Complete Book of Jumps - Softcover

Jacoby, Ed; Fraley, Bob

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0873226739 ISBN 13: 9780873226738

Verlag: Human Kinetics Publishers, 1995

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Maximize your jumping potential with Complete Book of Jumps!
Coaches Ed Jacoby and Bob Fraley draw on their combined 60 years of coaching experience to help long jumpers, triple jumpers, high jumpers, and pole vaulters achieve new personal records. They break down each event into key phases - from approach to landing - to teach proper jumping technique and to show jumpers how to avoid common technical flaws. They also provide a strength and development program specifically for jumpers and 16 event-specific workouts that fine-tune skills.
Use the practical, proven techniques in Complete Book of Jumps to go higher and farther than the competition.

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Ed Jacoby has been coaching track and field since 1961. During that time, he has worked with athletes at virtually every level, including high school, junior college, and NCAA Divisions I and II. He served as assistant coach at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona and as head coach for the 1993 World Championship team. Over the years, he has coached 4 national champions, 26 All-Americans, and 4 Olympians.

Jacoby has held various positions within USA Track & Field, including men's development chair, men's high jump coordinator, and Level I and II instructor. He has been head track and field coach at Boise State University since 1973.

Bob Fraley and his son, Doug, collaborated on the pole vault chapter of this book. Bob has been coaching pole vaulters since 1959. He is the chairman of USA Track & Field Pole Vault Development and the sprints and jump coach at Fresno State University. Doug is a 3-time NCAA-champion pole vaulter who has competed in the European Grand Prix Circuit since 1986.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Human Kinetics Publishers
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1995
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0873226739
• ISBN 13: 9780873226738
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 160
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