Develop a triple jumper to become a professional
I have already talked about this topic before but it seems
to me that we must continue talking about something that has so many problems
in developing triple jumpers
I have worked as a professional coach in this discipline in
different countries and I have seen many great coaches, of course, each one of
them with different opinions but in the end, they all have the same goal, (results).
By this, I mean that all coaches including myself have a
common goal, but to achieve results, we have to work deeply and fundamentally
on the specific basis of this discipline with the athletes.
In my opinion and according to my experience, as a coach,
we have to take into consideration if the athlete has the talent and the
conditions to be a triple jumper, for me it is the first thing we have to
observe.
Why do I say this? In this discipline, the athlete has to
possess specific qualities for the development of it and as the first quality,
discipline.
The second thing is to have a strong mentality in
training and the ability to listen and store every technical detail for his/her
development.
Third and last, the athlete has to be punctual in each
training session, I can imagine that other coaches have another point of
view on this, but I have worked and continue to work this way and it has always
worked perfectly for me.
I have other points in consideration but since
each type of athlete is different, I use them individually for each one of
them.
When we are sure that the athlete has the required
qualities and he or she commits to becoming a triple jumper then the other part
and responsibility belongs to us then from this moment the work begins.
I am going to put some examples here, remember
each coach has his book and you do what you think works with your athlete.
To train a beginner, the first thing we have to do is work
on the base of this discipline. that consists of the preparation of the athlete
in different technical skills.
For instance, we have to teach them how a triple jumper should
run; I can imagine that many wondered, (run!)
Jumpers have to know how to push off the track to gain
speed and strength, sprinters do that too but differently.
There are specific speed exercises for triple jumpers,
which can be developed with cones, hurdles and different types of obstacles to
develop the skills of the sense of rhythm in the approach.
Do not forget that these exercises have to be
done under the supervision of the coach
It is worrying to see many girls and boys, without the
proper technique, competing in different competitions. This discipline requires
an almost perfect technique and the more we work with them to perfect the
technique, the better jumpers we will have in the future. Please, let's avoid
losing those talents just because we want to have immediate results and let's
work on developing this discipline in the safest way possible.
