High Jump 101 E-Course

High Jump 101 E-Course introduces the "4 Baby Steps of High Jump," the simple plan to teach your high jump athletes how to high jump correctly.  Each of the "4 Baby Steps of High Jump" builds off of each other, so if an athlete does Baby Step #1 wrong it will affect the other 3 Baby Steps as well.  In this course, you will receive the e-course and other resources that can be printed and referenced while coaching.

Course Agenda:

Module 1:

• Introduction to High Jump Help's Mission

• What coaches need in their high jump toolbox

• Top 5 mistakes coaches make in the high jump

Module 2:

• High Jump Baby Step #1 - The Approach

• Video analysis of the approach

• What a good approach looks like

• 7 steps to developing a high jump approach

• Drills

Module 3:

• High Jump Baby Step #2 - The Takeoff

• Video analysis of the takeoff

• What a good takeoff looks like

• Drills

Module 4:

• High Jump Baby Step #3 - Knee Drive

• Video analysis of the knee drive

• What a good knee drive looks like

• Drills

Module 5:

• High Jump Baby Step #4 - Overbar Mechanics (Backbend)

• Video analysis of the overbar mechanics

• What good overbar mechanics looks like

• Drills

Module 6:

• High jump coaching cues

• Video analysis of high jumpers in a competition

• Demonstration of the most common issues coaches face and how to correct them.

Resources Provided:

• PDF slide handouts of each module of the e-course

• "4 Baby Steps of High Jump"

• "Top 5 Mistakes High School Coaches make in the High Jump"

• "7 Steps to Find a High Jump Approach"

• "Coaching Cues during a High Jump Competition"