Athletic Training

ATHLETIC TRAINING mark and get away without the loss of a fraction of a second, and the strength to carry him through to the tape without a falter. In sprinting, as in other athletic events, success depends upon the ability to get the maximum return from every ounce of energy without the loss of any of it. To do this is an art that requires intelligent, determined, and con– scientious training. There are three points of which the sprinter must make a scientific study if he expects to be a champion. These are: (1) The start. (2) Getting into the stride. (3) The finish. (1) THE START Every successful sprinter nowadays uses the "crouching" start. The standing start used for long-distance races is impractical for the sprinter who needs to get away from his mark at top speed. The crouching start was first introduced by me. This was in 1887, at Yale, and Charles H. Sherrill was the athlete who first demon– strated its superiority. When he used it in his first race he was laughed at, and the starter, thinking that .Sherrill did not under-