Jump onto the long bench on both legs and back down again.

Attention:

Keep your upper body upright, cushion your landing.

Lighten:
Jump over a line (omit the long bench); choose a lower element (e.g. vaulting box top); lower cadence.

Harden:
After standing on the long bench, jump upwards; choose a higher element; keep additional weight on your feet/shoulder; higher cadence.

1 long bench

1 vaulting box top section ► Make the exercise easier (position)

2 vaulting box elements (incl. top section) ► Make the exercise more difficult (position)
2 weight cuffs/1 weight vest/sandbag ► Make the exercise more difficult (additional weight)

From a standing position, tilt your upper body slightly forwards, stretch your arms backwards at an angle to your body (like a ski jumper on a ski jump), push off the ground powerfully to jump onto a raised object (plyo box or swinging box element incl. top) (use the momentum of your arms), straighten your upper body (stand on the object) and jump back to the starting position (possibly the other side of the object).

Attention:
Land as softly as possible (cushion the jump with your knees).

Lighten:
Lower the intensity between each execution; lower the height of the object.

Harden:
Additional weight; higher object.

Variation:
Bouncing from one side of the object to the other by jumping sideways.

1 flat bench/plyo box/swivel box

2-4 weight cuffs/1 weight waistcoat ► Make the exercise more difficult (additional weight)

Stand on your knees (possibly with your buttocks sitting on your feet), your arms hanging down at the side of your body and your upper body upright. The buttocks and leg muscles are tensed and the arms are brought back to gain momentum. Then, with an explosive movement, hop onto both feet simultaneously (landing in a squat position), bringing your arms up quickly and pushing your hips forwards.

Attention:
The exercise requires a certain amount of explosiveness in the legs and is therefore rather demanding.

Lighten:
Significantly greater support from the arms (momentum).

Harden:
Additional weight; soft surface.

2 weight cuffs/1 weight vest/fighting backpack ► making the exercise more difficult (additional weight)
1 small soft mat ► making the exercise more difficult (base)

Stand on your knees (possibly with your buttocks sitting on your feet), your arms hanging down at the side of your body and your upper body upright. The buttocks and leg muscles are tensed and the arms are brought back to gain momentum. Then, with an explosive movement, hop onto both feet simultaneously (landing in a squat position), bringing your arms up quickly and pushing your hips forwards. After landing, you immediately jump up with both legs (with as little contact time with the ground as possible).

Attention:
The exercise requires a certain amount of explosiveness in the legs and is therefore rather demanding.

Lighten:
Significantly greater support from the arms (momentum).

Harden:
Additional weight; soft surface.

2 weight cuffs/1 weight vest/fighting backpack ► making the exercise more difficult (additional weight)
1 small soft mat ► making the exercise more difficult (base)

Stand on your knees (possibly with your buttocks sitting on your feet), your arms hanging down at the side of your body and your upper body upright. The buttocks and leg muscles are tensed and the arms are brought back to gain momentum. Then, with an explosive movement, hop onto both feet simultaneously (landing in a squat position), bringing your arms up quickly and pushing your hips forwards. After landing, you immediately jump up with both legs (keeping your contact time with the ground as short as possible), rotating your body 90 degrees to the left side in the air (landing facing the left side, in the starting position you are facing forwards).

Attention:
The exercise requires a certain amount of explosiveness in the legs and is therefore rather demanding.

Ligthen:
Significantly greater support from the arms (momentum).

Harden:
Additional weight; soft surface.

2 weight cuffs/1 weight vest/fighting backpack ► making the exercise more difficult (additional weight)
1 small soft mat ► making the exercise more difficult (base)

Stand on your knees (possibly with your buttocks sitting on your feet), your arms hanging down at the side of your body and your upper body upright. The buttocks and leg muscles are tensed and the arms are brought back to gain momentum. Then, with an explosive movement, hop onto both feet simultaneously (landing in a squat position), bringing your arms up quickly and pushing your hips forwards. After landing, you immediately jump up with both legs (keeping your contact time with the ground as short as possible), rotating your body 90 degrees to the right side in the air (landing facing the right side, in the starting position you are facing forwards).

Attention:
The exercise requires a certain amount of explosiveness in the legs and is therefore rather demanding.

Lighten:
Significantly greater support from the arms (momentum).

Harden:
Additional weight; soft surface.

2 weight cuffs/1 weight vest/fighting backpack ► making the exercise more difficult (additional weight)
1 small soft mat ► making the exercise more difficult (base)

Stand on your knees (possibly with your buttocks sitting on your feet), your arms hanging down at the side of your body and your upper body upright. The buttocks and leg muscles are tensed and the arms are brought back to gain momentum. Then, with an explosive movement, hop onto both feet simultaneously (landing in a squat position), bringing your arms up quickly and pushing your hips forwards. After landing, immediately jump up with both legs (keeping contact with the floor as short as possible), rotating the body 90 degrees in the air. Switch sides after each repetition so that you land facing the left or right side (starting position facing forwards).

Attention:
The exercise requires a certain amount of explosiveness in the legs and is therefore rather demanding.

Lighten:
Significantly greater support from the arms (momentum).

Harden:
Additional weight; soft surface.

2 weight cuffs/1 weight vest/fighting backpack ► making the exercise more difficult (additional weight)
1 small soft mat ► making the exercise more difficult (base)

Both-legged jumps into and out of the object lying on the floor (e.g. tyre) or jump over an object (e.g. combat backpack), integrating both forward, backward and sideways jumps into the exercise.

Attention:
Danger of tripping.
Keep your knees stable and behind the tips of your feet.

Lighten:
Jump without an object or just jump from a standing position behind the object forwards and back to the starting position; jump over a smaller object (e.g. combat rucksack instead of a tyre).(e.g. combat rucksack instead of tyre or helmet instead of combat rucksack); lower cadence.

Harden:
Higher cadence; additional weight (on the feet).

1 tyre (10DM)/fighting rucksack

1 helmet ► Make the exercise easier

2 weight cuffs/1 weight vest/sandbag ► Make the exercise more difficult (additional weight)

Stand upright with your feet shoulder-width apart and your arms supported on your hips. Jump straight up with both legs (feet extended during the flight phase).

Attention:
Maintain an upright position (body tension).

Ligthen:
Smaller/less intense jumps.

Harden:
Hold additional weight (on the legs, on the shoulders, in the hands); jump on a soft surface.

Variant I:
Never put your heels down completely.
Variant II:
Pause between jumps (complete stance) or jump continuously.
Variant III:
Touch the floor with your hands after each jump (knee bend), stretch your arms upwards during the jump (stretch jump).
Variant IV:
Pull your knees up to the height of your navel at the same time as you jump, arms bent in front of you.

2 weight cuffs/short dumbbells/1 weight vest/sandbag/fighting backpack ► making the exercise more difficult (additional weight)
1 small/large soft mat ► making the exercise more difficult (base)

Round course over box elements of different heights. Place a soft mat (small) between the elements and at the end of the course (crosswise - wide side of the mat facing the long side of the box). Jump onto the vaulting box element with both legs and back down again.

Attention:
Pause briefly on the vaulting box, cushion the landing with your legs (lower your buttocks), do not let your knees swing outwards/inside.

Lighten:
Less high elements.

Harden:
Higher elements.

Variant:
When jumping down, jump up again immediately after landing (explosive power) or take a roughly right angle with your knees when landing and hold this position briefly before jumping off again.

3 Swedish box
3 soft mats (small)

Stand upright shoulder-width apart with your arms outstretched at chest height in front of you, bend your legs slightly (squat down slightly) and push your legs off the floor in a fluid movement to jump upwards (raise your arms horizontally as a swing). During the jump, pull your knees up towards your chest as far as possible (squat jump). Then land in a controlled manner (cushion the jump) and initiate the next jump.

Attention:
Keep your back straight, cushion the jump as you land, keep your whole foot on the ground without bending your knees and keep your knees behind your toes while your legs are in contact with the ground. The palms of your hands touch your knees with every jump.

Ligthen:
Smaller/less intense jumps, pull your knees up less.

Harden:
Additional weight; jump on a soft surface.

2-4 weight cuffs/2 dumbbells/1 weight waistcoat ► Making the exercise more difficult (additional weight)
1 small/large soft mat ► Making the exercise more difficult (base)

Stand upright on one leg (right leg slightly raised off the ground or bent) with your arms supported on your hips. Take a powerful jump with the training leg (left) straight up into the air (stretch your foot during the flight phase).

Attention:
Maintain an upright position (body tension).

Lighten:
Smaller/less intense jumps.

Harden:
Hold additional weight (on the leg, on the shoulders, in the hands); jump on a soft surface.

Variant I:
Pause between jumps (complete stance) or continuous jumping.
Variant II:
Tighten the knees to the height of the navel at the same time as jumping.

1 weight cuff/weight vest/sandbag/fighting backpack/2 dumbbells ► making the exercise more difficult (additional weight)
1 small/large soft mat ► making the exercise more difficult (base)

Stand upright on one leg (left leg slightly raised off the ground or bent) with your arms supported on your hips. Take a powerful jump with the training leg (right) straight up into the air (stretch your foot during the flight phase).

Attention:
Maintain an upright position (body tension).

Lighten:
Smaller/less intense jumps.

Harden:
Hold additional weight (on the leg, on the shoulders, in the hands); jump on a soft surface.

Variant I:
Pause between jumps (complete stance) or continuous jumping.
Variant II:
Tighten the knees to the height of the navel at the same time as jumping.

1 weight cuff/weight vest/sandbag/fighting backpack/2 dumbbells ► making the exercise more difficult (additional weight)
1 small/large soft mat ► making the exercise more difficult (base)

Stand upright and position yourself slightly offset backwards under a high bar. With a small hop, bring your outstretched arms to the bar with an overhand grip (back of hand pointing towards your face). As soon as you have grasped the bar, bend your arms in one smooth movement to pull your upper body up as vertically as possible until your chin is over the bar (arms almost at shoulder height). Then release your hands from the bar to land on the floor in a standing position.

Attention:
Pull your body up as vertically as possible.

Lighten:
Stand with both feet or one foot in the loop of an elasticated rubber band attached to the horizontal bar.

Harden:
Additional weight.

Variant:
Grab the bar with an underhand grip (palm facing your face).

1 horizontal bar

1 elasticated rubber band ► Make the exercise easier (support)
2 weight cuffs/1 weight waistcoat ► Make the exercise more difficult (additional weight)

Stand with your hips wide apart, legs slightly bent and arms supported on your hips. Jump forwards with both legs, then hop backwards to the starting position.

Attention:
Lower your buttocks backwards when landing (do not move your knees forwards), pause briefly with your knees bent after each landing.

Lighten:
Bend your knees less (greater angle); less wide/intense jumps.

Harden:
Bend your knees more (smaller angle); hold your arms in front of you; hold additional weight (on your shoulders, in front of your chest or in your hands).

Variant:
Arms support the movement by swinging with you (lead from back to front when jumping forwards).

2-4 weight cuffs/2 weight balls/dumbbells/1 weight vest/weight disc/sandbag/fighting rucksack ► Make the exercise more difficult (additional weight)

Stand with your hips wide apart, legs slightly bent and arms supported on your hips, jump forwards with both legs. Then, in an inverted four-footed stance (chest facing upwards, body supported on the hands and feet, fingertips pointing forwards), shift back to the starting point. When moving on all fours, the arms are almost fully extended, the legs are bent and the movement is in the direction of the arms.

Attention:
Always keep your knees behind the tips of your feet when jumping, pause briefly with your knees bent after each landing.

Lighten:
Bend your knees less (greater angle) when jumping and landing; jump less far forwards.

Harden:
Bend your knees more (smaller angle) when jumping and landing; jump with your arms in front of you; additional weight.

Variation:
Don't keep your arms supported or in front of you, but actively support the jump with your arms (with momentum).

2-4 weight cuffs/1 weight waistcoat ► Make the exercise more difficult (additional weight)

A straight run-up to the wall bars, frontal jump from a freely selectable distance, to cushion the impact, the feet first hit the soft mat attached to the wall, then immediately hold on to the wall bars with the hands.

outdoor I:
The participant takes a running start and jumps off in front of the wall, holds on to the wall and tries to overcome it.

Simplify: Just hold on to the wall and then let go again and land safely.

outdoor II:
The participant takes a running start, jumps off and holds on to the wall. The participant then tries to move along the wall in the hanging position. The knees are in front of the chest and the arms are outstretched. In order to move sideways, the front hand and the front leg must be moved simultaneously in the direction of movement.

1 wall bars ►indoor version
2 soft mats (small) ►indoor version
2 skipping ropes ►indoor version

Indoor post set-up:
Tie a set-up soft mat to the wall bars with skipping ropes, place a second soft mat on the floor in front of it.

Both-legged jump from a standing position from the vaulting box, to cushion the impact first hit your feet on the soft mat attached to the wall, then immediately hold on to the wall bars with your hands.

Variant:
Execute the exercise from the movement with a straight run-up and frontal one-legged jump from the vaulting box.

1 wall bars
1 vaulting box
1 soft mat (medium-sized)
1 soft mat (small)
2 skipping ropes

Post set-up:
Tie a medium-sized soft mat with skipping ropes to the wall bars, place a small soft mat in front of the wall bars and a vaulting box (2-3 elements) behind it

Hang on the wall bars with your back to the vaulting box, jump with a 180 degree turn to the slope on the vaulting box. To cushion the impact, first hit your feet on the soft mat, then support yourself with your hands on the vaulting box and climb up onto it.

1 wall bars
1 vaulting box
1 parallel bars
1 soft mat (medium)
1 soft mat (small)
6 skipping ropes

Post set-up:
Tie a set-up medium soft mat to the wall bars with skipping ropes, place a vaulting box (6-7 elements incl. top) approx. 150cm away and attach (e.g. using skipping ropes to a parallel bar). 150cm away, place a vaulting box (6-7 elements incl. top section) and attach it (e.g. to a parallel bar using skipping ropes), attach a small soft mat to the front of the vaulting box using skipping ropes.

Assault rifle lying flat on the ground or placed on the bipod rest. Stand upright next to the weapon, facing in the direction of travel, and then perform two-legged jumps sideways over the rifle.

Lighten:
With the rifle resting on the bipod support, perform deeper jumps closer to the butt.

Harden:
Rifle placed on the bipod rest: perform higher jumps over the barrel.

Variant:
Launch/land with the leg facing away from the assault rifle (single-leg jumps).

1 assault rifle (neutralised)

Stand on one leg outside the object (e.g. tyre) with the leg slightly bent. Tilt your upper body slightly forwards and jump onto the other leg inside the object and then jump back to the starting position.

Attention:
Risk of tripping.
Keep your knees stable and always behind your toes.

Lighten:
Jump without an object; jump over an object (e.g. combat backpack or helmet); lower cadence.

Harden:
Higher cadence; additional weight (on the feet).

1 tyre (10DM)

1 combat backpack/helmet ► make the exercise easier

2 weight cuffs/1 weight waistcoat ► make the exercise more difficult (additional weight)

Stand on one leg with the leg slightly bent. Tilt your upper body forwards slightly and jump sideways onto the other leg. Hold your balance briefly in this position and then jump back to the other side.

Attention:
Keep your knees stable and always behind your toes.

Lighten:
Bend your knees less (greater angle); jump less to the side.

Harden:
Bend your knees more (smaller angle); hold additional weight (on your legs, shoulders, in front of your chest or in your hands).

2-4 weight cuffs/2 weight balls/dumbbells/1 weight vest/weight disc/sandbag/fighting rucksack ► Make the exercise more difficult (additional weight)

Jump ABC exercises can be used as a warm-up or in the rehabilitation area as a training method for sports injuries (e.g. supination trauma, cruciate ligament injuries or muscular complaints).

Here are some of the most common jump forms that are used regardless of level:

Ankle jumps:
Both legs jump slightly forwards, but above all as high as possible (feet parallel and shoulder-width apart). Bend your ankles in the air (pull your toes upwards). The arms actively support the movement (bent arms swing upwards during take-off - approx. 90 degrees at the elbow joint; when landing, the forearms point diagonally downwards in front, in the flight phase diagonally upwards in front).

Bounce jumps:
Slightly offset stance (feet less than shoulder-width apart). Jump with both legs slightly forwards, but above all as high as possible, with the main momentum of the jump coming from the front leg. During the flight phase, bend the back leg and lift it upwards (raise the knee to the level of the navel). On landing, straighten the bent leg again and place the foot in front of the other (change foot position). In the next exercise, bend the back leg again (alternately lift one knee). In each case, the arm on the opposite side of the raised knee actively supports the movement (starting position: both arms hanging, bend the corresponding arm and move it upwards so that the hand is moved to the ear on the same side of the body).

Ins & Outs:
Double jumps slightly forwards (feet parallel), alternating between spreading the legs to the side for landing and jumping off and bringing them less than shoulder-width apart (alternating between straddle position and close stance). The arms actively support the movement (during the two-legged jump with legs together, the arms are only slightly bent behind the body - in the flight phase, the arms are brought forwards and bent so that the hands are in front of the chest when landing with the legs spread apart - when jumping from the straddle position, the arms are stretched and swung behind the body again - to restart the exercise sequence, the legs are closed again and the arms are behind the body again to catch momentum).

Sideways jumps:
Jump with closed legs from one side to the other (distance approx. 1 metre) with a slight forward movement. The arms actively support the movement (swing the almost outstretched arms forwards from behind the body when jumping off - during the flight phase, wave the arms so that the hands are in front of the chest, and for landing, stretch the arms again and bring them behind the body - for the next jump to the side, the arms are again behind the body to catch momentum).

Forward & backward jumps:
Both legs jump forward on the balls of the feet (feet parallel and less than shoulder-width apart), followed by a small hop backwards immediately after landing (feet in the same position). The entire exercise is performed on the balls of the feet only (no putting the heels down). The arms actively support the movement (during the take-off of the long forward jump, swing the almost straight arms forwards from behind the body - during the flight phase, bend the arms so that the hands are at head height when landing - during the take-off for the small backward jump, stretch the arms again and bring them behind the body - for the new take-off forwards, the arms are again behind the body to catch momentum).

No material required

Both legs jump from a standing position with a slight forward lean (centre of gravity in front of the feet), slightly bent posture (C+) with body tension in the flight phase, arms stretched out in a high hold, hands placed shoulder-width apart, arms bent, head pulled towards the chest when rolling down (resting on the neck), squatting and standing up (without using the hands).

Variant:
Jump roll over a vaulting box element or the crouching partner.

The participants practise the movement form independently using series of pictures or based on the demonstration of the exercise by the instructor. The instructor (or a partner) gives feedback, provides support and checks the correct execution.

4 soft mats (small) ► indoor version
1 row

outdoor:
turf field

One runner runs around a turning point (e.g. colouring stick, marking cone or cone) or to the hall wall and back before sending the next runner onto the course.

Replacements: Run over a line (with a handshake), through a gate, around the group with a handshake (on the back), crawl through the legs of the next runner, hand over an object, etc.

Per group:
2 colouring sticks/marking cones/caps