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article 5 March 2025

Athletics Lesson: Creating an Arch

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Lesson Overview

An arch in the high jump allows the centre of mass to travel under the bar, allowing for a few extra centimetres to be achieved in the jump. Students will develop their curve running skills and their spatial awareness during the takeoff, which will enable them to perform an effective Fosbury Flop high jump technique.

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Martin Brockman is Director of Brockman Athletics, providing teacher training and track and field teaching resources for schools around the world. Representing Great Britain in the decathlon for almost a decade, Martin achieved a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in Dehli, 2010. On retiring from his international career, he moved to the world-leading Aspire Academy in Qatar as the Head of Athlete Development where he designed and implemented the academy athletics program from talent identification through to international athletics.

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