Relay (A)

Accelerate means to _________.

• Increase speed (get faster)

• Run fast

• Pass the baton to a teammate

This is called the relay _______.

• Stick

• Baton

• Pole

There are ___ runners in a relay team.

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

There are two relay race distances.

What are they?

(Choose 2!)

• 4 x 100m

• 4 x 200m

• 4 x 400m

• 4 x 1000m

The athlete's pass the baton to each other in the ________ zones.

• Running

• Change over

• Passing

There are two ways to pass the baton in a relay race:

• Upsweep

• Downsweep

• Midsweep

• Longsweep

This is the _______ technique.

• Upsweep

• Downsweep

This is the ________ technique.

• Downsweep

• Upsweep

The first runner needs to have a good sprint start and have good acceleration.

• True

• False

One disadvantage (bad thing) about the downsweep technique is that it is not a natural position for the hand of the waiting athlete to be in.

• True

• False