Jumps with partner nudge
Category: Balance
Level: 1
6-10 reps each partner, nudging from different angles
Carla van den Berg
- Soft bend at knees and hips
- Knees pushed out over pinky toe
- Partner uses slight force to nudge the athlete on the shoulders or hips while they are in the air
- Nudge from various directions (front, back, sides)
- The amount of force applied by the partner should be enough to move the athlete slightly form their original take-off position
- Apply forces in equal and opposite directions
- Absorb each landing from the ball of the foot to the heel
- Arms will swing forward in coordination with each jump
- Excessive force from partner that pushes the athlete too far off balance that they cannot recover, or that causes the athlete to be in an unsafe position
- Cue "Slight nudges"
- Educate partner about the importance of safety of teammates
- Knee collapsing inward
- Cue "Drive knee out towards pinky toe"
- Cue “Squeeze glutes”
- Straight, locked knee
- Cue “Soft knee bend”
- Cue “Sit back slightly”
- Not fully absorbing landing back to heels
- Cue “Land softly and quietly”
- Reinforces soft landing technique
- Develops knee control
- Prepares athlete for uncontrolled contact that could occur in game