High Jump, I NEED HELP

[800runnerDUDE]

:confused: Hey im a 6th grader from sactown, CA and i need some help in the high jump. if any of you guys could help me. my current high is 4' 2". today went out to cordova high skool and practiced. i almost cleared 4' 3". o i was sooo close i got every thing right except for i forgot to kick my calfs!!!! thank you so much. o ya i have j.v. champs next week on saturday and i am ranked #3 so far. if i could just get 4' 5" then i could win it all!!

i also run the 800 and the mile. mile=5:58 800=2:38 if i keep up these times i am ranked #1 in both evets.

[hurdler777]

It is hard to give advice to you because you are so young, and I have never seen you jump. The best advice that I can think of is this:

1. Maintain a consistant speed through each jump, and accelerate the turn a little.

2. Jump strait up. A commen mistake among younger jumpers is trying to jump into the bar to clear it. This is a natural thing to do, and you have to train yourself not to. You have to learn to trust your speed, because it will carry you over the bar. So maintain a good speed and put all your energy into jumping strait up, not into the bar.

Hope that helps

[Suspect]

i remeber when i was in 6th grade... and i had the same exact problem.

like the dude before... just jump strait up... also when u get ur run/jump down to were its natrual all u have to think about is up,curl,kick.

and pick out something behind the mat so right when u see it u kick, it helps alot.

[SpikeyJumper]

I STILL have that problem. Might I recommend TONS of situps and ab stuff.
It will make kicking your legs really easy. It helped me get 3 inches.