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TRACK AND FIELD TERMS |
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Annual Plan |
A
yearly training program that is broken down in multiple phases.
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Curb |
The inside
corner of the track. |
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Discus |
A field events
in track and field where a cylinder object is thrown.
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Toe board |
A board, in the form of an
arc, which the shot-putter must not step.
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Dashes |
The shortest and swiftest running events.
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Anchor leg |
The last leg for
a runner on a relay team.
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Hurdling |
Hurdling events are dashes in which competitors must clear a
series of ten barriers called hurdles.
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Distance runs |
Runs longer than 3000 m.
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Middle Distance
Runs |
Races ranging from about 600 m (about 656 yd) to 3000 m
(about 2 mi).
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Relays |
Relay races are events for teams of four, in which an athlete
runs a given distance, passing a baton to his or her successor.
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Steeplechase |
An
obstacle race containing hurdles, water jumps, and other
hazards.
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High Jump |
The aim in high jumping is to leap over, or clear, a crossbar.
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Pole
vaulting |
The
athlete attempts to clear a high crossbar with the aid of a
flexible pole.
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Long Jump |
The
athlete
dashes along a runway and springs into the air from a takeoff
board attempting to covering the greatest possible distance.
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Baton |
Stick
passed from one relay runner to another.
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Trial |
An
attempt in a field event.
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Throwing Sector |
The
specified area in which a thrown implement must land.
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False
start |
Moving or jumping before the gun is fired. |
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Crossbar |
The bar which a
high jumper or pole vaulter must clear.
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