Coaches: Your Athlete’s Foul Might Not Be a Board Problem

If your jumper keeps fouling, moving their mark might be the very thing keeping them inconsistent.

You’ve seen it happen. Your athlete runs through the board, so you move their mark back. On the next attempt, they stutter, reach, or slow down to make the board. You adjust the mark again.

Now you’re spending the entire competition chasing the board instead of coaching the jump.

What if the problem started long before your athlete reached the takeoff board?

In this video, Coach Keinan Briggs breaks down three common reasons long and triple jumpers struggle with runway consistency and what coaches should pay attention to before making another adjustment.

What You’ll Learn as a Coach

You’ll learn why an established starting mark matters, how an athlete’s approach rhythm affects consistency, and what slowing down, stuttering, or reaching at the board can tell you about their approach.

More importantly, you’ll start looking beyond where your athlete takes off and asking why they keep arriving at the board differently.

Because the goal isn’t to help your jumper find the board once.

It’s to help them develop an approach they can trust and repeat.

If you coach long or triple jump athletes who keep fouling their biggest attempts, this video will give you a clearer way to think about what you’re seeing on the runway.

Watch the video before you move their mark again.

How to Stop Fouling Your Biggest Jumps

👉🏾 Watch the Video Here