Apex Jump Coach

No excuses. Elite technique, in your pocket.

Welcome, jumper ๐Ÿ‘‹

Apex breaks the high jump into five phases, shows you the checkpoints elite coaches look for, and lets you film yourself to get pinpoint, frame-by-frame feedback โ€” even if there's no coach in sight.

Why this exists

Not every athlete gets access to elite coaching. But every phase of a high jump follows the same physics, whether you're coached by an Olympic staff or by yourself in a school field. Apex gives you the checkpoints so you can coach your own technique.

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Global Styles

Compare jump philosophies across eras & countries

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Pinpoint Feedback

AI pose tracking + phase checkpoints

This prototype uses diagrams and coaching notes, not licensed footage of real athletes โ€” video likeness rights would need to be cleared before shipping. Style notes below summarize publicly documented technique philosophies, not official national doctrines; jumpers vary as individuals.

The 5 Phases of a Flop Jump

Every modern jumper โ€” whatever their personal style โ€” moves through the same five phases. This is the checklist Apex uses to analyze your video.

๐ŸŒ Styles & Philosophies

There's no single "correct" high jump. Elite jumpers combine the same rules โ€” speed, curve, penultimate drop, rotation โ€” in different proportions. Here are some documented approaches, grouped by division:

๐Ÿ”ฌ The science: male vs. female jumpers

Quick comparison

Jordan Wenger with NCAA National Championship trophies
Jordan Wenger โ€” University of Arkansas, SEC ยท 2026 NCAA National Champions
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Jordan Wenger

Creator, Apex Jump Coach โ€” High Jumper, University of Arkansas
2.25mPersonal best (7'4.5")
2026First Team All-American
4thNCAA Outdoor Champs, sophomore season

I grew up in Colorado Springs and jumped for The Classical Academy before walking on to the college track scene at Oral Roberts University. As a sophomore, I broke my personal best twice at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, finished 4th, and earned First Team All-American honors. I now compete for the University of Arkansas.

None of that came from elite, well-funded coaching in high school. It came from grinding through a lot of trial and error, wishing someone could slow the film down and point at exactly what to fix โ€” the way athletes with more resources had access to from day one.

Why I built this: Apex exists to close that gap. It gives any jumper โ€” beginner or experienced, coached or self-taught โ€” a slowed-down, pinpointed, scientific way to look at their own technique, phase by phase, the way an elite coach would.

The path so far

HSThe Classical Academy, Colorado Springs, CO โ€” start of the high jump journey, self-coached technique.
CollegeOral Roberts University โ€” developed into a Summit League-caliber jumper.
2026First Team All-American โ€” cleared a 2.25m (7'4.5") personal best twice at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, finishing 4th as a sophomore.
NowUniversity of Arkansas, SEC โ€” continuing to chase height at one of the top programs in the country.

The goal

  • Give high school athletes a way to sharpen technique between their limited practice reps โ€” not replace practice, but make each rep count more.
  • Ground every checkpoint in real biomechanics and documented elite technique, not guesswork.
  • Make elite-level feedback available to anyone with a phone and a mat, regardless of what program or coach they have access to.

If this app gets one kid a foot closer to what I couldn't get โ€” a credible, technical, patient coaching eye โ€” it's done its job.

Your clips

No clips yet โ€” film or upload one above.

Analyze

Best results come from a side-on angle, ~8โ€“10m back, camera at waist height, whole jump in frame.