Derek Rousseau - Reverse Engineering the High Jump Approach - 2024 USTFCCCA Convention

In Reverse Engineering the High Jump Approach, Derek Rousseau, Assistant Coach–Jumps/Sport Performance at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), provides a new perspective on high jump training, with emphasis on the lead-in to the jump.

Coach Rousseau discusses the jump from approach to take off, how form and rotational forces affect the jump.

Additionally, Coach Rousseau reviews some of the most common errors for all levels of high jumpers, while also providing drills to eliminate them and improve the overall jump.

To finish, Coach Rousseau fields questions from the audience.

Topics covered include:

• Breaking Down the High Jump
• Keys to Success
• Rotational Forces
• Body Positioning
• The Approach
• The Take Off
• Most Common Errors
• Practice Drills
• Question and Answer