Athletics (Run) - Sprinting

By Smart Coach
Part of Year 3-5 - Lesson 1 - Run

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Line students up in 8 (or less) lanes with the remaining students lined up behind each lane. Lanes can be marked on the grass or cones may be used to show the lanes. The first group of students will sprint to the finish line and then walk around the outside of the lanes and back to the start line. The second group will then sprint and so on. Each time a group sprints change the focus. Sprint 1: focus on arm technique (pick your nose / cheek to cheek) Sprint 2: focus on feet (balls of feet) Sprint 3: eyes looking forward, not slowing down for finish line (imagine it is 2-3m past the actual finish line) Sprint 4: starting technique – “take your marks” (student steps up to the line and place their feet one in front of the other, once placed on the ground the students are no longer allowed to move their feet), “set” (arms ready with opposite arm forward to their foot, bend knees to lower their centre), “go” or “clap” (students push off their front foot as they swing their back foot forward).


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