Comments on: Homework Task – Plyometrics performance

By: Wing Commander David Young

Wing Commander David Young — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 21:30:30 +0000

in completing a 12 week plan i will have:

>confidence in my long jump ability due to the repetition when practicing
>increased speed after my plyometrics training, thus helping me to have an improved take-off because of increased power.
>my elasticity should also have risen after the program helping me to achieve a more explosive take-off on the board.

By: John

John — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:07:22 +0000

When the training program is completed it can show what your your strengths and weaknesses are in the long jump.
When you do plyometrics it can help work on your speed, endurance, elastic strength, strength and co-ordination.
At the beginning of the program you record your performance and after you do the 12 week program you look back and compare your performance and you will see if you improved on your weakness and fitness.

By: Lynsey =]

Lynsey =] — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 21:19:33 +0000

After completing a 12 week training programme your overall performance should have improved as the training programme should have been specificaly designed to improve your weakness. If power in your jump was your weakness then the training programme should have been designed to improve this. You could use plyometrics training to improve power in your legs and also sprint training to imrpove the speed in your run-up as the faster you run, the more momentum you will gain and then you will gain more height and therefore a further distance. If you re-measured the jump half way through your training and then again at the end, this will allow you to see any progress and improvements made.

By: Linsey Buchanan

Linsey Buchanan — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:41:50 +0000

Completing a 12 week training program for the long jump would improve your performamce as it allows you to build up your power. Plyometric excerises work on your speed which is needed for the approach and also strength which is needed for the take off. Excersises such as squats and step ups build up the strength in your legs and the standing long jump improves your technique. Also the speed sessions make your approach faster which gives you more power for the approach. The training program will also let you see how much you have improved over the 12 weeks.

By: Robyn =) x

Robyn =) x — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:25:42 +0000

By completing the task of a 12 week training programme you are able to improve your power in the Long Jump as it will show what your weaknesses are. In Plyometrics training you are able to work on your speed and strength. By doing excerices of short sprints, this will improve your speed which will help your approach and last two strides be more effective when coming to your jump. Also, by performing excerises on your legs through Plyometric training, this enables your take off to be more forceful as you will be able to push off the ground with more power which will hopefully help you jump further. Sometime during this training programme you will be able to carry out the Max Jones Quad Test which will show any improvements being made. Therefore, by completing a 12 week training programme you will be able to improve on your speed and strength and build up your confidence in performing the Long Jump.

By: Helen

Helen — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 19:40:46 +0000

After having a 12week training session it can help you in many ways. It identifies weaknesses and allows you to improve on these weaknesses by doing series of activites in relation to the muscle groups involved. By using plyometrics it allows you to work on different muscle groups in eg legs… so that you can have a faaster run up and in term have more poer to take off on. This also boosts your confidence as you feel more comfortable in your techinique and know how to do it properly. By doing the max jones testing before, after 6 weeks and then after determins how much you have improved etc.

By: Fiona =)

Fiona =) — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:57:05 +0000

By completing a training programme for power in the long jump, it allows you to work on your weaknesses. In plyometrics training you can work on speed by doing short sprints, this will work your speed in the aproach. By improving your speed it will give you more power to take off and jump further. By working on strength in the legs through plyometrics training this will also help with the take of as your legs will be stronger so you can put more force into the ground and this will improve your jump. By carrying out the max jones quad test throughout the training programme, it allows you see improvements made.

By: Michelle Gray

Michelle Gray — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:11:28 +0000

After a 12 week training programme your momentum will be improved. Also you will feel more confident doin the long jump becasue that is what has been worked on for the 12 weeks so it becomes “second nature”,by doing this trainging programme your speed and strenght should be improved by the end of the 12 weeks!As a result of this programme you will be more confident at doin the long jump so this will mean extra lenght when jumping! because you have been doin the plyometric exercises throughout the 12 weeks your elastic strenght and explosive rebound should be mastered. Your fitness level will have improved so resteing the long jump will tell you how much you have lengthened and also tell you what is your new strenghts and weaknessess are