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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 10.
Published in final edited form as: J Strength Cond Res. 2012 Aug;26(8):2272–2292. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31825c2c7d

Figure 8.

Figure 8

Broad Jump and Hold: The athlete prepares for this jump in the athletic position with her arms extended behind her at the shoulder. She begins by swinging her arms forward and jumping forward and vertically at approximately a 45° angle to achieve maximum horizontal distance. The athlete must stick the landing with her knees flexed to approximately 90° in an exaggerated athletic position. The athlete may not be able to stick the landing during a maximum effort jump in the early phases. In this situation, have the athlete perform a submaximal broad jump in which she can stick the landing with her toes straight ahead and without inward motion of her knees. As her technique improves, encourage her to add distance to her jumps but not at the expense of perfect technique.