Skills and techniques

Skills and techniques:

sprinting:

a). the start: the placement of the starting blocks is essential to a good start. In this start, the front block is set in approximately 2-foot lengths from the staring line, and the back 3-to 4-foot lengths. These distances may very according to the sprinter's body structure, height, and length of limbs.

The starting command are on your marks and set and the firing of the gun.In the on-the-mark position, the hands are parallel with the starting line, the are shoulder width apart, the dominant leg is forward in the blocks with the opposite knee resting on the track, and head is relaxed. After assuming this positions, the sprinter will then slider or roll forward until  the shoulders are over or in front of the starting line, with the pressure being on the knee fingertips.

On set the sprinter raise the hips until slightly higher than the shoulders.In this position, the knees are parallel or at a slight angle to the track. The sprinter feels good power in both legs in this position lf the blocks are spaced properly. The head is relaxed with no tension on the neck.

at the gun, the sprinter concentrates on good sprint form: opposite arm/ opposite leg action while keeping the driving angle low  and forward. It is important that the sprinter's movement be forward, not upward, which is the result of the proper set position.

b). lifting:

After coming out of the blocks, the sprinter concentrates on lifting, or shifting gears by driving the knees high, which will continue acceleration. This action continues until the sprinters has reached maximum speed, somewhere between 30 to 40 metres, at which time an upright running position and full running stride length will have been achieved.

c). fee-wheeling:

In this phase, which is also referred to as floating, the sprinting works to sustain speed through total body relaxation. total relaxation is achieved by running tall while keeping the hands, arms, and jaw loose and the shoulders down to reduce tension in the antagonistic muscle groups of the neck.

d). the finish:

The sprinter drivers or runs through the tape at the finish in regular sprint form and does not attempt to jump or lunge.