Jesus Depena High Jump Presentations

Jesus has done a lot of biomechanical analysis in different areas. But his work on high jumping is of great interest too me. All of his presentations can be found HERE on his page at Indiana University

The presentations below clearly explain the underlying principles of the ‘Flop’ technique. This is a valuable resource for any coach or athlete eager to gain a deeper understanding of the event. With this understanding, your training and preparation can be improved. There are still many unknown factors in the high jump, but I would strongly recommend focusing your training on factors that have a solid base in reality and are backed up by research and rigorous logic. Not to do so is to presumably rely on miraculous intervention in order to jump high. I have never seen a miracle, but good luck too you if you have

Current high jumping technique (3.3 MB) <— This is a zipped collection of files

Historical evolution of high jumping technique (4.3 MB) <— This is a Powerpoint file