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Turn and run, first to second
At home Running Everyone
EasyAbout 6 minOn your own
Rounding a base and sprinting to the next. Practise the turn at speed.
Set up
A marker as first base, and a curve to run round it.
You need: A marker for the base
Steps
- Run towards the marker, bending out a few steps before it
- Touch the inside corner with either foot
- Sprint the next 20 m in a straight line
Coaching points
- Bend out early
- Lean in through the turn
- Sprint out of it
Common mistake. Running straight at the base and making a wide turn after it.
Adjust it
EasierThree-quarter pace.
HarderStart from a batting stance, as if after a hit.