Description
Overview
The Junior High Jump Set – Plastic bases is a kitset put together by Sports Distributors from four components: two 120 cm poles, one 160 cm pole, two plastic pole bases and two pole clips. The 120 cm poles are the uprights, the 160 cm pole is the crossbar, and the clips fit to the uprights to carry the bar.
It is built for junior school athletics, indoors or out. Compared with an elastic bar, a rigid crossbar resting on clips gives young jumpers a clear bar to get over. Compared with a fixed bar, the height changes simply by sliding the clips up or down.
Key benefits
- Sets up anywhere: free-standing hollow dome bases sit on a hall floor or grass.
- Change the height quickly by moving the plastic clips along the uprights.
- Works indoors and outdoors, so athletics carries on in wet weather.
- Offers an alternative to elastic or fixed-bar setups for junior school.
- Light to carry and store, with the whole kit at 5 kg shipping weight.
Who it's for
This is a junior school set for primary and early intermediate PE, where the aim is teaching the run-up and take-off rather than measuring record heights. The bar cannot go higher than the 120 cm uprights, which keeps it in the junior range. For older students or a team athletics day, the Vinex High Jump Stands Pair or the High Jump Stand Competition are the step up.
If your school prefers a heavier base, the sibling Junior High Jump Set – Rubber bases swaps the plastic bases for rubber ones. Both belong to the athletics kitsets range alongside the Run, Jump, Throw – Basic Kitset.
Care, safety and set-up
The bases are hollow, so place the set on level ground and check the crossbar sits square in both clips before each jumper. The kit lists poles, bases and clips only, so plan a landing mat separately and supervise juniors while they jump.
Store the poles flat with the clips left on the uprights so nothing goes missing between sessions. Orders generally dispatch the same or next business day, and the kit carries the store's 12-month guarantee.
Frequently asked questions
Is the set assembled when it arrives?
It ships as a kitset. The poles stand in the bases and the clips fit on the uprights, so it goes together on site without tools listed in the kit.
How high can the bar go?
The uprights are 120 cm long, so that is the upper limit for the crossbar. The clips slide to any height below it.
Can it be used on grass?
Yes. The listing describes it as an indoor/outdoor set, and the dome bases stand free on a hall floor or grass.
Does it come with a landing mat?
The kit contents are two uprights, one crossbar, two bases and two clips. Mats and stands for older jumpers are in the high jump category, and you can request a quote for a full set-up.
