Originally Posted by
Viich
If you want to, then train for it. Measure your jump. Log your training. Measure your jump periodically. You won't know until you try for a few months or years. Generally at 16 years old you have the opportunity to train your body far quicker than us fogies in our 40s (and older)
I didn't start running until my mid-20s. Turns out I was pretty good at it. Not great, but pretty good. No way for me to have known that without training.
In fact, if your jump isn't well trained, you will probably see relatively rapid improvement. Just don't get too carried away - the first principle of training is DON'T GET INJURED - if you get injured, you have to stop training, and you'll lose some of your gains.