Sprint Starts Wayne Clark MF Athletics
Feb 24, 2016
Sprint StartsWayne ClarkMF Athletics
Setting up the Blocks• Knees on the line• Sit tall
Setting up the Blocks• Knees on line• Foot flexed
Setting up the Blocks-Back Pedal
• Line heal up to front block• One foot length back from front pedal
Ceremony of Backing into the Blocks
Setting Hands• Hands just outside shoulder• Fingers together• Up on fingertips
Setting Hands•Fingers together•Up on fingertips
Elbows-Not Locked
90/120• Hips higher than shoulders• Shoulders over the line
Drive Head Forward
Arm Swing•Drive elbows
Starts on a line
Pedal Angles
Driving out of the Blocks