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Sprints and Relays Tips and Techniques
Rating: 4.1 out of 5(7 ratings)
16 students

Sprints and Relays Tips and Techniques

featuring Coach Erik Jenkins
Created bySport Videos
Last updated 10/2018
English

What you'll learn

  • The student will know several of the key fundamentals needed to be successful at sprinting events and relays.
  • Coaches will have a wide variety of drills that they can use with their team.
  • Learn the fundamentals of sprinting mechanics
  • Create a better understanding of warm-up, starting, and finishing relays

Course content

1 section • 9 lectures • 37m total length

  • Introduction1:18
  • Warm up drills6:35
  • 4 X 100M Relay9:30
  • 4 X 400M Relay2:24

    Learn effective 4x400m relay baton exchanges, including open-hand handoffs, proper grip, ready position, and safe, efficient transfer between incoming and outgoing runners.

  • Warm up for Short Sprints7:36

    Provide a comprehensive warm-up routine for short sprints, including kneeling starts, tech runs, backward runs, accelerations, karaoke drills, kicks, and hip flexibility work to prepare speed and movement patterns.

  • Sprinting Mechanics5:18
  • Starting Blocks2:58
  • The finish1:58
  • Closing Comments0:20

Requirements

  • Previous knowledge is not required. A relay baton and a track to practice would be useful.

Description

About the program: Sprinting and relay events are usually decided by fraction of seconds. It is imperative to maximize technique and training methods to be successful. In this video, Coach Erik Jenkins shares several unique training tips, techniques and race strategies. Among the topics covered are: multiple warm up drills, the 4x100m and 4x400 relays, sprinting mechanics, starting blocks and the finish. This comprehensive program is a must-have resource for coaches and sprinters at any competitive level.


About the coach: Erik Jenkins was named head coach of both the men's and women's track and field programs at Western Kentucky University (WKU) in Bowling Green, Kentucky in 2008. He spent the previous eight years as an assistant coach in charge of sprinters, jumpers and recruiting. Jenkins and his staff have developed a knack for producing All-Americans, leading athletes to a combined 96 All-America honors. Throughout his time as the head coach at WKU, Jenkins has been voted the Coach of the Year 21 times, with three selections by his Conference USA peers. In June 2019, he became the head coach of the University of South Florida (USF) and in 2021 lead the women's 100 relay which broke the school record in 43.95 seconds.

Who this course is for:

  • The course is beneficial for all levels of track and field coaches and runner.

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