What is the 3 hurdle drill?
This drill teaches athletes to hurdle by taking three steps from the first hurdle to the second hurdle, then by extending the third hurdle to make the athlete take five steps between the second and third hurdle. The point is to teach the athlete to sprint as quickly as possible between the hurdles.
What are the basic skills in hurdle?
As you approach the hurdle, drive up your rear leg up and forwards. At the same time, raise your front knee up and extend the leg parallel to the floor. As you pass over the hurdle, thrust your front leg over the barrier. At the same time, pull your rear leg up at the knee and turn the foot outward.
What is a good time for 300m hurdles?
Boys 300m Hurdles (Top Returners)
| Rank | Time | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 37.54p | 04/25/2013 |
| 2. | 37.86 | 04/16/2013 |
| 3. | 38.34 | 04/27/2013 |
| 4. | 38.84 | 04/25/2013 |
How do I get over my fear of jumping hurdles?
Run your hurdle drills on the infield grass. If it’s your far off falling, grass is a much more forgiving surface. Another drill is to set a hurdle up against a chain link fence. Stand about five or six feet back, and practice snapping your lead leg over and sticking to the fence.
What are Hurdle drills?
The concept of “hurdle drills” looks different depending on who is asked. The need for a common definition will help frame the future points of this article. A drill is an exercise or planned movement with the desired goal of improving any single aspect of the hurdle movement for the betterment of the technical model.
What kind of hurdles can I use in the trail leg drill?
In both versions of the drill, you can use lower hurdle heights and even scissor hurdles, as the intent is to work a quick trail leg cycle.
How do I perform a flight of hurdles drill?
The drill can be done using three strides or one stride between closely spaced hurdles. The athlete first performs the exercise by walking down the side of the flight of hurdles taking only the trailing leg over the hurdle. The lead leg must go past the line of the hurdle before the trail leg is used.
How do you do a hurdle sprint?
The athlete performs the full hurdling skill at a walking pace over six or eight low hurdles set at approx. one metre spacing. Stand approx. half a metre from the first hurdle. Pick the lead knee up very high. Place the lead leg vertically down on the other side of the hurdle.