Since ancient times, people have always moved andsought to overcome the obstacles that they encountered on the way. Later, when they learned to tame animals, the difficult sections of the road could be overcome by riding an elephant or a horse. But to test their ability to overcome obstacles, people found different ways. So there were gymnastic exercises. Jumps over time moved to separate disciplines of the Queen of Sport.
Consider one of the directions in athletics- high jumps in a way of overstepping (people also call it scissors). It appeared in a natural way when there was a low obstacle in front of a person, not exceeding his center of gravity. Then it is enough to lift one leg and rearrange it for an obstacle, and pick up the other leg in the same way. But if the barrier is above the center of gravity, then it will not be possible to step over it so easily from the spot. Need to apply a jump. And the higher the obstacle, the repulsion should be stronger. If you still raise the bar, then you need to apply a run so as not to hang over the obstacle (or not to knock down the barrier in the current competition conditions). To do this, the athlete must have certain skills to overcome obstacles that far exceed his center of gravity and physical growth.
The history of the discipline
Since the technique of high jump way"stepping over" is the easiest, then, accordingly, the result of a jump in this way will not be too high. The first recorded record in official competitions in England in 1868 was 1 meter 67.4 centimeters. It belonged to the jumper Robert Meychu. But officially, the first world record was recorded in the biography of London medical student Robert Gooch. His result was 1 meter 70 centimeters. The peculiarity of his style and technique of the jump differed from its predecessors. Gooch did not run straight on the bar, as all other athletes did (even now Kenyan tribes do this, achieving astounding results about two meters), he made a run at an acute angle to the bar and the movements of his legs at the moment of overcoming the bar were like scissors.
In such a simple way athletes brought the worlda record in 1937 to 2.09 m. Women, using the same technique, achieved a result of 191 cm in the 60s. It belonged to Yolande Balasch. Later the method was modified, and it was called “wave”, then “roll” and “flip”.
World record holders
High jumps are easy to step over.performance and do not require expensive equipment. This discipline is popular among young inexperienced athletes, schoolchildren, and visitors to the wellness sections.
How to achieve good results usingThis technique in the high jump? It is important to devote time to warm up. Jogging should be before each session. Stretching plays a huge role. Special exercises to stretch the muscles greatly facilitate the workout. It is also important for novice athletes to learn how to land properly. You should not rapidly overstate the height of the bar for beginners in order to avoid injuries.
As mentioned earlier, jumping in the way of stepping requires special training, which takes place in the following stages:
- Jogging
- Stretching
- Swing your feet to the sides, standing at the wall or just holding on to some kind of handrail. Exercise can be performed in pairs.
Proper performance of the high jump way "overstepping"
The jump itself consists of the following phases:
- run;
- preparation for repulsion;
- repulsion;
- overcoming strap;
- landing.
There are two ways to run - in a straight line toplank and at an angle. The student should be given the opportunity to try these two methods at a low altitude so that he chooses a more convenient technique and further improves it. There are the following elements of the high jump way "step over".
Ways to perform the jump
In a simple technique, the swing foot is carried overthe bar is bent, the jog quickly approaches to it and is carried along with the whole body over the bar. In the “scissors” method (the run is carried out at an acute angle) a repulsion is made in front of the bar. The body is in the lateral position to the obstacle, the arms are made simultaneously with a push upwards to increase the moment of rebound and maintain coordination in the phase of overcoming the bar and until the phase of completion of the jump. At the moment of landing, the first leg becomes the first leg, then the jog. The skill of the high jump is to translate the speed of the horizontal run into a vertical flight. In this case, the center of gravity with the limbs must be so balanced in movements that they do not hook the bar themselves or prevent flight of bodies through it through the air.
High jumps are not particularly popular today; however, this great technique will undoubtedly help novice athletes achieve their first results.
