The High Jump

Series: Athletics Series

Duration: 14

Year Published: 1977

Creator: Guild Sound & Vision Ltd

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Analyzes the two dominant styles in the high jump--the flop and the straddle--and shows the training required for the event. Illustrates conditioning exercises for strength and mobility, standing jumps, and practice in acceleration and timing in the approach run and take-off. Examines both styles in detail through slow-motion photography, emphasizing body position and control at the take-off, the reach for height, the flight over the bar, and the landing. Includes actual competition between athletes from Great Britain and the German Democratic Republic., Analyzes the two dominant styles in the high jump--the flop and the straddle. Training and conditioning activities are included as well as actual competition between athletes.

Complete Record: Analyzes the two dominant styles in the high jump--the flop and the straddle--and shows the training required for the event. Illustrates conditioning exercises for strength and mobility, standing jumps, and practice in acceleration and timing in the approach run and take-off. Examines both styles in detail through slow-motion photography, emphasizing body position and control at the take-off, the reach for height, the flight over the bar, and the landing. Includes actual competition between athletes from Great Britain and the German Democratic Republic., Analyzes the two dominant styles in the high jump--the flop and the straddle. Training and conditioning activities are included as well as actual competition between athletes.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.