
Activity Planner
Running - Under Striding
Hurling / Football — Fitness Exercise
This exercise to practice running using a shortened stride uses a training ladder and improves control
Organisation
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Run through the ladder at pace placing each foot in every second space
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Speed up as technique improves
Key Points
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Focus on technique; move at a controlled pace so that the stride must be consciously shortened
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Run on the balls of the feet; keep the head up and the back straight
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Synchronise arm and leg movement, i.e, lift the right knee and left arm simultaneously and vice versa
Equipment
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An inventory of equipment to support ABC exercises is available in the Resources section