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Essay On Triple Jump

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From creating a performance profiling sheet for the triple jump I have found out what my two key qualities that are strengths and three key qualities that are areas for improvement in the triple jump.
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My two strengths are my rhythm and avoid wasting my energy; it is important that everyone has a good rhythm when performing the triple jump this is because as the triple jump consists of 3 phases you will need a good rhythm so you are most likely not to mess it up meaning your score will not be cancelled. And as you have a good rhythm going you will gain momentum and power, increasing your jump resulting in a higher score. The reason why... How I could maintain this strength is by practicing only the 3 phases on a regular basis. From the performance profiling sheet my discrepancy value for rhythm was 9.
My second strength was using my energy efficiently and effectively. This is important key quality to have in triple jump because the triple jump consists of many stages and …show more content…

Power is one of the most important key qualities to have when performing the jump phase in triple jump; this is because power is required for an effective long jump take-off, resulting in you jumping further giving you a high score, which other competitors may struggle to beat. To improve my power in the triple jump I will perform exercises such as squat leaps, this is because it will develop power in my lower body meaning that my vertical jump will be higher allowing me to get a higher score in the triple jump. I will perform this exercise with 5 reps and 10 sets. I will also perform interval sprinting which involves high intensity short distance sprinting for 10-15 seconds which will improve my power, this is because it will increase power in my leg resulting in also increasing my vertical jump. I will also do these 3 times a week with 30 seconds rest i will rinse and repeat this 5

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