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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

  1. Run towards the marker, bending out a few steps before it
  2. Touch the inside corner with either foot
  3. Sprint the next 20 m in a straight line

Coaching points

Adjust it

Easier

Three-quarter pace.

Harder

Start from a batting stance, as if after a hit.