Biomechanical Anaysis Of The High Jump
Submitted by nznn on March 21, 2011
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Biomechanical Anaysis Of The High Jump
Introduction
The high jump is a track and field event testing your ability to jump over a horizontal bar. Both men and women compete in this event in which the jumper runs towards the bar and launches his body over it onto a soft mat. The bar is higher as each athlete clears a given height. Athletes have 3 chances to clear a height and stay in the competition. The winner is the person who clears the greatest height. In the video provided in class we saw that athletes continue to jump higher and higher as the years progress but how?
Techniques Have Changed Over the Years
The answer to this question can be found through biomechanical analysis and watching...
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