How to Use Starting Blocks

How to use starting blocks for sprints in Track and Field

[@thetitansfan02]

Hey guys! This is Matt Urtu here (the Narrator and camera guy for the video😂 ) Thanks for all the views and comments guys! Noah and I just made this for his senior “how to” project (hence the music) and we uploaded this to KZbin bc we didn’t have a flash drive to put it on, lol. We never thought it would take off like this 😂 For anyone watching this video who is interested in trying track, I can honestly say that track was the best time of both of our lives, no doubt!!! Noah is actually still running in track in college for Biola university. Anyways thanks for the corrections/suggestions in the comments, and we’re glad you enjoyed the video! :)

[@iizist722]

Keep in mind in his thumbnail, the leg in front was the one in the back on the blocks. That's an insane jump!

[@lenniefryer4536]

The left leg(front) is a monster along w/ gravity AKA weight distribution last but not least ANTICIPATION of the gun

[@perrypatterson7939]

Insane. Amazing

[@Divalo]

Bruh

[@speedyisgreedy9389]

🤣🤣🤣 nigga have you never done track @iiZist

[@iizist722]

@@speedyisgreedy9389 have been for the past five years. your point?

[@עידונווה-ק4ס]

3:29 “High five a random unknown person that happens to be nearby”

[@liamhill4227]

I don’t think it was a random person if you watch the end they are standing behind the block

[@logiic8835]

Nice high five

[@MisleadGaming]

You gotta make sure your feet on completely against the blocks and there is no gap from ur heels to the blocks, because as you can see in your video, your foot went backwards into the block then you pushed forward when driving out of the blocks. But if your foot were completely against the block and there were no gap, it’ll shave time off your race and you’ll get out the blocks faster :)

[@Twongz_does_anything]

Does your strong foot go in the front or the rear block

[@MisleadGaming]

@@Twongz_does_anything typically your strong foot

[@ellisgaulden794]

????

[@ashij5285]

@@Twongz_does_anything your preferred foot typically goes at the back so that your first step out of the blocks lands on your preferred foot :)

[@ianahbrewton3669]

starting my first year of track in a couple weeks. i have major social anxiety. im so scared

[@davidadunola7867]

Breathe, slowly with your stomach

[@heyitsmetrevor9352]

Once you get into it more you won’t be as scared trust me

[@thetitansfan02]

You got this man! It’s the best time of your life, trust me

[@justinleppanen7023]

thetitansfan02 , so sad my track season is cancelled this year!

[@jerryx2000]

take cbd oil

[@MattRandallProductions]

Coach Kelly sounds like a genius.

[@knyixx838]

4:23 I have a question. If you slow it down you can see your back leg (or the leg you fully extend) is way up high when you take your first step with that leg. I watch olympic sprinters and their leg/foot is always near the ground and I’m assuming it’s to quickly get their next turnover in. I know some olympic sprinters like Asafa Powell has toe drag but I’ve never experimented with that and I don’t want to. Is there an exercise or an easier way to keep that second leg close to the ground? If anyone doesn’t understand I’ll happily upload a video to show what I’m talking about. Thank you!

[@mariakazior1093]

Knyixx Hi, there are exercises You can do to change it. It is perfect If You can keep your leg closer to the ground but It’s hard.

[@apradd1140]

Buddy when you are on the blocks or when you are doin short distance dashes focus your mind on lowering the second leg and performing the toe drag.If you do it a lot of times and for a long time period your body will automatically lower your second leg and you will be able to perform the toe drag.Also you must imagine your self doing it.

[@tarun.s1493]

Knyixx do straight leg start drill may be it helps u

[@mundeepcool]

I'm 3 years old and my time is 7.43 in 100m dash. Is that good enough?

[@MrStaffie1]

Year lying

[@MrStaffie1]

Your not faster than bolt im faster then you mines 11.34

[@kdkd6234]

LaToya Rogers it was a joke stupid

[@garotron84]

LaToya Rogers year an idiot lol

[@Titoo.1]

LaToya Rogers fucking idiot

[@calisthenicsnutrition9310]

هم الاكلات لمن يتمرن يوميا : 1 بيضتان وان اكثرت استبعد الصفار 2 الشوفان الغامق فيه نسبة بروتين والياف يساعد على بطء الامتصاص 3 الفول السوداني لاحتواءه على الدهون الصحية فتبقى الهرمونات متوازنة. 4 الجبن القريش

[@NaturalHabitat._show]

Same

[@anamikabhardwaj6119]

@@NaturalHabitat._show ha ha ha😂

[@mikelespron]

You have a pretty good block start, I suggest that your back foot doesn’t double clutch. When your getting ready to set, and when you take off your back foot double clutches

[@JaskaranSingh-ix5lo]

i have never seen this good start ever

[@INumba1Stunna]

Great directions. Nice video sir. 😎 Now every man can blast off like rocket

[@JorgeCanovas]

Very informative! Thank you for the tutorial!!!

[@ru-zu_0545]

スタブロでっか！！

[@山-o7d]

ru-zu- この人おんなでっか？

[@garyreaper1409]

ru-zu- だよね😂😂😂🤣😂🤣

[@カサカサ-x6k]

アメリカンサイズやな

[@neongenesis3.0]

カサカサ いやー、私アメリカ住まいですけど、スタブロこれほど大きくないですw

[@clumsycoolkid6238]

Thanks for the great tips!

[@kiz__]

Since I saw only praise in the comments… this start is far from perfect. His shin angle is too high when he is at “triple extension.” You can see that he doesn’t quite get to triple extension but was close to it. Don’t round the shoulders when coming out of the blocks. Upper body should be at a 45 degree angle almost in a straight line with your back leg during triple extension. The angle of his front shin when in the blocks is also too high. It seems like he leads with his foot and almost lunges out of the blocks. You want to lead with your hips and not try to lunge out. If someone wants me to provide more info or tips or a good video I would be more than happy to help just reply to my comment.

[@fierce-green-fire8887]

keep it going...any discussion about technique is useful to many people who maybe are shy or whatever the reasons. So, for beginners, how do you determine which foot is your back foot and which foot is your front foot? I was instructed to imagine a big kick with a soccer ball...the leg you would kick is the leg that goes back...however, I also have heard that your power leg should be forward to drive and your speed leg should be back to get out fast. What's your take? the more details the better because this is great stuff! Thank you

[@kiz__]

@@fierce-green-fire8887 I have my “strong leg” or leg I would kick a football or whichever foot/leg I would jump highest with as my back leg. Your front leg in the blocks does 100% of the initial push off but you want your first step out of the blocks to be with your power leg which is why you want your power leg as your back leg in the blocks.This is typically what people do. If that doesn’t feel right you can try the other way and play around with it. See what’s comfortable and with which leg forward let’s you have your best starts. No problem man. Glad to help!

[@fierce-green-fire8887]

@@kiz__ that's great stuff. thank you. makes perfect sense!

[@kiz__]

@@fierce-green-fire8887 yup no problem man. Glad I could help

[@chengxiong9661]

Tf is it just me or anyone else that he wears spikes without socks, cuz I put on socks (thanks for 120 likes I appreciated)

[@ausmanx1161]

cheng xiong it makes you feel lighter and more tight which makes you run a little faster

[@niteowl9881]

Bro no one wears socks with spikes if they want maximum speed

[@bellamarshall146]

cheng xiong I wear them without socks

[@chengxiong9661]

Yo I finally got more than 30 likes let’s get it

[@annaliessstith5234]

cheng xiong me too

[@RonaldoSwizzbeats]

Hey! I’m just starting track soon, I noticed the runners right foot was not fully touching the block until he pushed off. Is this regular protocol for sprinters, or just a personal tendency?

[@sound4life805]

I thinks it's a personal tendency but my coach always teaches me to press both feet firmly against the pedals, maybe cuz a lot of guys just push with the front pedal instead of pushing with both

[@minhgtr]

Great Video Noah. Thank you

[@serops4028]

Legit go to this school hahaha go mustangs!

[@susannwagner9723]

Thank you it helps me a lot 👍👍👍👍

[@senecahill1803]

You’re supposed to slide your non dominant foot for extra reach for your first steps

[@iizist722]

No. If you do that In spikes, stumbling is a very high possibility. And a stumble in an Olympic race will cost you it.

[@SwiftyyOfficial]

Kryptic Armoured most Olympic sprinters drag their foot

[@porthmeor1]

@@SwiftyyOfficial ideally keep the foot close to the ground so as to reduce the time in getting the foot to track - do not 'cycle' out of the blocks. I wouldn't necessarily coach dragging the foot but TOE drag drills are useful to teach full extension out of the blocks.

[@lenniefryer4536]

@@porthmeor1 I don't know what you're talking about but that s*** sound good

[@porthmeor1]

@@lenniefryer4536 Haha...Key thing here bud is the quicker you can get your foot to the track, the quicker you can use that energy to push you forward - that simply means you run faster. Some sprinters will drag there feet across the track in order to shorten the time between strides in the drive phase out of the blocks.

[@jacobaslanian6176]

Are you running at trabuco high school?

[@noahstyffe3048]

Yessir in 2017

[@divanojrv8351]

Thnx bro it's very usefull video ✌✌✌

[@PowerHousePersia]

How tall are you? Because you said the way to set up the blocks varies with height. I’m 5’10 and I just wanted to know

[@beanreview5803]

Nobody talking about him not wearing socks

[@fierce-green-fire8887]

because it is common for sprinters and even distance runners to not wear socks in spikes...been like that for over half a century now.

[@princefoolabi1806]

Which foot on what side I’m confused

[@NoName-vq3uo]

cycling, over lean and over striding on the start. cycling, over lean and over striding continues in the second step. then poor form after driving phase

[@bigmattv7775]

Ive just started an private acedamy and im so scared because i was the fastest in my school and still am but im scared there gonna reck mee..

[@akanotgiveafuck6970]

Same I go to a new school now and I don't want to get wrecked

[@bigmattv7775]

@@akanotgiveafuck6970 😂😭

[@fire-hazard.5uper167]

I needed a video like this for my assignment! You have just saved my life thank you so much this was sick!!

[@raftzyyyy786]

This is my project in my class

[@Ncraft2]

Bruh you run fast how much seconds in 100m u run?

[@TheStruwit]

Ncraftpe 8:36

[@Ncraft2]

@@TheStruwit stahpppp

[@lunamoonlight5102]

I never recorded a time, but I know my max is somewhere around 24-24.5 mph. According to calculations, this is around 10.85-11 seconds flat.

[@mrsceptile170]

@@lunamoonlight5102that’s really off

[@loukasntatidis1343]

The dominant leg has to go first ???

[@correrlancaresaltar8650]

Dear Noah. Congratulations for the video. I am athletics teacher from Brazil and I would like to place an order. I've been writing a book on athletics teaching for a few months now. I would like to ask your permission to use prints of part of this video in the text. So I can illustrate improving the block start. Thanks in advance.

[@noahstyffe3048]

ya, no problem! Glad that I am able to help.

[@correrlancaresaltar8650]

@@noahstyffe3048 Thank you so much

[@SameerKumar-wf4hu]

Thanks bro

[@vijendraawana541]

awesome

[@teanlee959]

What’s the song at the start

[@NinetyLegos]

Are you left footed?

[@motefakingreal]

I usually put only 1 foot on the center line block, 1 feets on the front paddle and 2 feets on the back paddle. Should i change the center line block foot to 1 and half?

[@sosa7521]

It’s due to the size of the base. Those types of blocks are shorter than other hs blocks.

[@MisleadGaming]

Try 2 feet to the first block, 3 to the back block

[@micheleg.2244]

How long does your warming up run last?

[@mathysdescouens6841]

Thanks man !

[@shreddedcheesedevourer]

Is this trabuco hills high school??

[@KiLLED5639]

that drive phase looked weak tbh. He probably runs the 400m.

[@jamesgalang3565]

Ik u good cuz u got that Arcadia champ shirt

[@tobortwo3697]

Those are massive blocks

[@joeseko4827]

Nah I’ve raced at that track with the same blocks, it really ain’t that big

[@starty19001]

ay yoo thats my furte high school 😭

[@racerpappurock3721]

Very good

[@aidanmicallef7718]

Your back heel also needs to touch the block to maximize reaction time

[@Olivia-wv4qi]

Thank you

[@Eugene-mc4fd]

How are you doing 4 years later

[@velocityyOfficial]

I run 10:9 can’t seem to master the blocks phahaha

[@ankurpratap1857]

Nice

[@jaimegarcia2930]

I ran 11.13 as a 16 year old with little headwind.is that good?

[@skylerquigley]

Jaime Garcia that’s amazing!!!

[@turbo1709]

Stop lying

[@brandonharris3852]

I know a 15 year old who runs 10.80 what’s your point

[@turbo1709]

Brandonbharris Yeet no🤣😒

[@vealous8361]

@@brandonharris3852 hes asking a fucking question, not making a pount, also why are you comparing someone elses talent to rival somebody elses, like whats your issue??

[@arlisadickes5298]

I’m 14, my pb is 11.62, the new school record

[@theonlyrexgaming835]

Record on what

[@jacobaslanian6176]

Ur school is slow compared to others but good job anyways

[@Mista2K1]

Rip yo school

[@mrcream1461]

Good job man hope you make the olympics

[@abumereehizokhale9698]

That's slow for a record but good job you aren't bad at all

[@instatrendingvideos3402]

Support in usain

[@asinokire8753]

Let's see how fast can you run

[@rahulrathaur5806]

Nice vidio

[@kamilbaloch7254]

100meter 11.11

[@RazorReflectionz]

Do you push off with your front foot or back

[@sabarikrishnak3179]

U shld push with the frnt foot

[@edd4943]

blakkrome yeah push off with your front foot, the back foot goes up to your chest

[@kennethbucsko8159]

BOTH!!! Front foot is loaded more and you feel more power coming from there but you should be using both legs to explode out the blocks.

[@suresh6946]

Can any one tell me "what is triple extension_, and how does it works

[@doctimvmdgmail]

Suresh- triple extension refers to full extension of 3 joints. The hip joint, the knee joint and the ankle joint. In this video there is a freeze frame where the athlete has driven the right knee and left arm forward. Look closely at the left side. Before that left foot has left contact with the block, he has fully extended his hip, knee and ankle so that you could draw a straight line from the crown of his head through his foot. Without triple extension, an athlete can not take full advantage of their power.

[@rajeshnaikdharavath2923]

My best is 11.50 in 100 meters dash..

[@brandonharris3852]

Rajeshnaik Dharavath sane

[@rajeshnaikdharavath2923]

@@brandonharris3852 cheers

[@stevetyler4691]

anyone gonna talk about how he didn’t have socks. 🧦❌🚫

[@constipatedyakuza243]

It’s actually pretty common for short distance sprinters

[@itsniyah1745]

is this speed or reaction time

[@khaliloxw]

احسنت عملا

[@narenn91]

My time is a 11.99 is that good I'm 16

[@hoytsigman5435]

I'm 14 and I run high 11s I turned 14 years old a few months ago

[@narenn91]

@@hoytsigman5435 k u don't need to flex on all of us bitc. Literally I'm a long distance runner I run the mile in 4:45. I did the 100 for fun at a meet.

[@hoytsigman5435]

@@narenn91 I work hard everyday and Sprint to my full potential sorry man😬

[@gxldsam3029]

That’s ok

[@_ForestMan]

11.99 Is amazing

[@megamindvs2514]

Your top speed is about 24.7 mph from my analysis.

[@dustinjackson3646]

Me- Has one of the worst starts ever Also me- Runs 100 PR 11.87, finishes 2nd in that heat. Runs consistent low 11.9s all season with absolute shit start

[@iizist722]

How old're you?

[@kiz__]

His start is trash. Wasn’t full triple extension. Head and upper body angle is too low. Front shin angle is too vertical and not diagonal enough either

[@frags9764]

I keep getting 12 flats in my 100

[@michaelbeasley2255]

How old are you

[@frags9764]

@@michaelbeasley2255 16 now i made this comment when i was 15

[@fake2044]

dominant leg infront or back?

[@lukedaduke7852]

Glenn Huang back

[@nagwaelghawi7581]

My time is in 100m track mine is 1.95

[@andrewhuerta8966]

Hes not lying

[@christianm9680]

Wow youre a fucking jet den

[@mrcream1461]

Shaggy feels offended that his Tim is one second away from the best

[@theloffikilli4794]

You mean 1 min 95 s :)

[@shriharir6450]

Can i know your 100m PR?👁

[@agung_yudhapratama1819]

where buy start block my brother???

[@kostamatev6319]

Remember the name

[@MiguelVargas-sn2zb]

I’m still a fetus and I run a 4.7 second 100 meter is that good?

[@cpmadhu1377]

Tq bro👌

[@danielmcdonald676]

Bro if your an athlete you wil know not to warm up in a spkies

[@wolfboi5842]

No but at lest our track coach told us you only wear spikes if you're going 100% full sprinting

[@songoku-sf5zi]

Ur a noob he is doing dynamics it can be done in spikes

[@stephenhylton4601]

100% gods will

[@glorytogod9063]

Cross country tomorrow so Im here

[@mariar.989]

wait why do you blocks for cross country?

[@BriannaMoore.]

@@mariar.989 you don’t , idk what they are talking about

[@mariar.989]

@@BriannaMoore. lol that’s what i thought, i do cross country and couldn’t see why someone would need a block start to run 3 miles on terrain

[@BriannaMoore.]

@@mariar.989 yeah lol, I do XC Ana track and was quite confused by this comment

[@slaytrixx8983]

ummmmm when you go to set you do not go all the way up because it will be harder to get up from that angle were as,half way up you can go directly forward and drive properly:)

[@raquivas2319]

your supposed to drive forward with as much momentum as you can the first 20-30 m, so falling out of the block on top of a push of both feet helps

[@nairsangeertn9019]

My time in 100m is 13.57

[@Skiptheevamp]

Nair Sangeertn same

[@Robzabest25]

his back feet doesn't fully touch the block?

[@porthmeor1]

True...heel goes backwards at the start.

[@zunikadaud2490]

Oh no flash

[@ther6godgod215]

Why he aint wering socks

[@LaLa-gn6hx]

the r6 god god it’s more comfortable when wearing spikes

[@sethnewman1357]

I’m a fetus and I run a 100m in 6sec is that any good

[@mundeepcool]

When I was a fetus I use to run sub 4 seconds. It's okay keep working hard, maybe you'll make pro one day.

[@eniolaeniowo3319]

Lmaoooo

[@sethnewman1357]

Student Jared Coleman I’m so fast I outran the plan B

[@keithk2649]

Block distance based on foot length is a stupid, lazy way to setup. It should be based on leg length. Check out athlete x on KZbin for a good way to setup

[@cadencooke9513]

hey i run there

[@clintjosephpalapal1118]

Nice video im 14 and my time is 12:04 on 100m

[@clintjosephpalapal1118]

@Yonas Sbhatu thank you sir

[@mylescrumel9633]

Alien Zorg no one cares

[@justanalias5642]

@@mylescrumel9633 how do u know that info

[@barchetta575m]

@Isaiah D13 Dude, you slow. I'm 6 years old and I'm already running sub-8 seconds for the 100 meters.

[@abumereehizokhale9698]

@ZayZay davis were you like highschool 14 or 8th grade 14 ? I believe you ppl say I lie about my time too. last year when I started track in 7th grade I ran an 11.57 in the 100m. I'm in eighth grade now but track season is far away. I'm interested in the sport now since I'm not too bad at it so I'd like to ask if you were in middle or high school so I can compare myself to see where I'm at once track season starts again towards the end of the year

[@krystel6995]

4:34

[@robinrajput6807]

nic video im 14 my time 11 .90

[@Mineoloh]

No socks?!?

[@DiegoFinthechat]

my time is 9.58. is that good I'm 9

[@millzyisthebest1305]

Nope

[@MicahDaveigh]

Sis that's terrible.period. I'm 98 and my time is 6.85

[@demarcusjones8163]

@@MicahDaveigh you had more time to train

[@MicahDaveigh]

@@demarcusjones8163 w You right,I'll let the kid off

[@sicncigs]

you suck . back in my day i ran a .0001

[@xenia3990]

mines 14 sec in 100 m dash

[@niteowl9881]

How old are you?

[@christianm9680]

I got 13.21 on my first timed one

[@icelll9790]

I got 12.7 my first time

[@arlisadickes5298]

I’m 14 and I’m running a 11.62

[@abumereehizokhale9698]

@Connor has Juice that's not far from impossible my middle schools record is 10 seconds flat

[@jasongarcia9440]

I run 200m in 10.5 s

[@omermohamed3375]

100? Or is it a joke

[@flyingbeast4456]

I believe you my coach ran 200m in 10.6 seconds

[@ojplug]

Whats that guys time tho

[@noahstyffe3048]

This was a silly project that I made last year for my English class, but I ran 10:80 for 100m and 21.75 for 200m lol Now I attend Biola University

[@ojplug]

Noah Styffe you ran this times in high school?

[@noahstyffe3048]

ya. I only ran track for one season, but I no longer do track

[@LunaticBiker11]

thats hella fast and ur form is so perfect

[@noahstyffe3048]

yeah. I actually only ran one season of track

[@かっぱ巻き-q9l]

角度エッグw

[@andrewjenkins5867]

I run 100 meters in 9.57 seconds

[@sandeepmaurya6029]

Abhi tab sutal hauye ka duniya ke samane aa to sab jane

[@mrcream1461]

Nice

[@plasjohnson3086]

Yuh right💀

[@wsp-rzz]

Damn world record 🤣

[@user-jb2fo3tj5e]

かかと浮いてるの勿体無いなぁ

[@指定好果汁]

后撩严重

[@sid_sagwekar8960]

Was that guy jake paul?😂

[@rinagrant2445]

my 100m dash is in 13:01 at age 13

[@noahstyffe3048]

That’s impressive man! Keep grinding 💪🏾

[@Marie-fz3lx]

Damn I’m also 13 but mine is 13:17

[@petervong3698]

rina grant damn that’s good i run 12.98 but injured a year before i timed 12.5 handtime

[@liam-mc7lf]

Mines 12:37 and I’m 13 Not bragging btw just sharing my time

[@patricksmall9164]

I got timed at 10.45 and I'm 13