Why not just teach the athlete to hurdle square? That way all the force of the hurdle is forward. Now it seems like you are just countering a sideways movement with an opposite side force thereby reducing the amount of energy (speed) available in the direction of motion.
Why not just teach the athlete to hurdle square? That way all the force of the hurdle is forward. Now it seems like you are just countering a sideways movement with an opposite side force thereby reducing the amount of energy (speed) available in the direction of motion.