Tricks to Get your Jumpers to Peak at the Right Time

By: Scott Knox

Background

• High School• College

• First Coaching Job• Second Year Coaching

Motivation• College• Post Season• 11 Years Coaching (73 All Conference, 67 All

District, 53 State Qualifiers, 39 All State, 8 Runner ups, and 5 State Champions)

• Rivals

Recruiting• JV Athletes/Younger Athletes• Star Athletes?• Do they fit my coaching style?• How to convince most lazy kids

Game Plan (Training Phases)

• Understand personnel• Give jumpers a say• Develop it well in advance• Train to get ready to train (March GPP)• Competitions and more specialized training

(April SPP)• Be fresh, focused, ready to win in May (CPP)*Remember they aren’t CC kids!!!

Day 1• Sets the tone early• Explain the plan (daily, weekly, monthly, and

phases)• Sense of ownership• Test the athletes• Get right to the training (time is ticking)

Practice• Jump specific warm up • Technical work before running workouts• Rarely do we do full LJ’s or TJ’s• Find commonalities in training jumping events• Break down events into small units (progression)• Don’t coach too much on aspects that come natural• Individual designed workouts• Coach!!!

Meets• Weather• Warmup• Approaches• Jump first or wait? • During the event tactics• How many jumps? (High Jump?)• Teach how to compete• How to deal with pressure at a big meet

Peaking• Find ways to create confidence in May• Reinforcing expectations will create

excitement• Tapering and when?• Reap the rewards of limited jumps throughout

the year

Difference Makers• Eccentric strength training• Limited jumps• Expectations • Keep your training group numbers low• Individual workouts• Offseason work• Coaching at meets• Understanding the demands and having general

knowledge of the event

Conclusion

“I hate to lose more than I love to win”

-Connors

Scott Knox(660) 676-9313scottknox@moberlyspartans.org