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Originally Posted by Shaid
I did long jump in high school and pretty much everyone goes 16 feet in the air and that's measured where the back of your feet are. The 16 feet doesn't impress me as much as tracking the ball, timing it right and getting a hand on it every time. Really good body control once he's in the air and that's why he's a stud.
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This! When I ran track a guy that could broad jump 14-15 feet was a stud. The athletes today are so well trained.
We didn't have supplements-the only "nutrition knowledge" was don't eat fast food or drink beer a few days before a track meet.
Your point about timing is spot on-not only does a player have to be fine tuned physically-they have to have the mental aspect of making those moves before really even thinking them.