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Identifier: athletictraining00orto (find matches)
Title: Athletic training for school boys
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Orton, George W., b. 1873, ed
Subjects: Athletics
Publisher: New York, American Sports Pub. Co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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drawn back. These motions willbe done with all possible speed and force. The most importantpoints in the reverse are: ist, the arm should be pushed outstraight from the shoulder; 2d, the full force of the body, andespecially the thigh and sho.ulders, should be gotten into themovement, and, lastly, the shot should be given elevation. Thesemotions should be practiced assiduously until each is carriedout smoothly and as speedily as possible. The athlete is now ready to learn the full movement acrossthe ring. The position at the rear side of the circle is the sameas when beginning the reverse. The athlete should then glideacross the circle. In doing this the left leg should be kept infront and two steps made. This gliding motion is the same aswhen a person changes step to get into step with another. Tobe more explicit, the right foot is brought up to the left heel,which is immediately advanced one stride and these motions arethen repeated. This will bring the athlete to the other side of
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THE DISCUS THROW.FIG. 3—Note the way in which he is getting the weight of his body and the strength of his arms and legs into the movement.FIG. 4—Note the elevation that he has given to the discus, as shown by the direction of his arm.FIG. 5—Note the effort he is making not to foul. Spaldings Athletic Library. 91 the circle and in the same position as when beginning the re-verse from a stand. On finishing the glide across the circle the reverse shouldbe made. There should be no halt or stop between these twomotions. From the rear of the circle to the very finish of thereverse there should be perfect smoothness of motion. Nohitch, no breaks must be made, but an ever increasing accelera-tion of motion should be seen. In gliding across the circle theathlete should not jump into the air. This takes time and retardsforward motion. Speed across the ring is a very important fac-tor in the final result. The beginner, and sometimes the athlete who has been prac-ticing for years, find tha

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