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Landing zone: set a landing zone and take your approach to it, landing softly. The pair cheers each soft landing.
Scissors High Jump
Learn a curved run and a scissors kick over a low elastic bar.
By Coach Evan Waechtler Youth coach (U11, Cache Valley, Utah) and founder of SSTracker Updated October 30, 2026
Set up
Your coach sets a low elastic bar over a full mat.
Core: Usual. Beat your own softest landing.
- Ages
- 11 and up
- Time
- 12 min
- Space
- Yard or field
- Bring
- High jump mat, elastic bar
- Level · skill
- Developing · Jumps
The steps
How it works
- Your coach sets a low elastic bar over a full mat.
- Run in on a curve and jump off your outside foot.
- Kick one leg then the other over the bar.
- Land on your feet on the mat; do 8 jumps.
Coaching point
Curve in, drive the knee.
Safety: Only with a coach, on a full-size landing mat or a raked sand pit. Land on your feet or seat, never your head. If you fall and hit your head, stop and see a doctor.
Make it fun
Play it, don't drill it
Challenge
Pick a level: Less (a short approach), Core (usual), More (your full approach with your coach watching). Beat your own softest landing.
Story
You are a kangaroo hopping across the plain.
My best
Beat your own count
Beat your own softest landing. Only your own number counts: today against last time.
Practice makes progress
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