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| Albert Caruana |
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You can see the video of this jump at the following link: http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20100505/SPORTS/100509747/1031/SPORTS07?Title=Kellan-flips-the-flop- |
| Mrr82 |
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It looks legal to me...i can imagine how hard this would be to determine in real life without video replay though. But i can see him clearly jump off one foot. |
| flmomof5 |
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I've coached high jump for 13 years and it looks like he went off 2 feet, which is illegal. Slow the video down and you can see the 2 feet take-off. |
| lease |
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For years now, the interpretation has been that the "impetus" for the jump must come from one foot. The same ruling has been applied to gymnasts who can do a front roll over seven feet: even though one foot leaves the ground before the other does, both feet provide pushoff. |
| Monte |
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I call BS. The mascot for "Analy" High School is the "Trojans"? Based on some movies I've seen, I figured it would would be the Raw Dog. |
| doggpound |
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thats f***ing 2 feet |
| DontFeedTheTroll |
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Why must the takeoff be from one foot? Obviously it's the rule, but why was that rule made? It doesn't make sense to me. |
| xxxx |
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The CIF ruled it illegal because he goes off both feet. Read the entire article. |
| ruleman |
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Two foot takeoff; Red flag goes up! |
| rsbones |
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I bet he could still do it just as high if he switched to a clear one-foot take off. Just as it's easier to dunk off one foot than two, he should be able to do his front flip higher off one foot as well. |
| Dumbdistancerunner |
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Why are you not allowed to jump off of two feet in the high jump? IS there any non-arbitrary reason (which is not meant to imply arbitrary reasons are unacceptable)? |
| Albert Caruana |
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According to the latest post in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, the technique is legal: http://prepsports.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/12024/%E2%80%9Cthe-o%E2%80%99donnell%E2%80%9D-lives/ Albert Caruana www.crosscountryexpress.com |
| lease |
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The idea was that it should be a *jump* as opposed to a *spring*. Or something. But honestly, I think somebody realized, early on, that gymnasts would take over the event if two-footed takeoffs were okay. In fact, there used to be a rule that said the head could not lead the way over the bar in a high jump. Babe Didrikson (sp) lost her "winning" high jump in the Olympics because of this rule. And maybe there were safety concerns (about gymnasts' doing front rolls over the bar), as well. Similar concerns prompted the banning of the flip long jump. (If the flip were legal, the physics of it are such that the WR for the LJ would probably be over 30 feet.) |
| areyoublind? |
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Seriously? are you unable to see? He jumped off one foot. It's not even close when it's in slow motion. |
| Mrr82 |
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Coaching for 13 years is irrelevant. He jumped off one foot which is VERY clear from the video. |
| Pad Berson |
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He jumped off 2 feet |
| The Judge |
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No. That is false. Pause the video at 27 seconds and you will clearly see the left foot a good 8 inches off the ground while the right foot is still in contact. |
| lease |
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To repeat:
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| Mrr82 |
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[/quote] The ruling has been reversed...so not sure why you are repeating yourself? That may be what most have ruled in the past...although i'm not sure how often or when this would have come up in a competition with judges who actually know what they are doing. If the rule simply states you must jump off one foot, i think he fulfilled that. |
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Sorry, but you are unclear on the rule. The rule doesn't just require that one foot come off the ground first. The rule is that when the athlete starts to spring up, only one foot can be in contact with the ground. He can only use the power of one leg/foot, not both. And since it's clear that both of his legs contribute to his springing off the ground, the jump is in violation. |
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