Gymnastic Classes

” Did you know that it is a proven scientific fact that when you lie like that your tongue grows two millimeters longer? Keep this up and eventually you may have to wrap your tongue around your neck like a scarf to keep from stepping on it. The world seems a much better place an hour or so later when you are at the gym working on your double twist. After giving it your best you are rewarded for the effort by standing up three double fulls in a row. The coach claps you on the back and says, “Well, I guess it’s time we moved you up into the advanced optional group. Will you be able to make workout on the additional days the advanced optional group works out?” Of course you answer, “Yes!” At the end of the workout you can’t wait to tell your mom all about it. As you are changing into your clothes you notice the coach has already gone over to talk to your mom about the extra workout days and for some reason he does not look happy. Your mother is showing the coach a note from your school te …

Winning Jumps and Pole Vault Long jump, triple jump, high jump and pole vault are covered, from techniques and training to strategy and mental preparation, “Winning Jumps” is the only book that covers it all. Renowned coach Ed Jacoby and the all-star line-up of Cliff Rovelto, Tom and Kyle Tellez, Irving ‘Boo’ Schexnayder, Greg Hull, Will Freeman and Keith Henschen share the secrets and strategies that have produced, 15 Olympic gold medalists, 62 NCAA champions and numerous other U.S. and world medalists and champions. Every phase of every event, from approach to take-off to landing is described to convey proper technique. Readers will learn how to recognise and correct common technical flaws and rely on over 25 event specific drills to perfect technique. With pre-event preparation, conditioning programmes and jump and vault strategies, this is the one resource track and field coaches and athletes can’t afford to be without.