The document discusses different starting positions for sprinting. It describes three types of crouch starts - the bunch or bullet start, medium start, and elongated start. Each start has specific positioning of the feet and blocks. The bunch start has the feet closest together while the elongated start has them farthest apart. It also outlines the "on your marks", "set", and "go" positions that sprinters must follow, including proper body alignment and tension in the set position to explosively start running.

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TYPES OF START

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• STANDING START
• CROUCH START

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STANDING START CROUCH START

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TYPES OF CROUCH START

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BUNCH OR BULLET START
• The Toe of the back foot are about level with the
heel of the front foot.
• Both feet are placed behind the starting line.
• Toe to toe distance is said to be 25 to 30
centimetres.
• Athletes feet are closest together in compared to
the other start.
• Distance between the blocks should be 6 to 11
inches and front block should be 12 inches
behind the starting line.

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BULLET START

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MEDIUM START
• Toe to toe distance is to be 40 to 55
centimeters.
• The feet are closer together than the
elongated start but further apart than the
bullet start.
• It is in the middle so therefore called the
medium start
• The distance between the block is 16 to 21
inches.

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Medium start

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ELONGATED START
• Sprinter has their knee of the back leg
level, or slightly behind the front foot’s
heel.
• The toe to toe distance is 60 to 70
centimeter.
• Sprinter’s feet are spread out farther than
other two.
• The distance between the blocks should
be 22 to 26 inches.

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Elongated start

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• ON YOUR MARK
• SET
• GO

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ON YOUR MARK
• Place the left foot behind the line
• Place the right foot behind the left
• Remove the left foot and place the left knee
adjacent to the right ankle
• The toe of the left foot should be turned
under
• Hands should be slightly wider than
shoulder-width
• Arms should be straight but not locked at
the elbow
• The fingers must be behind the line
• The fingers should form a bridge, with the
thumbs pointing toward one another
• When viewed from the side, the shoulder
should be above the start line
• The head and neck should be in line with the
spine

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SET POSITION
•Hold the breath
•Hips rise slowly to a position
above the shoulders
•Head and neck in line with the
spine
•Eyes focused on the track one
or two meters ahead
•Shoulders vertically above or
slightly forward of the hands
•Front leg knee angle approx.
90 degrees
•Rear leg knee angle approx.
120 degrees
•Feet pushed hard back into the
blocks

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BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF SET
POSITION

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‘’GO’’
• Drive your back
leg forward.
• Swing you arm
hard.
• Don’t become
upright too
early.

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