This collection of essays offers a cross section of modern theory and progress in the training of the four "jumping" events in track and field athletics--pole vault, high jump, long jump, and triple jump. It is written for athletic coaches in these specialties. Articles range from general and historical reviews of technique and training matters to contributions on single, specific, important aspects of a jumping event. Different shades of opinion and changes in theory are presented in articles written by experts in the field. Contributors include experts from the United States as well as foreign countries. Translated into English for the first time are papers from trainers and coaches from the following countries: India, Czechoslovakia, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Russia. Articles from writers in Britain, Canada, and Australia are also included. (JD)