When running without the bands, they should keep the same focus of staying compact but not low to the ground. Imagine having the bands on and not letting the legs stay on the ground behind while whipping the knee forward and up as fast as possible. Key points to think about. Stay on the balls of the feet at all times. If they hit on their toes, their forcing the leg down (taking away from the hips strength) and are most likely going to keep the leg on the ground much longer than needed behind the body. They must think of pulling the body forward by using the hamstrings and balls of feet to pull back and recoil to the highest range of motion with knee, repeating with every contact on the ground. Anticipate the leg coming down, pull recoil and hold the knee up for as long as gravity will allow. If that happens with each leg, the athlete will achieve full range of motion forward for distance and recoil while getting off the ground behind by not letting the toes touch and gaining as much distance as possible in the air forward every time.
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