Girl Athletes in Action

400 \I I : l'R. f ~ ~ l :\ I\ I \ RY 'l '111: Ii rst point to be noticed in summarizing our +oo-metrL'S film pictures is that the run ner)s he.id prcscr\'c.S :i uniform level throughout the entire stride action. The hod) ~hould not bob up and down) hut: should appear to flow smoothly along upon an c\'cn l..ed, when a girl is running. The body it self should look like a smoothly working pit:ce of m:1chincry, with the arms and legs functioning freely upon a relaxed body. Our five pictures portr:1y good co-ordination of arm- and kg-action, well balanced upon opposite sides of the body. 'J'hc arm action is smooth but full of vigour~ the stride is not too long for the individual~ and yet but fow girls an; strong enough to hold the raking action shown in Figs. J, 2, and ~. The leading knee is well Ii ftcd, but not t1_1 quite such a high point as is aimed :i.t b) the sprinter, nor is the reaching out action of the Jcading leg so pronounced as it would be in th1.: case of a first-class girl athlctL: running Soo metres. Strong: direct~ fonvard traction is a pronounced fca ture of the form shown and, again: one may emphasise the fact that the forward inclination of the body, or" bnd.v pitch, 1 : comes from the rear foot, and is not gained by bending the trunl: fnrward upon the hins 'J • .. ..,

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