What it is
The board is a strip flush with the runway, marking the spot you must take off before. In the long jump it sits near the pit; in the triple jump it is set much farther back to leave room for all three phases.
The takeoff board is the marked board set into the runway that you must launch from in the long jump and triple jump. Jump before its edge and the mark counts; cross it and you foul. Here is what the board is and how it decides your jump.
The board is a strip flush with the runway, marking the spot you must take off before. In the long jump it sits near the pit; in the triple jump it is set much farther back to leave room for all three phases.
The front edge of the board is the foul line. Many meets place a strip of plasticine just past it that records an imprint if your toe crosses, making fouls easy to judge.
Your jump is measured from the front edge of the board to the nearest mark you make in the sand, so leaving board behind your takeoff foot is distance you simply give away.
Hitting the board cleanly is a run-up problem. Film your approach, the AI shows where your foot lands relative to the line, so you stop fouling or leaving inches behind it.
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Launch before the board's front edge and the mark counts. A strip of plasticine just past it catches any foul.
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