Your relays can be a source of team pride, cohesiveness and camaraderie-and you can score more points! Jamaican sprint coach Maurice Wilson presents a comprehensive guide to maximize your sprint relays.

Begin with the end in mind! Wilson believes that to be successful in the relays, a season long commitment to relay training is required. To assist you in planning a season of relay success, he includes a seasonal overview of his relay progression, as well as a microcycle for dedicated relay training days during the seasonal phases.

Relay tactics such as proper runner placement play a huge role in relay success. Wilson provides a criteria list for each leg of the relay that will assist you in putting the right people in the right position to make a successful, cohesive unit.

Relay success hinges on successful handling of the baton from the first runner through the last runner. Wilson demonstrates specific hand positioning and start technique for the lead off start as well as how to handle the baton for each exchange.

Wilson shows several baton exchange drills to train the proper mechanics of the push pass before, during and after the exchange, including a tutorial on how to set up exchange zones.

Wilson shares all aspects of successful push pass exchanges for the 4x100 relay, the 4x200 relay and the 4x400 visual exchange. He demonstrates how to add chaos to the exchange drills to better prepare your team for competition.

As an added bonus, Wilson analyzes four different 4x100 national competition relays, breaking down each leg of each relay to show the challenges of perfecting the push pass.

Relays are the heart and soul of team pride in track and field. Whether it is a developmental meet, a state meet or an Olympic competition, a team's overall sprint success hinges on the success of the relays.

2010. 34 minutes