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Two Foot or One Foot Jump
Vern Gambetta
Posted: 24 January 2007 08:06 AM   [ Ignore ]  
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Mark was wondering why some people prefer to jump off two feet and others off of one. Back in the mid eighties when I was working with the Bulls I saw it up close. Charles Oakley, could not jump off one foot. Tex Winter, one of the assistants, felt it was really hindering him. We tried a bunch of stuff to try to get him to jump off one foot, but under pressure he always reverted. Conversely in tes
 
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Vern is currently is the Director of Gambetta Sports Training Systems. He has been the a conditioning coach for several teams in Major League Soccer as well as the conditioning consultant to the US Men’s World Cup Soccer team. Vern is the former Director of Conditioning for the Chicago White Sox and Director of Athletic Development for the New York Mets. Vern is recognized internationally as an expert in training and conditioning for sport having worked with world class athletes and teams in a wide variety of sports. He is a popular speaker and writer on conditioning topics having lectured and conducted clinics in Canada, Japan, Australia and Europe. Vern's coaching experience spans 36 years
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padow
Posted: 24 January 2007 09:43 AM   [ Ignore ]   [ # 1 ]  
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I am the same way. I have credible pr's in the jumps of 6'8.75 and 24'3" but when it comes to dunking off one foot it is not nearly as "wow"ifying as if I dunk from two. :shocked2:
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