Middle Distance Activity Prompt Card

Middle Distance Activity Prompt Card

This Middle Distance activity prompt card has been created to give a broad overview of the most important rules, common misconceptions and key teaching points for 4 of the main identified skills for Middle Distance (start, technique, pacing and breathing).

For more information check out England Athletics but this resource will help to highlight the basics. The common misconceptions are those most frequently seen by beginners that are likely to limit their development and therefore it is important that you are able to spot and correct these quickly when teaching middle-distance events.