Cone off a large enough area for students to be able to run around in. This game is designed as both a warm up to prepare for sprinting and to get the students thinking about the correct technique needed for sprinting. Ask the students to run / sprint around in a number of various ways as follows: 1. Running on their heels 2. Running on their tippy toes 3. Running with their foot flat (stomping) 4. Running on the balls of their feet - this is the correct sprinting technique Ask the students which of the above techniques they think is correct for sprinting and why? 5. Running with their arms by their sides 6. Running with their arms like an aeroplane 7. Running with their arms moving across their body like a washing machine 8. Running with their arms moving from their nose to their hip ("pick your nose, put it in your pocket"). This is the correct sprinting technique. Ask the students which of the above techniques they think is correct for sprinting and why?
Add in different variations of movement.