Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of “Running over Flat Markers” (FMR) on increasing the stride frequency in the acceleration phase and to identify the difference between FMR and conventional sprinting. 10 male college student sprinters were used in the study. The subjects ran a 50m sprint three times and their performance analyzed. In the first, they ran conventionally for 50m. For the second, they did FMR, where ten flat markers were placed in the section between 20m and 40m from the starting point. They then ran again conventionally for the third.
Our results showed that conventional sprinting immediately after FMR significantly improved the sprinters sprint velocity. A comparison of the movement associated with conventional sprinting and FMR showed that the motion range of the thigh area angle was significantly reduced, keeping the excessive posterior angular movement down.
