Long Jump / Triple Jump

Our horizontal jumps training zone focuses on developing proper approach mechanics, takeoff power, and in-air positioning to maximize distance. Athletes will learn key drills to improve speed on the runway, transition phases, and landing technique.

Long Jump & Triple Jump Articles

 

Long Jump Technique and Training

Written by Jim Giroux, Track & Field Coach & Head Coach of Strength & Conditioning at University of Southern Maine

To the casual observer the long jump would appear to be one of the most basic of all track & field events. Athletes run up to a takeoff board and without going past it jump as far as they can into a sandpit. Many of us have seen...

 

Triple Jump Technique and Training

Written by Jim Giroux, Track & Field Coach & Head Coach of Strength & Conditioning at University of Southern Maine

Triple jump technique is much like the game hop scotch that young children play. An athlete must take off and land on the same leg then land on the next opposite leg before landing in the pit. This event has many of the same...