Passing the baton in the relay.

Passing the baton in the relay.

Passing the baton techniques in the relay.

Relay - Cheap visual.
Passage visual bat - for prolonged speed (Responsibility of recipient. Exhausted Delivery Person.).

Use German or French. We do not use the others because the goal here and pull the baton from the hand of another.
Choose the layout of the runners on the track for the ability.

1 - French visual process.
Arms stretched back, with a twist of the hand out, palm up, thumb open (placing athletes).

2 - German visual process.
Arms stretched back in a natural motion, palm back, thumb open, fingers together too.

Relay - Passage no visual (does not look the bat).
Passage no visual or blind bat - to intense speed (Responsibility to whom delivery.).

1 - Case no visual or Olympic American.
Support hand on hip by fingertip, palm up, thumb and elbow designed to open front.

2 - Process not look French.
Arms stretched back, with a twist of the hand out, palm up, thumb open (placing athletes).

3 - Process not look German.
Arms stretched back in a natural motion, palm back, thumb open, fingers together too.

4 - Variation Procedure do not look American.
Thumb open supported on hip, other fingers together, palm to back, elbow forward.

Advantages and Disadvantages not pass visual bat.

Processes French and German.
Advantage: you gain approximately 45cm long.
Disadvantage: oxilação arm.
The drawback of the method is to pass French opponent hit the neighbor in the passage.

Processes Olympic and French.
Advantage: safer passage. Bat does not fall. (Olympic safer).
Disadvantage: a hand up does not ease the passage from the top down.

Process variation and Olympic American.
Advantage: safer passage. Bat does not fall. Hand on hip. (Olympic safer).
Disadvantage: a great approximation of athletes.

A "marca" onde fica o corredor — inicio da da zona, lado interno da raia, Explanation of the passing of the baton: A "brand" is where the corridor - the beginning of the zone, the inner side of the lane,
go unbalancing the body when approaching fellow brand. Passage made at the highest speed.

Source: Athletics