Long Distance

Athletics Sessions Guide

Download this fantastic resource that highlights the different aspects that you need to consider when coaching your kids in running, throwing and jumping.

This is a 46 page booklet that covers the main things you need to know when teaching athletics.

Running Booklet

Download our Running Booklet to see how you can enthuse your children to work on their long distance and spiriting skills through fun activities. Each activity shows a diagram and gives you a written explanation for you to refer to each time you are teaching athletics.

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Endurance Run

Each team has to run around a course of 150m (see figure above) from a given starting point. Each team member tries to run around the course as often as possible in 8 minutes. The start command is set for all teams at the same time (by blowing a whistle or by starting pistol, etc.).

Each member of the team starts with one card (ball, piece of paper, cork or similar) which he/she has to take back to his/her team after each completion of a round on the course, and before starting again, he/she takes a new card or similar, and so on. After 7 minutes, the last minute is announced by another blow of a whistle or by starting pistol. After 8 minutes the completion of the run is indicated by a final signal.