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).