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INTRODUCTION TO SPORTS BIOMECHANICS<br />

Figure 1.21 Standing countermovement vertical jump with normal arm action. Top left: starting position; <strong>to</strong>p right: <strong>to</strong>p point<br />

of arm swing; middle left: lowest point; middle right: take-off; bot<strong>to</strong>m: peak of jump.<br />

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Jumps that involve a run-up, such as the long or high jump, or that have a more<br />

complex structure, such as the triple jump, benefit from being divided in<strong>to</strong> more than<br />

three phases. In jumps with arm movements, the coordination of the arm actions with<br />

those of the legs is very important <strong>to</strong> performance.

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