Senior UK Athletics Jumps and Combined Events Coach
JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME....
I was Head of a large Physical Education Department in a South Wales High School for 28 years and lecturer for many years but left the teaching and lecturing profession in 2002 to pursue other ventures. I now spend some or as my wife says most of my time coaching, writing long jumping articles, triple jump manuals[seebelow for details] and articles and blogs and developing my website. I am still actively coaching and at the moment have a group of 6 jumpers [4 long and two triple jumpers] and a female heptahlete in my group. I was part of the coaching teams at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester 2002 and Melbourne 2006. For many years I was the Event Coach in Wales for the Jumping Events and I have been a Senior Athletics Jumps and Combined Events Coach since 1979. For a brief summary of mycoaching careerCLICK ON THIS LINK
I currently work for UK, England and Welsh Athletics as a Senior Coach Education Tutor and Assessor and deliver both Primary and Secondary Teacher Courses. Last [Saturday July 24th] I was assessing 4 coaches at Bath University for their Level 3 Practical Coaching Award. A great day with four very committed coaches.
So hello, and a very warm welcome to my 'Jumps Website and Magazine' which is has just had it's 5th birthday and has over 200 Coaches and Jumpers subscribed to my Free Jumps Newsletter - Thanks for showing such an interest in my work....
I really hope you enjoy your visit and keep on coming back and back.........All the very best, Nigel
TAKE A LOOK AT INETA RADEVICA OF LATVIA WINNING GOLD AT THE EUROPEAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BARCELONA USING A HANG STYLE TECHNIQUE
I have written 5 detailed Coaching, Teaching and Technical Jumps Manuals based on my 35 years experience as a Senior UK Athletics Jumps Coach. I have coached at the highest level and was Jumps Coach at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester 2002 and Melbourne 2006 and was National Event Coach in Wales for Jumping Events for over 15 years
Each costs £9.97 except for the Training of Women Long Jumpers which is £15.97and all come to you in PDF Format. On receipt of your monies I will send the manuals to you as an email attachment
NOTE: The 45 Slide Presentation and accompanying manual is £15.97
Simply go to thedrop down menu below and follow the simple instructions
Below is a photograph taken at the warm-up track in Melbourne 2006. With me is my daughter Natalie who was a part of the Welsh Team and ran in the 1500mts
July 2010
My son-in law is Tim Benjamin of Great Britain 400m fame. He married my daughter Natalie 3 years ago and retired from competitive athletics a year ago to pursue other ventures. Take a look at his brand new website....
Loved this email I had recently from Joe Blaney [USA]
Nigel,
"Just a short word of praise for your newsletter and technical manual. Your info is mechanically sound your training and conditioning knowledge is outstanding. I enjoy each newsletter and save every one. I have a freshmen women jumper who went 6.23 in the lj ( had several jumps beyond 6.80 with just slight fouls and 1.83 in the hj. A great deal of her training and technical aspects was right in line with your ideas. I have Lasock's 1990 edition of his atlas-is there a newer edition and where do you think I could get a copy. Additionally, any other resources you think I could benefit from. I'm going to an elite coaches camp put on by USATF I'll get back to you if I think there is something you might enjoy"
Thanks again, Joe Blaney East Carolina University-Gre envill,Nc
In the short film clip below the young female jumper is demonstrating a STRIDE long jump style from a 6 stride approach using a 10cm flat take-off platform
These are typical long jump training drills. The jumper below is coming in from a short approach and again, is using a raised, flat 10cm platform.
She is demonstrating the Hang Style of long jumping
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THE HANG ARM ACTION [see above] - This was a drill that I did with this young female jumper. She is a left-legged take-off. The left arm is the arm that contributes approximately 25% to the vertical impulse. This arm drives up head level, is checked and dropped quickly downwards and upwards and above the head. The right arm is driving back in a normal running action and circles upwards to a high point above the head where it joins the left arm [this is very evident from the film clip].
The session objective was to reinforce the hang arm action. The further she can get the arms away from her mid-point the better. It creates a moment of inertia [holding back of rotation].
You'll observe that she does manage to get both arms very high. Her timing of the arms is excellent and she doesn't rush and throw her arms forwards and downwards too early.
She holds the arms vertically until she begins her descent to the sand then drives them forwards and downwards - this action draws her legs through as short dynamic levers and into a leg chute.
Even from such a short approach run I want all my jumpers to attempt to leg chute even though they don't have a great deal of forward momentum. It becomes habit forming.
Note the excellent positioning of her head throughout the flight phase.
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Thanks, Nigel
Below is a short film clip of one of my group winning the Senior Womens Long Jump Title at the Welsh Commonwealth Games Trials on Saturday June 12th 2010 using a HANG STYLE of Long Jump Technique
July 2010
