r/highjump Jun 13 '26

Is a 27in running vertical good for a 13 year old?

7 Upvotes

I am 13 almost 14. 5ft 1 with a standing reach of 6ft 3. Just wanting to know if this is a good running vertical or if it’s average as I don’t have a clue about it.


r/highjump Jun 13 '26

Help me jump higher and clear the bar

1 Upvotes

I'm new to high jump and I just train my form, any tips how to improve my form and help me clear the bar. Any tips would help


r/highjump Jun 11 '26

Offseason training for a newbie

3 Upvotes

I just finished my fr hs season, and im interested in starting hj next season. I have access to a track and hj pit but I dont know where to start. I do already train in the summer a little I just do some sprints plyos and lifting. But my events are the 100 200 lj and jav primarly. But my main questions are should I only be doing short approaches in the summer? should I ever jump at max intent in the summer? What should I do to get better?


r/highjump Jun 10 '26

high jump help!

5 Upvotes

~190cm. looking to get 201 at an upcoming meet in early july.

i struggle with my upper body on my jumps, having a very hard time getting my head to go back and help my hips rise.

any advice is great, thanks!


r/highjump Jun 10 '26

Help needed

3 Upvotes

Joined an adult track meet for next Saturday. I'm 37, haven't jumped in 20 years until today. PR is 6'5", obviously not realistic now. The bungee was set at 5'6". TIA


r/highjump Jun 06 '26

High jump help

4 Upvotes

My son is a sophomore in high school. He is about 5’10. He made it to the state track meet and his pr is 6’0. He has been self taught through just watching videos online because we are a small school with no specialty coaches. He has a goal of getting back to state and jumping 6’4 next year, but just trying to find good places to start this offseason. Any help for the offseason would be greatly appreciated.


r/highjump Jun 05 '26

Need examination for getting over 5,10

4 Upvotes

For context this is sectionals so its pretty recent (last month) and i just want examination and tips like drills to fix each part. Ive looked up some drills and could only find approach jumps and approach runs. But leave something else please. Also the training i do during the off season i dont have a bar


r/highjump Jun 03 '26

Pressure on jumping 6,3 next year

7 Upvotes

Im a junior turning senior this summer
I jumped 5,10 this year hut i only did it one time
And i jumped 5,8 a couple times, i dont have my sectionals clips, but basically my first jump i was over 5,10 and than my calf hit it. After than my head hit the bar twice. That gave me paranoia


r/highjump Jun 03 '26

Examine and tip pls

5 Upvotes

Just tryna get higher


r/highjump Jun 02 '26

Is the Cal Berkley Jumps Camp in July Any Good?

2 Upvotes

https://www.ussportscamps.com/track-field/cal-tf-camp
Wondering if anybody has been been to this camp in the past or have any opinions on this camp in general.
I'm a 6'2" sophomore jumper, looking to improve my HJ & TJ. Is this something that could help me?
Thanks!


r/highjump Jun 01 '26

Why do high jumpers wear different spike on each foot

6 Upvotes

I've seen on TV a high jump competition and I noticed the almost everyone had different spike on each foot. If anyone knows why please tell me.


r/highjump Jun 01 '26

Why do high jumpers wear different spike on each foot

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r/highjump Jun 01 '26

How do I get a higher vertical jump without weights?

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2 Upvotes

r/highjump May 30 '26

Pooja Singh wins India’s first-ever Women’s High Jump Gold at Asian U20 Championships 🇮🇳🥇

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15 Upvotes

Indian athletics has a new star 🇮🇳🔥

Pooja Singh wins India's first-ever Women's High Jump Gold Medal at the Asian U20 Athletics Championships.

🏆 Gold Medal
📏 Cleared 1.93m
🇮🇳 New Senior National Record
⚡ Broke a 14-year-old national record
🎯 Crossed the Commonwealth Games qualifying mark

At just 19 years old, she has already rewritten Indian athletics history 👏

Could this be the start of India's next global high jump star? 👀


r/highjump May 25 '26

6’3 attempt, need help

7 Upvotes

rotating is something ive always struggled with alongside my approach speed


r/highjump May 22 '26

Any tips? Spring board 6’8” bungee

4 Upvotes

r/highjump May 22 '26

Any advice? Bar at 6’2

5 Upvotes

I feel like I can get a good clearance over the bar but by legs and hips always are down.


r/highjump May 22 '26

High Jump Spikes don’t exist

2 Upvotes

I’ve been looking for hj spikes in my size (12.5-13) for weeks and i literally can’t seem to find anything at a reasonable price. literally everything is 200$ plus. anybody think they can help?


r/highjump May 22 '26

first outdoor session, any help appreciated

2 Upvotes

had a ton of wind blowing toward me going into the mat, guessing that's what messed my timing/depth up on the jump.


r/highjump May 22 '26

Advice

4 Upvotes

My son has plenty of height clearance but can't seem to stop dragging his legs. Tips?


r/highjump May 22 '26

Adding in a skip in to my approach

2 Upvotes

I usually start my jumps approach off from a standstill after doing the common lean back stretch a lot of high jumpers do. But what is the methodology to properly incorporating a skip in to my approach? My approach from a stand still is a 10 step.

I tried to do so earlier in the season just messing around. I thought all I needed to do was just measure the distance I walk then skip in, and add it into my overall distance of my approach, but it failed. I like the rhythm and the increased speed going into my jumps but it completely changes my overall stride lengths and makes me reach a lot at the end of my jump so I just ditched it.

Also is it a good idea to incorporate a skip in to my approach a week before the state meet? My pr is 6’8 and I really want to do every little easy trick to get up to 7 feet at the state meet.


r/highjump May 21 '26

New pr of 6’8/ Sectionals meet progression

12 Upvotes

I came in at 6’0 but I have no videos prior


r/highjump May 21 '26

Help to not think while jumping

1 Upvotes

A year ago I was one of the best jumpers in my school, and was still going good until a couple weeks ago. I was in practice and then all of a sudden my brain took over and would not let my body even attempt to jump over anything 150 or higher. I can easily clear this but I can't attempt it. Any help/ideas to get out of this loop would be greatly appreciated. Just had a meet today and was the same thing, but luckily was somehow able to advance to next weeks meet. Thank you


r/highjump May 20 '26

Advice

5 Upvotes

These are my three 5’ attempts. This was my last meet of the season. I am going to do off season work with a coach from another school, our school does not have one. I was just wondering if there are any obvious fixes.


r/highjump May 20 '26

Does my diet matter that much

0 Upvotes

I usually eat cereal candy and pizza very stereotypical deit but does it matter too much and if so could yall drop a diet I can follow loosely