... have different take off methord that may require certain footing, but a good jumper will postion the feet on the balls and bend and spring, using a short muscle contraction, rather than a huge bend. The short bend will create more power off the speed gained from the sprint up, were as a bigger bend will waist energy and lose hieght. I good jumper must no exactyl the right amount of bend needed from their speed gained in order to reach the desired hieght. The movement over the bar and through the air is anouther skill again, it is all right jumping, but with out the right movemnt of the body, the jump will not clear the bar. A good high jumper must position the body in flight with the arms close to the body to increase hieght and reduce energy lost and the head back and high towards the dirrection ...

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