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Therefore, meat of the activities Det sre high ably, qos motor movements that quire ini kl to perform. Sprinting sor the csir eon to tact a eae ru Sreept single Minimal equipment ie equred ena $ €25/ tb oroanize an act so that 3 can be active at once a ‘minimal weting time 8 ncuTed Much of my sprints insbuoton ie done ov unmatked ovals Of Grased areas, Ihave aso coached th cesion on Haskell cours, You need ten dome markers, preferably in five iterent Tours ard ve relay atone. Each team wine wo behind & Gfferertcxieured marker, acing a markr ofthe same Colour tito 2m ary, (Ihave, however, corducted this eadon Oey viieh shorter esiances), Using the diferent colours alow the soach to refer to the groups by thei claus and assists Joungercildren to moe caslyrementer atieam they are yeas should be spaced at least 3m apart possible OP avoid interference. vith ait ofthe activites, up to five athletes (ane fram each Loicer wits etencve wor nthe doveleomert area wit the Ltle is anacnng courses and Attics ens thoughout New Sour rou) win at time, Altes 40 no on ul uted are eo To keep the session moving, te coat may He to fart off tho acat Ine of rurers rir to the previous OUP reacting he other end en the ables rean he oer end, they tay thee and ve up ae before facing bac towards wee they have jest re Pear narust he atest forma sagt ie and Ke ‘Petmuncs efecto themselves wile wa Cais onaunce ateam competion” enweon te grouse atthe omer ouson. Ding the session, aarp rick thing Soightvtiete Oer eas eet OUOU ace earn corpetin proves ext interest and tas ae, a asp renbrces “on tao’ tetavonr. The Heenan ter on scores, Regula review the pin score fhreughat the session. ed e Some ofthe BAC points of spins tochrique that ca be fonusedon depending oe age ct the attics ae: The heed shold te Ket Fev vision tthe fon. {The sunkand shouler oe hee squeretothe fot ‘The hoad and tuk be tld uni «Nove te leet ec imbs in astaightpath «= Piva the arms about the shoulder int andremin bent at the elbow at approximately 80" + Fick up the knees and eet. + Use light. quick movements of feet, leas and arms. «+ sea generally coordinated. tythmical aston. (ie ee ad ‘Primary schoo-agea cilaren typical wi + Move thr head excessively “> Have a poor running posture (Leaning vackfonrad: nea ovun’bach) «= Aw their ns to fal backworde, resulting ie 2 “sting” positon, « Fitaie/wt their torso fom side to se when tey Tun. «Swing ther ams aorss ther bed). + salghton thelr arms onthe backwares swing ‘= Run with alow knoe lit donot “pick ther fet up") ‘Fun with excessive Dackside mechan. + Plant their feet inwards or outwards ‘un wit a eet pint oF afoot, ‘Use aheavy foo! plant un with ete” sim: + Togo to gropacti and ving fn + Toeipemen nse len Activity: ‘ak the abe oun to te Neen tng te Hopes ‘tess our hat hy cake cont he et Steps tat kes em cover dene + Can they do ities than 20 steps? + Pick an athels er two to which you can award pints fr & areatofior, “huge steps”, ete. ‘un with small steps. Aim: Fun ‘+ Tofurther experiment with stride long + Toinoauce igre, quick steps. Activity: ‘Te atetes run wit fst ite ipier-paten steps to he oer end, (They do not have to court ther eps!) + Encourage ligt, quick stop. + Watch forthe athletes who drag of “rub” tre feet along the around. Ask them to “ap” ther fe, sot “rub” them aleng the ground, Watch forte athletes wo simply jog along Instruct ther to move fonward at ony on featlengtn at atime, Encourage the athletes to “pump” their rms. Award points for a great eto, running wat really quick fect, et. ‘un with arms folded. im: + Toomphasise the importance of arms when running Aativity: ‘The athletes run over 20m wih thet arms flded acoss thei chest. As the athletes wo are waltng ine to observe the effect that lolcing ams tas onthe runners Le. what does it look ee”) ‘Once each athlete has attempted thi, ask the group how it tel, was tte best way torun, what iit bok tke? Common answers seit was hard, they felt unbalanced. Point out how yeu noticed the athletes’ shoulders swinging or "webbing" {rom side-to.sio, which is nat good for sping. Ask the athletes how they would fc this. The answer vunlly isto"vee your arm", Explain how good use of arms in sprning wil help them be balanced and “not wobale”. Ces ‘em action rehearsal Aim: + Inredueea basic arm action fo sprinting, Activity: ‘Standing in her tines and spaced for enough apart 10 avcid inerforence, the athletes rehearse a basic sprinting arm action at incteasing speeds. 8 Instruct the athlote to keop their hoad etl, eyes t the front, shoulders rele and stead. ‘The arms should be bent at bout 90 dearees atthe elbow and swing from the shouts, maintaining the 0 degrees angle a the ottow. The ams should move vitually straight forwards and backwards and be kept close to the sides. ‘Tac hands shouldbe relaxdks the athletes are holding a potato chip” each hand. Alow te athletes to try swinging their arms whist straight atthe olbowe and ao to owing their ame across their body (ebows out to better understand the advantages of cores action. Instruct the attletes to renearse the caret ation whist running on the spot ‘Award points te the team whois patting in the test exort.

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