Xiang-Wen Ma

Fosbury Style High Jump Xiang-Wen Ma

Preface American athlete Dick Fosbury first used a "back-first" technique in the 19th Olympic Games in 1968 and took the gold medal in men's high jump event. Afterwards, the position he used caused great interest and attention from athletes and coaches all over the world. Since then, all athletes and coaches have scrambled to adapt this position in high jump competitions. It has been widely adopted and has broken many high jump records. It was then named the Fosbury Flop after Dick Fosbury himself. It brought a new era in high jump training and competitions. It is easy to learn and fast to improve. Fosbury Flop makes the athletes move like a ribbon over the bar and it gives the enjoyment of beauty to the audiences and young athletes, which made it more and more popular. Its movements are not as complex as the traditional straddle method, and the difficulty level is also less. Therefore, the athletes will have more time for physical training and accomplish more in shorter time. Nowadays in middle and high schools as well as amateur sports schools, the high jump records are all created by the Fosbury Flop. In order to help young athletes learn and master this sport more easily using Fosbury's style, this book introduces the basic knowledge and skills you need to master the Fosbury Flop as well as training methods and techniques for the coaches and teenage athletes in middle and high schools and amateur sports schools.