pace at \ hi h the tak -off b ard is approached; therefore the athl t must acquir great sp ed, but, a in the other v nt, it mu t b controll d peed, in \ hich the jumper can gather him If t g th r n approa hing the take-off board with ut materially d creasing hi pac in so doing, ar b ing tak n t g t well up on t the take-off board, v n t v rlap it e er lightly with the t e . th athl t , in taking off, j bs th heel hard dO\ n, d th hi h jump r and als th running I ng jump r, and, m r ver, m down on the same h 1 with n id rabl f r e at the nd f the p and n th th r h 1 aft r th tep, the h Is v ill mo t c ~r- tainly g t badly brui d unl s s me pr cautions are tak n; it i , th r f r , a w 11 t have rubber pad in id th sho und r th h 1 : a small rubb r sponge an wers the purpo e v ry w 11. This may seem a v ry small matt r, but any n wh ha brui ed a h el arly a n kno\ h w absolutely and ffectually it put n ut f a ti n for months n nd. badly brui d h 1 i n f th hard t possible things to ur ; inde d, a rtain am unt oft nd rn is fr qu ntly f It f r y ar aft r, if any sudd n and f r ible jar i put up n the h 1. As uming that th athl te prop sing to take up the hop, step and jump ha alr ady mast r d th intricaci s of th running 1 ng jump, th battl is half fought, f r he m to th v nt with a 1 t of valuable know– ledge air ady acquir d. The run up t the take-off has already been ry fully d ribed in the hapter on the running lonO' jump, so it may b taken as r ad. The take-off is also mad in e.·a tly th am way, but with thi differ nee- that