most girls run with a stride length that is not conducive to attaining their maximum sprint speed, here is a drill you can run every practise to teach maximum stride length. you will need 11 pilons or markers for the ground 1) find the average height of your team eg. 5ft 6
2) set the 1st pilon down then measure 5ft 4in and set the 2nd, then 5'6, 5'8. 5'10, then 6'4 for the rest. start the girls back 10 ft and have them jog to the first pilon then sprint through the rest reaching out their foot to touch beside the pilon, this will teach them to take longer strides using less effort for faster results, I had the girls go thru one and at the end I had them come back again thru another set of pilons, it keeps them moving, hope it helps
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