Track And Field Research Paper

Track and Field is a very athletic sport.Track and field is a sport which includes athletic contests established on the skills of running, jumping, and throwing. The name is derived from the sport's typical venue: a stadium with an oval running track enclosing a grass field where the throwing and jumping events take place. The rules for track and field are if you start before the gun is fired it is called a false start and then it is a automatic disqualification for that runner.The jumps and sprints and distances and more are, 2.1 Running. 2.1.1 Sprints. 2.1.2 Middle distance. 2.1.3 Long distance. 2.1.4 Relay races. 2.1.5 Hurdling.2.2 Jumping. 2.2.1 Long jump. 2.2.2 Triple jump. 2.2.3 High jump. 2.2.4,2.3 Throwing. 2.3.1 Shot put. 2.3.2 Discus
throw. 2.3.3 Javelin throw. 2.3.4 Hammer throw, 2.4 Combined events. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Track_and_field) The throwing events rules are if you use tape you can only put t on the hands because it is only permitted to cover an open cut or wound. Gloves are not supposed to be used unless it is in the hammer throw event. You need equipment to do track and field. The equipment includes starting blocks,discus equipment,shot put equipment,hurdles, all hammer and weight throw equipment,all javelin equipment,high jump equipment,pole vaulting,track and field spikes and equipment and accessories.(https://www.dickssportinggoods.com/products/track-and-field-equipment.jsp) You need equipment to compete in track and field because that what makes track and field a sport. You need good shoes to comfort your feet so you will do good and you won't get hurt. You will also need a uniform to compete so you can be placed as that and it will make you look professional. A professional track and field player is known to be as Usain Bolt,Usain St Leo Bolt, OJ, CD is a Jamaican sprinter. Usain Bolt is the first person to hold both the 100 metres and 200 metres world records since fully automatic time became mandatory. Usain Bolt holds the world record for the 4 × 100 metres relay. The events include hammer throw,discus throw,javelin throw,long jump,triple jump,pole vault and high jump.In the shot put, you throw a heavy spherical object called the shot (it resembles a cannonball).The hammer throw also known as the "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consists of a metal ball attached by a steel wire to a grip. The size of the ball varies between men's and women's competitions. The discus also known as Discus throwing has been a event/sport since ancient Greece circa 708 B.C. and consists of throwing a heavy circular disc as far as possible. Up until 1906, the discuss was thrown from an elevated pedestal but modern discus throwers use a circle similar in size and design to shot putters.(http://www.livestrong.com/article/344818-track-field-throwing-events/) The Javelin also known as Javelin throwing,are thrown a massive amount of distance,well it depends how far you throw it.
Something very important about Javelin is that Javelin throwing is the only track and field throwing event that allows a running start nor a run up. The long also known as the long jump jump has another name to it and that name is called broad jump. It is an event in which athletes can have the power to combine the speed, strength and muscle in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off which is called a starting point or where you left off. The triple jump sometimes known as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field events similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps." The competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the pit nor a sand pit. You need to have a good workout plan to do the techniques that involve track and field. A good way to improve your throwing is to play catch with a baseball or do a sport that involves throwing and practice that part of the sport. Track and Field is an ancient Olympic Game and it started in 776 BC According to some literary traditions, this was the one and only athletic event of the games for the first 13 Olympic festivals. (http://www.athleticscholarships.net/history-of-track-and-field.htm). Also one of St.Francis students who goes by the name A.J. Wawrzyniak, did a 4x110 Shuttle Hurdles - 39", 1:14.4 in 2017. Track and Field means competing or participating in a athletic sport which is performed on a track,mostly on a running track or on a field that it is supposed to be for track and field. The first NCAA national championships were held for men in 1921, and women’s track and field became part of the Olympic Games in 1928.((http://www.athleticscholarships.net/history-of-track-and-field.htm)).Track and Field is a sport that involves a big amount of skill to be the best and fun fact
is that there is that a standard track and field oval for high school, collegiate and professional events measures 400 meters in length. Also that you have probably never noticed that the runners run counter-clockwise.Sighted guides are also used by blind athletes for assistance and are often tethered to the athlete with a rope that is connected to the athlete's wrist. In addition, guides are used to help position athletes and provide verbal cues before an event. (https://www.reference.com/sports-active-lifestyle/track-field-ef4d9f0d9df113ad?qo=cdpArticles