The document provides instructions on the Fosbury Flop high jump technique. It discusses the history of the high jump, including Richard Fosbury developing the Fosbury Flop technique in the 1960s. The technique involves taking off with one foot slightly ahead of the body at a 45 degree angle to the bar, bending the lead leg at the knee and swinging both arms forward as the free leg clears the bar from behind.

1. COACHING LESSON
TAKE OFF TECHNIQUE
- ROHIT PRASAD YADAV

3. HISTORY
• The first recorded
high jump event
took place in
Scotland in the 19th
century. Before
jumping forward
and also there was
not pad.

4. RICHARD DOUGLAS FOSBURY
• Rhichard Douglas Fosbury
Known as Dick Fosbury (
March 6, 1947 in Portland ,
Oregon ) is an American
exalted high jump specialist ,
who was champion at the
1968 Mexico Olympics and
became famous for using a
new technique to pass over
the bar , which have
subsequently applied both
divers and is known as
Fosbury Flop .

5. FOSBURY FLOP TECHNIQUE

7. THE APPROACH
checkpoint
Curved
path

8. THE APPROACH
non take off foot
hiting this
checkpoint

9. TAKE OFF- TECHNIQUE take off foot is slightly
ahead of the athlete's
body
 take off foot plant is
an active flat down
and back action
 take off foot is in
alignment with the
take off leg
 the trunk is upright
and leaning slightly
back
 inside shoulder is high
 The lead leg is bent at
the knee.
 hips are at 45° to the
bar and the shoulders
at 90°
 both arms are swung
forwards and
upwards with the free
leg

10. TAKE OFF- TECHNIQUE
take off foot is slightly
ahead of the athlete's
body

11. TAKE OFF- TECHNIQUE
take off foot is in
alignment with
the take off leg

12. TAKE OFF- TECHNIQUE
hips are at
45° to the
bar and the
shoulders
at 90°

13. TAKE OFF- TECHNIQUE
The lead leg is bent
at the knee.

14. TAKE OFF- TECHNIQUE
both arms are
swung forwards
and upwards with
the free leg