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                                                    Sprint Variations

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                                                    ENJOYABLE SPRINT WORK?  WHAT A CONCEPT!!

                                                    Sprint Variations is a wide ranging drill run during the baserunning and conditioning segment of practice.  As a coach, having these variations in your toolbox is a very helpful thing.  Creative ways to keep athletes working hard can come in very handy, especially at the end of a long, hot practice.  With variations of a straight-ahead sprint, athletes will complete 10-12 sprints easy without a fuss.

                                                    EXECUTION – Sprint Variations is carried out down the foul line.  Use the warm up cones if still set up to create three easy lines.  Begin with several sprints at 50% or 75% to ensure that cold muscles have time to get hot… and then let the work begin.  The main key to Sprint Variations are the variations – can you come up with enough different ways to start a sprint to occupy a young athlete’s mind.  Take a look at the smiles in the video on the athlete’s faces.  They are getting after it, and having a good time doing so! 

                                                    Variations: 

                                                    • Side Start – Right (verbal = “chest to fence”)
                                                    • Side Start – Left (“chest to infield”)
                                                    • Lying Down – Four directions possible
                                                    • Lying On Back – Four directions possible
                                                    • Push Up Position
                                                    • Single Knee Up – Push off ground foot from side start (chest to fence or field)
                                                    • Roll Over Get Up & Go – Visit Youtube for this one (or check DC video).  Grip shirt with opposite hand!

                                                    DC KEYS

                                                    1. Try New Starts – Variations / Eyes closed = Audible / Drop the arm (no sound) = Visual 
                                                    2. Encourage: Create a Culture of Hard work – Sprint work benefits the athlete (faster, throw harder, hit farther); it is NOT punishment.
                                                    3. Seated, No Hands – Fun and challenging puzzle of a sprint.  Athletes have to rock forward and athletically get to their feet.
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                                                    EXECUTION KEYS

                                                    • RE-WARM COLD MUSCLES
                                                    • VARIATIONS
                                                    • SIDE START, LIE DOWN, PUSH UP POSITION

                                                    DC KEYS

                                                    • TRY NEW STARTS
                                                    • CULTURE: HARD WORK IS COOL
                                                    • SEATED NO HANDS

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