High Jump Technique | Spatial Awareness

Coach Ryan Baily covers a number of important high jump training topics including; clearing the bar and the importance of developing spatial awareness for jumpers. How fear in the high jump holds us back and how to learn to trust that you will hit the mat.
Athlete insight sections cover some of the biggest obstacles jumpers face during track meets as well as the importance of having a different mindset during practice vs during competition.
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[@thethirdman225]

"There's so much of this sport that's mental" Couldn't agree more. I think the high jump is _the_ most difficult event of all. That's why I advocate the high jump being like a golf swing. Every jump should be basically the same. I have found that when I was jumping and when the athletes I coached were jumping, the most important thing was to maintain consistency. That's why the runup has to be exactly the same every time. It should be encoded into your muscle memory. That's the best way I have found to overcome fear. That and having an extremely competitive mindset. I learnt my competitive mindset from fencing.

[@OutperformOfficial]

Fantastic insight, couldn't agree more! Thanks @TheThirdMan

[@thethirdman225]

I used to lose vision and spatial awareness because I used to throw my head back so my entire jump was done using muscle memory. I don’t think that was a good thing. Just before I retired I hit upon something that seemed to make a big difference in virtually every aspect of my jumping. I had always been a lead arm thrower, something I never liked. One day I started experimenting with a vigorous single arm swing and no head dip. I found it was possible to time things a lot better and judge my layout a lot more easily because I could see what I was doing. My take off felt better too and I felt like I was carrying more speed into the jump. So I went from being an arm thrower with a head dip to starting a whole new approach with a single arm swing and no head dip. I started practicing this at low heights but never really got into full swing with it because I injured my knee and eventually called it quits - which was devastating for me but that’s a whole ‘nother story. I think it would have taken probably a whole year before I completely changed my technique.

[@muyalvomsathippom5692]

Hi sir.... your videos are very nice and useful for us.... Can you able to upload workouts for high jump...

[@OutperformOfficial]

Thanks for the feedback, we'll look into filming some workouts during the next session.

[@surreal_feelins]

3:35 that’s me lol I’ll go from doing great form to like scissoring over the bar

[@glendavis1690]

where do you get the gill jump boxes from for your workouts?

[@kdean1821]

i’ve been high jumping for two years now and i can’t seem to figure it out after the approach. i know what it should look like when i rotate to go over the bar but i can’t do it when i try. does anyone have tips on how i can arch my back more and bring my legs to my chest afterwards?

[@OutperformOfficial]

Try doing back-overs kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYXHm4KFn8dqhMk and use the 'slap your hips' technique

[@prahaladkumar352]

Sir, My height is 5.9 ft In how many days can I easily do 5ft ..🤔

[@stevespyder]

How high should the bar be for your first jump in competition, as a percentage of your PR? You don't want to start too high and have a no height ( especially in pentathlon/decathlon ), but you don't want to start too low and end up getting tired from doing too many jumps.

[@OutperformOfficial]

That is a great question and the answer will differ for each athlete. And even then it will depend on the meet, how they are feeling etc. Start at a height that you can routinely hit at practice to get a mark and then dial it in from there.

[@trulykenji]

My height is 5’9 but for some reason I can only do high jump at 150 cm. I can dunk a basketball at 9.8 feet but I struggle with high jump and approaching the bar what should I do? Track day is in 2 days but my competition isn’t that great

[@OutperformOfficial]

High jumping is much more dependent on technique vs regular jumping. The approach and how you rotate over the bar is key. Check out our videos on YT about rotating over the bar kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnbamKywrtOFbdk. We also have a great guide on the approach and drills on our site outperformsports.com/high-jump-approach/

[@axelwhopper]

Is getting 1.40 consistently as a 12 year old good (in long pants school uniform) and is there anything that could improve my jump height

[@OutperformOfficial]

Sounds like you've got a lot of potential. Keep working at it, learn as much as you can and have fun!

[@axelwhopper]

@@OutperformOfficial thanks

[@axelwhopper]

@@OutperformOfficial YO UR VID WORKS I GOT 1.43 AND SET A RECORD

[@Keep_pushing_through]

Hey, I’m 6’2” and I jump 1.87m (6’1”) how can I train to jump higher? My goal is to jump 2.00m

[@OutperformOfficial]

We have a lot of high jump videos on youtube and if you really want to improve check out Coach Baily's master class outperformsports.com/product/jumping-smarter-jumping-higher/

[@speedcoachwood]

Taking the bar away removes critical information for regulating the jump. Perception and Action are coupled.

[@Somebody-lk7dm]

ive got a meet in an hour hoping to clear 6’ we’ll see

[@theman6109]

How'd it go?

[@Somebody-lk7dm]

@@theman6109 grazed my butt on 6' but got 5'10". This is my first year doing HJ so I'm just trying to get better every practice. Videos like these are great for that

[@theman6109]

@@Somebody-lk7dm Yessir good work. You'll get it tho, what grade are you in?

[@sudarshannarang6941]

My height is 5.7 can I do high jump. Or not?

[@OutperformOfficial]

Of course you can!

[@doritosofasia1912]

what same

[@wagsbtw2909]

My height is around 5’8 and I’m able to get 6 ft consistently and most likely get 6’2

[@super4469]

I’m over here with 5.2 as junior in high school😢

[@jsneek9776]

I’m 13 and my height is 5’7 and my PB is 1.60m Edit : I’m 14 and my height is 5’9 and my PB is 1.68m Edit : I’m 15 , my height is 5’9.5 or 176cm and my PB is 1.74m or 5”8 1/2ft Edit : Coming back to this when I’m 16 if I remember (I didn’t remember 💀) Edit : I’m 17,my height is 5’10 and my PB is 1.80m or 5’10 3/4

[@cherisands4933]

I’m 12 and my height is 5.2 and also my pb is 1.53

[@jsneek9776]

@@cherisands4933 👍🏼

[@thethirdman225]

Why do you mix your measurements? It’s much easier to monitor your differential if you use metric for both. Knowing your height in imperial is so you can tell your granny how tall you are.

[@cierrashaffer3135]

Dang y’all good this is my first year and I have 4 ft as a pb that I set today

[@jsneek9776]

@@cierrashaffer3135 that’s great and don’t worry you’ll improve 🥳

[@khadidjakiki978]

Hey.. I like your video but I wich if you can translate in French it will be very helpful for French community 😍

[@OutperformOfficial]

Thanks Khadidja, we would love to have our videos translated into different languages. Unfortunately we don't speak french and don't have the resources at this time to hire a translation expert. If anyone has the ability to do a translation we would be happy to provide them with a free course.

[@nattyswede]

I beg to disagree - the approach will not take care of the rotation. They are two separate and different things. Though I think I understand what you mean by the approach will "take care" of the rotation. You are referring to a consistency in the approach that allows you to focus on bar clearance. I have an athlete that can scissor 6´2´´, but he can only jump 5´11´´. He needs to improve his spatial awareness. That's what brought me here - I was looking for some tips on how to improve bar clearance and spatial awareness. Thanks for you HJ series.

[@OutperformOfficial]

Glad the video helped. If your approach is dialed in and you run a proper "j" it will automatically create the rotation in the air due to physics. That's assuming everything else is correct (i.e. knee drive etc.)

[@nattyswede]

@@OutperformOfficial - I hear/get what you're saying. You have hit the right angles correctly as you leave the ground and then good things will happen (if the proper trajectory is established). My experience is that a sound approach doesn't always translate into good bar rotation - spatial awareness comes into play. For better and for worse. Timing over the bar etc is key. You can lose that once you have left the ground (is what I'm saying...). Disclaimer - I am not trying to argue, only sharing my experience.

[@ruelmartin4023]

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