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High Jump – Kelly Sport

This week, we had Kelly Sports come to teach us the basics of the high jump using the scissor kick technique.
We started by practicing our jumping form with a skipping rope laid out on the ground. This helped us get used to the motion of jumping high off one leg while swinging the other leg up and over. Once we felt comfortable, we moved on to practicing our jumps on the mat, but without the bar. This let us focus on our landing and form without worrying about hitting anything.

Finally, we were ready to try jumping with the bar. We each took turns scissor-kicking over it, using everything we’d learned in the earlier steps. We found that lifting our leg first and following through with the other leg helped us clear the bar smoothly.

Everyone enjoyed trying high jump and learning how to use the scissor kick with Coach Hunter. We’re looking forward to practicing more and getting even better at clearing the bar.

Long Jump – Kelly Sport

This blog post was written by Malosi.  Thank you Easton for your videography.

This week, we had Kelly Sports visit us to teach us the basics of long jump. Coach Sarah did an awesome job of teaching us the proper techinque.

We started by learning how to jump and how to land. We were taught to jump off one leg and then land with both feet in a “motorbike stance.” After that, we practiced different levels of long jump, starting from easy and gradually moving to harder jumps.

Next, Coach Sarah got us into two lines for a game. After each jump, the landing spot was moved further, which made us really focus on jumping off one leg and landing in the motorbike stance.

Lastly, we did some real long jumps. We got into a single line and used everything we had learned to see how far we could jump. Each person’s distance was marked with a tennis ball, and everyone jumped really far and did great.

We enjoyed HPE with Coach Sarah, and are grateful for the techniques she taught us.