Jumping

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Jumping is an ability that most humans and many animals share to some degree. It is the process of getting one's body off the ground for a short time using only one's own power, usually by propelling oneself upward via contraction and then forceful extension of the legs. In some cases the height of a jump may be increased by using a trampoline, or by pushing down with the arms when playing leapfrog. One can jump up to reach something high, jump over a fence or ditch, or jump down, and one can jump while dancing and as a sport.

Contents 1 Athletics events 2 Sports 3 Animal sports 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Athletics events

• High jump, where the objective is to place a horizontal bar as high as possible and leap over it in one jump, preceded by a short run-up.
• Hurdling, a foot race where the track is covered with hurdles.
• Fierljeppen, similar to the long jump, but using a pole to cover the distance.
• Long jump, where the objective is to cover as large a horizontal distance as possible with one jump, preceded by a short run-up.
• Pole vault, in which is similar to the high jump, but competitors use a long flexible pole to cover a bigger height.

[edit] Sports

• American football
• Basketball
• Bossaball
• Dancing
• Figure skating — both, ice and roller
• Gymnastics
• Jump rope
• Jumping puzzles in video games
• Martial arts
• Parkour
• Rugby
• Skateboarding- referred as ollies.
• Skiing
• Swimming
• Team Handball
• Trampolining
• Ultimate
• Volleyball

[edit] Animal sports

• Dog agility involves a handler directing a dog through various obstacles, including jumps.
• Hunter/Jumper involves a rider jumping a sequence of fences looking as good as possible and maintaining a good rhythm.
• Show jumping involves a rider jumping a sequence of fences as fast as they can.

[edit] See also

• Terrestrial locomotion in animals
• Hopping (various figurative meanings)
• Jumpstyle, a type of dance

[edit] External links

• World Jump Project - Dedicated to collecting pictures of people jumping in interesting locations around the world
• Jump 101 - Learn How to Jump Higher
• Terminalvertical.com Forum
• Tbrianmac.demon.co.uk Plyometrics
• insidehoops.com Jump Higher
• Jump Rope Videoses:Salto

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