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Athletics: Perfect Sprint

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DESCRIPTION

The posture is firm and very upright hips height

The leg action consists of an extended rear leg on the ball of the foot and high knee lift into a reaching pawing action towards the track

The arm action is vigorous full range and linear

The head is held firmly and facing forward and eyes focus straight ahead
This model is the same for all sprints
Except for the 400

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Perfect sprint from front:

Demonstrates a linear arm action which is working against a stable trunk

Sprint Examples

Starting on the bend:

Leave the blocks low and hard

Sprint Examples

High Knee Drills:

High knee drills improve the strength of the hip flexors. Can vary from a walking step drill to a fast high knee lift pick up and acceleration sprint.

Track

Sprint start side view:

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Sprint Examples

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