Triple Jump

Juvenile Athletics – Silver & Bronze

July 26, 2014October 6, 2014 Deirdre Daly

2 Medals at the National Championships. Following in the footsteps of our senior athletes a number of our talented junior athletes accounted themselves very well at the Juvenile National Track & Field Championships (Saturday, 26/7/14). U12 600m 2nd Albha Doherty in 1.44.28, 5th place Ellie Pike in 1.52.22 U 16 Long jump 3rd Cathal O’Brien with a jump of 5.85m U17 400m 8th Abimbola Sobayo in 65secs U19 Triple Jump 4th Jamil Saidi reaching 12.11m and 8th in 400m in 53.97.

July 5, 2014July 29, 2014 David Courtney

How to Triple Jump Very technical video analysis here but focus on the main points first: Accurate run-up and ‘hitting’ of board is absolutely the first task before building technique Vertical body position through all phases LOW over the ground, not high in each phase (compared to long jump) Speed

Multi-event: Notes on Technique

July 5, 2014July 29, 2014 David Courtney

Long Jump Vertical on the board on take-off. Eyes up, head up, drive up, jump long. [spacer style=”1″] Triple jump Same as long jump but keep the good vertical posture through all phases. This is the step / 2nd phase. In the air, think ‘ Wait for the ground’ then reach for the ground and step/bound/drive off it as if its hot.[spacer] Javelin 1 Crossover stride. Body is almost fully facing sideways while the thrower looks where she will throw. Lots of power waiting to strike. Who said female throwers aren’t pretty ??!![spacer] Javelin 2/3 The block on the left…