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Differences In Maximal Speed Running Between Baseball Players And Sprinters, Erin Kathleen Robinson
Differences In Maximal Speed Running Between Baseball Players And Sprinters, Erin Kathleen Robinson
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The purpose of this study was to examine the differences in technique between sprinters and baseball players while running at maximal speeds. 20 male NCAA Division I athletes participated; ten members of the track and field team specializing in the 100 m or 200 m sprint or the 100 m hurdles and ten members of the baseball team. Each subject performed a maximal effort 80 m sprint while their sprint times were recorded every 10 m starting at the 20 m mark. Each subject was filmed at they ran through a set10 m marking that included where they reached their …