Perfecting Your Jumps | |
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Flexibility to the Max | |
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Toe Touch
-Both legs remain straight with knees facing up & toes pointed
-Sit into the jump while keeping chest and head up
-Reach for the arch of the foot, rather than the toes
-Keep back straight
-Land with feet together at the same time and on your toes
Herkie
-One leg bends out to the side while the other remains straight out to the other side
-The bent knee faces down while the straight leg knee faces upward, toes pointed
-Land with feet together at the same time and on your toes
Front Hurdler
-Turn at a 45o angle
-One leg is straight while the other is bent behind you
-Bent knee faces down while straight leg comes up to chest directly in front of the body
-Land with feet together at the same time and on your toes
Pike
-Turn to one side
-Bring both legs up to chest in a pike position together
-Land with feet together at the same time and on your toes
-Both legs remain straight with knees facing up & toes pointed
-Sit into the jump while keeping chest and head up
-Reach for the arch of the foot, rather than the toes
-Keep back straight
-Land with feet together at the same time and on your toes
Herkie
-One leg bends out to the side while the other remains straight out to the other side
-The bent knee faces down while the straight leg knee faces upward, toes pointed
-Land with feet together at the same time and on your toes
Front Hurdler
-Turn at a 45o angle
-One leg is straight while the other is bent behind you
-Bent knee faces down while straight leg comes up to chest directly in front of the body
-Land with feet together at the same time and on your toes
Pike
-Turn to one side
-Bring both legs up to chest in a pike position together
-Land with feet together at the same time and on your toes