Types of start

Types of start in sprint races

1. TYPES OF START SUBMITTED TO –Dr. Inder Singh Pal SUBMITTED BY –Ghanendra Kumar ROLL NO- 19 COURSE -B.P.ED 4 TH SEM

2. TYPES OF START STANDING START CROUCH START

3. STANDING START CROUCH START

4. TYPES OF CROUCH START BUNCH OR BULLET START MEDIUM START ELONGATED START

5. BULLET START MEDIUM START ELONGATED START

6. BUNCH OR BULLET START The Toe of the back foot are about level with the heel of the front foot. Both feet are placed behind the starting line . Toe to toe distance is said to be 25 to 30 centimetres. Athletes feet are closest together in compared to the other start. Distance between the blocks should be 6 to 11 inches and front block should be 12 inches behind the starting line.

7. BULLET START

8. MEDIUM START Toe to toe distance is to be 40 to 55 centimeters. The feet are closer together than the elongated start but further apart than the bullet start. It is in the middle so therefore called the medium start The distance between the block is 16 to 21 inches.

9. Medium start

10. ELONGATED START Sprinter has their knee of the back leg level, or slightly behind the front foot’s heel. The toe to toe distance is 60 to 70 centimeter. Sprinter’s feet are spread out farther than other two. The distance between the blocks should be 22 to 26 inches.

11. Elongated start

12. PHASES OF START ON YOUR MARK SET GO

13. ON YOUR MARK Place the left foot behind the line Place the right foot behind the left Remove the left foot and place the left knee adjacent to the right ankle The toe of the left foot should be turned under Hands should be slightly wider than shoulder-width Arms should be straight but not locked at the elbow The fingers must be behind the line The fingers should form a bridge, with the thumbs pointing toward one another When viewed from the side, the shoulder should be above the start line The head and neck should be in line with the spine

14. SET POSITION Hold the breath Hips rise slowly to a position above the shoulders Head and neck in line with the spine Eyes focused on the track one or two meters ahead Shoulders vertically above or slightly forward of the hands Front leg knee angle approx. 90 degrees Rear leg knee angle approx. 120 degrees Feet pushed hard back into the blocks

15. BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF SET POSITION

16. ‘’ GO’’ Drive your back leg forward. Swing you arm hard . Don’t become upright too early.

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