landing. During landing, the legs should be kept straight. Both hands should be raised and taken towards the feet and the neck should be bent forward. This posture helps in gaining some more distance in the air and the body gets balanced while landing.
Fig. . : Hitch-kick technique High Jump This is also one of the major field events. In this, the athlete crosses the crossbar with a jump.
Activeness and flexibility are important for the athlete. Table : Information about High Jump Minimum length of runway m Size of landing area m× m Height of landing pit . m – . m Distance between two poles .
m – . m Length of crossbar . m (±2cm) Weight of crossbar kg Diameter of crossbar mm – mm Length of rectangular edges of crossbar cm – cm Width of edges of crossbar mm – mm Gap between the edges of crossbar and poles mm Techniques of High Jump The most popular technique of high jump is Fosbury Flop. However some other techniques are also used.
Which are— Scissor Jump: To jump over the crossbar with alternate legs and to land on the feet is called scissor jump. Western roll : Rolling over the crossbar and landing on the back is known as western roll. Straddle Technique: In this technique, the legs are taken alternately over the crossbar and the body is rolled near the bar. Fosbury Flop: It is a new technique.
In this, the bar is crossed by back after bending the body. The landing is done on the shoulders. Fig. .
: Fosbury flop General Rules Certain general rules of high jump are given below. •• Jumper needs—to jump on one foot only. •• It will be a foul, if an athlete— ▪▪ shakes the bar from the support. ▪▪ touches the ground with any part of his body before clearing the poles.
•• An athlete can jump from any height. Consecutive three failures from a particular height will disqualify the athlete. •• Poles should not be