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A relay race is a group event. As per the rule of the game, there are
4 x100 and 4 x 400; 400 m and 16001n relay races are in practice.
There are four players in each group. The players pass the baton while
running in the track. The players begin the match from crouch, and
pass the baton to the next player after covering a certain distance.

In a relay race, a baton can be passed by looking or without looking
backward as in the pictures. When a baton is passed by looking, it is
called the visual pass technique. When the baton is passed without
looking, it is a non-visual pass technique. Batons can also be passed
in two different ways; down-sweep and up-sweep. In a down-sweep
pass, the baton should be given in a way that can be patted on the
hand of the friend. In an up-sweep pass, the baton should be passed
from down to up in such a way that the friend can catch it.

Activity 7.3

Choose a partner for a baton pass relay race. Make a baton exchange
zone of 10-10 ineters on your lane so that it beconies 20 metres. The
friend who is going to take the pass stands 10 m away and the one who
is giving the pass begins to run 4-5 metres ahead from the exchange
zone. When you reach the exchange zone, practise the passing the
baton 10-10 times. Practise both visual and non-visual techniques.
Similarly, practise down-sweep and up-sweep baton passes among
friends taking turns.

98 Health, Physical ai1d Creillive arts, grade 8