Skills & Drills Drills Skills I’m Coaching: Teenage Under 7 Under 10 Under 13 Teenage Seniors Sevens Coaching Plans My Plans Drills Skills Running Acceleration Save Skill Your browser doesn't support HTML5 video tag. Teen-running Accelaration OBJECTIVE: To increase speed. KEY FACTORS: Balance - weight on balls of feet. Arm movement aligned to direction of running. Relaxed shoulders. Small explosive steps - increasing leg speed. Lengthening strides. Eyes up. COMMON ERRORS: Rocking from side to side. Turning feet/knees inwards or outwards from the running line. Tense body. Related Running Skills Fend/Push-offSkills - Running Running in DefenceSkills - Running Running with BallSkills - Running SwerveSkills - Running Side StepSkills - Running Running in SupportSkills - Running Getting UpSkills - Running