Simone Chapman likes to the same thing on the night before every meet.
“I watch videos of Olympic jumpers, old and new,” the senior jumper said. “I try to see the exact steps they use, their technique that makes them so good. That has really helped me out in my career, mimicking the great jumpers.”
Chapman is one of Temple’s seven seniors this season. Most of them have been dealing with injuries that have affected the team’s results.
The plethora of injuries can be seen at any workout. Coach Elvis Forde sets up a workout for each group of his athletes, sprinters, hurdlers and jumpers.