Change in Direction Jumps After developing confidence in your ability to do these jump exercises, you can then begin doing some jumps with changing directions. Prior to landing, turn 180 degrees so that when you land you face the position you took off from. Leap up again and make another 180 degree turn to again face forward. You can change body position with each jump or after several. Jump to the left and then to the right, staying in the same basic position.
Side jumps over a medicine ball of other object.
Side jumps over a bench. Jump forward and to the left, then forward and to the right. Go for approximately 10 jumps. Repeat for 2 - 3 series. Jump forward, to the right, to the rear and then to the left and repeat in the opposite direction.