Athletic Training

:. HURDLING 89 to the second hurdle. It is one of the most common faults which youngsters have to over– come. Inasmuch as the distance to the first hurdle is 15 yards, the hurdler should be careful to get his stride right so that his jumping foot will come the proper distance from the first hurdle which should be about 2 yards. In order to do this properly he should try a few experiments. First he should start from the left foot, and if this does not bring him to the hurdle right he should change and start from the other foot. One or the other will land him there in the proper manner. After this has been mastered he should aim _to get over the first hurdle and get the foot down as quickly as possible. This jump is usually about 12 feet, but, as· the hurdler's purpose is to get the foot down without loss of time, constant practice will shorten the length of this jump. After learning to clear the hurdles properly the athlete should turn his attention to get– ting the stride right between hurdles. The normal man should clear the distance between two hurdles in three strides. He is certain