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Here we give details of numbers, heights and spacings of hurdles for the all age groups in athletics, both sprint and long (300m/400m) hurdles. Our chart will allow you to always get the hurdles set correctly for the race you or your athlete is going to do.
Scroll down to learn what junior high, high school, or college hurdle height and spacing the hurdles need to be for each race from the 55m hurdles up to the steeple chase event. Girls hurdle training program (learn more)
17 sty 2024 · This blog post will list the official hurdle heights and spacing for every age group, from under 13 to seniors. This will cover the sprint hurdles, long hurdles, and the steeplechase. The sprint hurdles refer to the distance athletes run, from U13 athletes running 75m to seniors running 110 m.
Start to hurdle 1: 13.72m Distance between hurdles 1-10: 9.14m Distance from hurdle 10 to finish: 14.01m Competition Level: Varsity & JV measurements. Hurdle height and/or race distance may vary for frosh races. Recommend 110m intermediate (36 inches) for frosh races.) Girls 300 Meter Low Hurdles: Hurdle Height: 30 inches # of total hurdles: 8
Open competitors up to age 30 run 42" hurdles (thats all the way to the top), High School and age 30 up to 50 run 39" (that's one click from the top). Some leagues let young competitors run lower hurdles, that is a local decision not in the rule book.
The key to helping hurdlers 3-step as soon as possible is to get them running and sprinting over the hurdles with only three steps, at whatever distance necessary. Phase 1 – Ingrain Rhythm. Phase 2 – Push Rhythm to Max. Phase 3 – Adapt to Race Distance. These are the three phases to learning to 3-step.
16 lis 2011 · The rules and specifications are calculated for a reason, and that includes hurdle heights and hurdle spacing. But I’ve been to enough track meets of all ages over the past 39 years, and I can tell you I’ve seen some funky hurdlers out there, especially in Youth and Masters meets.
