Success in Athletics and how to obtain it

THE HOP, STEP, AND JUMP ro3 Two or three " all out" performances once, or at most twice, a week will be found to be quite enough for even the most robust exponents of the art. The training should always be done on good, springy turf, with a sand-pit to land in at the end of the final effort, and a proper board to take-off from. If the grass is wet and slippery, it is inadvisable to jump at all; a slip when landing may mean a serious injury, which will put the athlete out of action for some time, if not permanently. On such a day it would be- advisable to employ the training time in running on the track. Much may be learnt by observing the tracks of the feet in coming up to the take-off board and landing after the hop and after the step.