Anyone here do the long jump or triple jump?

Funkstard

I'm pissed off now because I'm just home from the East Leinsters and I was jumping a metre less than usual in the triple jump, and well I did bad in the long jump but I had shin splints after the triple jump and hadn't trained for it.

If I was jumping half as well as I usually do I would have won the triple jump by a good 20cm. I'm at senior level by the way.

Does anyone here train for these with an athletic club? What sort of lengths were you jumping at around 17/18 years old?

I'm wondering because I really like the 2 sports, but I'm not sure if I would be good enough to join an athletics club. My PB is 12.10 which isn't very good I know, but that was after about two days of training & I know I could do alot better than that. In Irishtown today I was only jumping 11.40. My mark got completely ****ed up

Squirrel

Best thing is to talk to a coach, any coach will either take you on or, most likely, refer you to a specialist Jumps coach, I can't say this will happen for definate, but it's worth a shot. Either that or ask on the schools athletics messageboard, http://b4.boards2go.com/boards/board.cgi?&user=irishschoolstrack

upmeath

Well funkstard, we meet again!!! (DIT could have a very impressive say in colleges' athletics and Irish architecture in years to come!)
12.10m is a very good jump. Fair play to you! Join a club now!
I took up TJ before the county c'ships last year, I'm not much of a long-jumper, but I like the TJ. I've always been more into shot and discus but I'm slowly becoming a multi-eventer, and TJ's now my favourite event!
You have great potential. Your PB is up there with the best in Leinster at junior level, whether you realise it or not, so ask a local coach about training for it, sometimes pure triple jumping isn't the best training. Skipping and footfire drills are very beneficial, I found.
Anyway, good luck, use your potential!

(And by the way, you shouldn't ask yourself are you good enough to join an athletics club, join a club that wants members of all abilities who either want to enjoy themselves, develop a talent OR compete, not solely a competitive club)

rasherboy

Funkstard wrote:

I'm pissed off now because I'm just home from the East Leinsters and I was jumping a metre less than usual in the triple jump, and well I did bad in the long jump but I had shin splints after the triple jump and hadn't trained for it.

If I was jumping half as well as I usually do I would have won the triple jump by a good 20cm. I'm at senior level by the way.

Does anyone here train for these with an athletic club? What sort of lengths were you jumping at around 17/18 years old?

I'm wondering because I really like the 2 sports, but I'm not sure if I would be good enough to join an athletics club. My PB is 12.10 which isn't very good I know, but that was after about two days of training & I know I could do alot better than that. In Irishtown today I was only jumping 11.40. My mark got completely ****ed up

em in the long jump i have a mate who can jump over 6 meters against the wind(only saw him jump once and he done this)

Funkstard

upmeath wrote:

Well funkstard, we meet again!!! (DIT could have a very impressive say in colleges' athletics and Irish architecture in years to come!)
12.10m is a very good jump. Fair play to you! Join a club now!
I took up TJ before the county c'ships last year, I'm not much of a long-jumper, but I like the TJ. I've always been more into shot and discus but I'm slowly becoming a multi-eventer, and TJ's now my favourite event!
You have great potential. Your PB is up there with the best in Leinster at junior level, whether you realise it or not, so ask a local coach about training for it, sometimes pure triple jumping isn't the best training. Skipping and footfire drills are very beneficial, I found.
Anyway, good luck, use your potential!

(And by the way, you shouldn't ask yourself are you good enough to join an athletics club, join a club that wants members of all abilities who either want to enjoy themselves, develop a talent OR compete, not solely a competitive club)

I remember going down to Ballybrack Athletics club a good few years ago. The coach was the biggest prick I've ever come across, he's notorious for being a bollocks and he just made me feel so pressured and out of my depth. I never went back again. I guess that's given me a predisposition towards athletics clubs being completely elitist.

Common Sense

I hope I'm not being unfair to anyone here, but I think I know who you mean. In any event, Ballybrack AC is, sadly, no longer with us. I believe all of the athletes in the club at the time of its demise went to DSD. You don't say what happened you as a result of your bad experience with this coach. Hopefully you stuck with athletics and are thriving in a more positive and conducive environment.

Funkstard

Really? It broke up? Whats DSD and where is it based?

poobum

based in southside dublin(cant remember exactly where!)

poobum

auctually i think its dundrum but im not to sure

Squirrel

DSD are based in Marlay Park and Belfield, for sprinters and jumpers mainly Belfield, although I think they also use the new track in Irishtown. Training details.

Funkstard

That's a trek away from me. Ah sure féck it, I'll just do it again and continue it into college

poobum

good attitude!