I'm a high school girl, sophomore, and my first indoor track meet is this Saturday. One thing I'm competing is high jump, and I can jump pretty well but sometimes I sike myself out and end up freaking out and telling myself I'm going to run into the bar, and then I do. What can I do to get less nervous and focus better, and clear the bar easy? Sometimes I just sail over it without thinking but sometimes I overthink it too much.
2006-11-30 04:34:57 · 5 answers · asked by Riley 2 in Sports ➔ Running
Visualization is an important element of jumping events. You must be able to tune out distractions and crowd noise and almost think yoursel over the bar. A visualization technique for beginners used by some high jumpers that I know is to stare at a piece of paper with a black box in the center for about 2 minutes. Then look away from the paper at a blank wall and you should see the reverse; a white box on a dark background. The purpose of this drill is to learn to focus your attention.
Your head and your eyes will dictate what your hips do. If you are looking down at your feet or your steps, you certainly won't jump up in the air. If you are looking at the bar when you jump, you will run right into it. Your gaze should shift over the course of the approach and then the jump. It should start at the near standard.
At the point of takeoff, your gaze should be parallel to the bar, not looking at any of the high jump apparatus but at something that could be along the line of the bar about twenty feet away. After the take off you should lean your head slightly back and try to look at something on the opposite side of the pit from the middle of the bar.
Use Your Arms!
you should have both arms back behind the body, elbows bent, in preparation for the drive and block at the same time as the takeoff. on the final step, both arms come forward, driving the body up and off the ground.
meet warm ups should mimic actual competition jumps .
2006-11-30 05:59:57 · answer #1 · answered by moglie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im in like the same position u are cuz im a freshmen in high school and i have the strenth to get over i just have like no technic and i like sike my self out at practice in front of everyone... good luck
2006-12-02 00:56:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try "aiming" six inches higher than the bar. Sounds over-simplistic and screwy, I know, but that's what my best friend in high school did (he was All-State in high jump and pole vault).
2006-11-30 04:43:50 · answer #3 · answered by sarge927 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clear your mind before every meet, and take deep breaths too.
2006-11-30 04:46:06 · answer #4 · answered by Rae-May 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get urself a good coach & a good squad to train with
2006-12-02 10:00:33 · answer #5 · answered by Just me 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋