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General Training

Kneeling Jump

Starting kneeling with hips sitting back toward the heels, the player explosively swings the arms and drives forcefully through the hips to pop directly onto the feet in an athletic stance, landing softly and balanced.

44 sec

Coaching notes

Start kneeling on the floor with hips sitting back toward your heels. Explosively swing your arms and drive forcefully through your hips to pop directly onto your feet in an athletic stance.

Key points

  • Drive forcefully through the hips to initiate the pop
  • Coordinate aggressive upward arm swing with hip extension
  • Stick the landing softly in a balanced athletic position

Common mistakes

Using hands to push off the floor or standing straight up stiff-legged rather than popping into a solid athletic stance.

Practice settings

Sets
1
Rest
1 min
Est. duration
44 sec
PlyometricsHipsHip Extension Power

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