10. High Jump

An athletic contest of jumping as much high as possible is called high jump. There are different methods of performing high jump, such as scissor method western role strudel, fusvery flap, etc.
The most important phases of high jump are the approach and take off. Bar clearance and safe landing are equally important for better performance.
i) The approach runt: The purpose of this run is to develop optimum horizontal velocity which can be controlled for conversion of horizontal momentum into vertical momentum. The direction of approach run is at angle of about 25° to 25° to the crossbar of the athlete who takes off on the left leg. A seven to nine stride accelerating run is sufficient for such approach.
ii) The take off: Our let leg should be placed near the crossbar for the action of take off. The free right leg should be lifted powerfully to change horizontal momentum is the vertical momentum of the body force. Immediately after lifting the right leg we must perform take off in the left leg with the co-ordination of arms action.
iii) The action in the air is also called flight, mid air action and crossbar clearance. In this action we roll our entire body over the crossbar. For this purpose, we move up our hips while we move down our head and legs.
iv) Landing: Landing is a process of falling on the sand after crossing the crossbar. During this period, we must contract and make hard to our right hand and to fall flat safely.