Coaching and Care of Athletes

COACHING AND CARE OF ATHLETES with sufficient dash to surprise them, nor does he sustain his passing rush sufficiently long to fight off the opponent's answering challenge. He has no sense of resting by varying his pace and action; he does not use his arms to balance his body, and shows insufficient relaxation in his running; he invariably loses .the pole position through hesitation, or lack of speed, in starting; he does not appreciate the value of the pole position, and therefore runs outside the field, thus travelling a far greater distance than is necessary; he either challenges for the lead too often or accepts every challenge that is levelled against him, ther_eby exhausting himself; he has not learned the correct distance for which he can carry his finishing burst, and so either starts it too soon or leaves it too late; and he loses his form when challenged or at the onset of fatigue. These are all visual points, which the coach can see for himself, but he can get scientific confirmation in many ways. There are yet more t.echnical matters, such as the oncome of staleness, and these are often best detected either by the pulse-ratio test or by carefully keeping and watching the athlete's weight chart. 254