MAF CECS LEVEL 1 COACHING COURSE (15-28 FEB 2021)

Candidates Names : JAMES WONG HUANG CHIEW

Number : No.15
Topics : HIGH JUMP (STEP 3 & 4)

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Date : 27 February 2021 (27/2/2021)
Time : 4.00 pm
Venue / Conditions : Basketball Court
Athletes : a) Boys (Average - 13-14 years old)
b) Average Training Age (0-1 Years)
Equipment : a) High Jump Crossbars
b) Flexi Rope
c) High Jump Pits & Shelters
d) Pair of high jump stands
e) mats
f) Flexible Cones Marker
g) Iron Box
Organisation / Safety : Crossbars replaced by flexi rope for safety aspect
Coaching Points : Take off points and landing
Session Goal For Athletes : To introduce scissors jump and flop progressively using a
variety of fun methods to gain athlete’s confidence.
Personal Coaching Goals : Use explaination effectively throughout the session with more
demonstrations to establish athletes progression.
Unit Content Organisation Coaching Points
Warm Up a) Inverted a) Check injuries / a) Bend the hips
(10 Minutes) Hamstring Stretch illness of athletes b) Knee close to the
b) Knee hugs b) Check safety of chest
c) Carioca (Left training area b) Jump up and
and right) spread feet
d) Jumping Jacks apart
c) Side steps
d) Motivate athletes

Skill 1 a) Standing a) All athletes a) use J-curved

(Scissors landings on ground participate and doing approach
jump from (on free leg) session b) Take off leg must
the Curve - plant take off foot b) Coach give clear be paralled with the
Running) naturally instruction to prepare flexi rope
(10 minutes) - take off and for skills unit c) The outside foot
‘hold’ should not cross the
take off leg.
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b) Standing landings a) Foot plant for the

on the mat (on free first strides is on the
leg) ball of the foot.
-Run the curve fast b) Velocity is
but controlled to get increased
optimum speed continuously through
the approach.
Skill 2 a) Take off from the a) All athletes a) Jump backwards
(Standing Flop) ground (Different participate and doing and arc
(10 minutes) landing height-high) session
b) The legs are pull
- Squad and bend the up once cross the bar
b) Coach give clear
knees to get force
instruction to prepare
- take off with both for skills unit c) The head is drawn
legs and arch towards the chest
- land on the c) Coach ensure the (chin pulled towards
shoulders landing area and bar the chest) to avoid
are safe neck injury.
- jump backwards
not upwards d) Make sure the
athletes is standing
b) Take off from the around 30 cm from
ground (Different the bar (depends on
landing height – low) the height of the
athletes)
- Jump off legs and
arc e) Relax into the
- open knees at landing
clearance and
landing
- head need to be
tucked in (chin
pulled towards the
chest) –for safety

c) Take off from a

box
- the foot must be
planted steadily to
gain stability with
enough spaces
(shoulder wide)
- hurl the hand to get
some momentum

Competition Scissors Jump from a) Set cones marker a) Run the curve fast
(10 Minutes) the curved running for the J approach but controlled to get
- J approach: straight b) Set the height of optimum speed
at first (3-6 strides), the far from lower to b) Velocity is
then curved (4-5 higher increased
strides) c) Observe from continuously through
- body lean is different positions the approach.
moderately forward angles
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for the first strides d) use questioning c) Foot plant for the
- body lean inward, first strides is on the
the angle is ball of the foot.
dependent on the d) feel the
approach speed acceleration into the
- forward lean is jump
reduced and body is
upright
Centre of mass is
lowered in the
penultimate stride
Active drive of the
right food in the
penultimate stride

Cool Down a) Easy pace walking a) Check condition a) Hold stretching

(10 Minutes) b) Upper body and and response of for 6-8 seconds
lower body stretching athletes b) Athletes relaxed
(Static Stretching) b) Review the c) Feedback from
session training (2 way
communication –
coach and athletes

Evaluation :

a) Session Goals : To be completed after the session

b) Personal Coaching Goals : To be completed after the session