Hurdle Jumps and Blocking Jumps

THOUGHTS ON HURDLE JUMPING & BLOCKING JUMPS
If you want to sprint faster or jump further then you need to do plyometrics.
Here are two jump exercises (the blocking version is not strictly speaking a plyo - as it only emphasises the braking part of a jump. This is the element which includes the isometric and eccentric part of the plyometric "stretch” before the concentric “reflex").

Hurdle Jumps
I only use hurdle jump occasionally in our training. This does not mean that they don't have a value. What is important is to focus on - as with all plyometrics (within reason) - is speed of contact.
The jumper does not want to spend too much time on the ground. This can be an issue with prolonged use of hurdle jumping. You may want to lower the height of the hurdles so that the ground contact speed increases.
A combination of lower to higher hurdles can help with this - but potentially higher to lower in sequence could be a better option. There are also other options, for example, including a drop jump take-off between each hurdle (more in another post). Or just using lower hurdles and really monitoring contact time…

Periodisation and Ground Contact Time
It's possible to periodise hurdle jumping. This is something that the elite Chinese jumpers do, for example. So, despite being 8m and 17m male long and triple jumpers respectively as examples, they may jump over much lower hurdles than expected.
They also start the training year with higher hurdles and slower contacts and reduce hurdle height and speed the contacts up as the competition season approach,
The contact time on the long jump board for the take-off is around 1100 milliseconds. Ground contact time for a hurdle jump can be much quicker 1300ms-1600ms. Also hurdle jumps can be doubled-footed and of course the long jump take-off requires a single contact.
It is important to try to be as specific as possible with your jump and sprints training - within reason. Occasional sessions of less specific work won't do harm i.e. impair performance in the long-term.
I'm referring here to the main body of your training - as of course there will be other activities that can be included in a training programme which are not directly related to jump performance - weight training, for example, being another. It's the core drivers of your training programme which matter.

Blocking Jumps
The key with blocking jumps (as shown in the video) is to stop the downward movement (acceleration) as quickly as possible. Also with minimised knee-bend. In the video Bora is bending her knees a little too much and cushioning the impact.
Much research has shown that improvements in eccentric ability improve take-off/take-offs and energy return for the long and the triple jump.