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Identifier: athletictraining00orto (find matches)
Title: Athletic training for school boys
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Orton, George W., b. 1873, ed
Subjects: Athletics
Publisher: New York, American Sports Pub. Co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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firmly into a crouching position.The most of the weight of the body should be on the rear leg, butthis varies. The athlete, by practice and observation, should makesure in his mind in just what position he is best ready for the start.He should be able to hold himself steadily in this position, so thathe can spring forward just at the moment he hears the pistol.Most athletes dig the hole for the forward foot on a line with thescratch. Others find that this will bring the body into toocramped a position and their first hole is dug a little back of thestart. The holes for the start should be dug so that the legs canmove straight forward; or, in other words, the holes should notbe directly behind each other or too far apart, across the track.The distance between the holes will vary with the contestant.He should experiment until he feels that he has just the rightdistance for getting set steadily and getting away quickly. Theillustrations give a good idea of the form that is most in vogue.
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Spaldings Athletic Library. 2i TRAINING. The sprinter must be just as careful in his training as the milerunner. After making sure that he is in good preliminary condi-tion, the sprinter should begin to let himself out. For the firstten days, however, he should not make his greatest effort. Afterthat he can get down to some system. He should practice startsevery day. Several ten yard dashes at full speed should be taken.Not only should the sprinter try to get away quickly from hismark, but his every endeavor must be set towards getting intohis running at once. To do this a very great deal of bodily exer-tion must be made. Ten yards away from the mark the athleteshould be running at top speed. This means that every musclein the body must be working harmoniously and smoothly. Threeor four times a day the athlete should sprint thirty-five or fortyyards and sometimes even sixty yards at top speed. Once a weekhe should go through the full distance at racing speed. The sprinter must study h

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