The Horizontal Jumps: Planning for Long Term Development
Nick Newman, M.S. is the founder of JumPR Athletics, a jumps specific training group in Long Beach, CA and is also the Education Coordinator and an Athlete Performance Coach at Champions Quest Athlete Academy in Los Alamitos, CA, USA. He is also a top 5 ranked British Long Jumper with a 2012 and personal best of 7.80m (25’7). He was born and raised in Great Britain, where he graduated in 2001 with a two year A-level in Sport Science from Durham Community College. His bachelor’s degree was in Exercise Science from Manhattan College in New York in 2006 and in 2009 he earned a graduate degree in Human Performance and Sport Psychology from California State University, Fullerton. Nick has been a lifelong researcher and contributor to sport science where he specializes in the development of speed and power specifically related to the jumping events/ sports. “The Horizontal Jumps: Planning for Long Term Development” is his latest work. To hear more from Nick Newman please visit his website www.jumprathletics.com