TYPES OF BATON EXCHANGE

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There are three types of baton exchange in the relay events. The first technique is Upsweep Technique. The outgoing athlete's receiving hand is extended behind at hip height in this technique, with the palm facing down and the thumb and fore finger forming in a V position. In an upward movement, the incoming athlete transfers the baton into the receiving side. The advantage of this method is that for the receiving side, this is a natural position. However, the disadvantage of this technique is that some manipulation of the baton in the hand might be needed to safely make the next exchange. 

Next we move to the second technique which is the Downsweep Technique. In this technique, the receiving hand of the outgoing athlete is extended behind just above hip height, with the palm facing up and a wide angle between the thumb and the rest of the fingers. The incoming athlete passes the baton in a downward movement into the receiving hand. The advantage of this method is that it will require no manipulation of the baton to safely make the next baton exchange. The disadvantage of this technique is that it is not a natural position of the outgoing athlete's hand to receive the baton.

The third technique is the Push Pass Technique. Here, the outgoing athlete's arm is extended out behind parallel to the ground and the hand is open with the thumb pointing down. The incoming athlete holds the baton vertically and pushes it straight into the open hand.  The advantage for this technique is the incoming runner can easily adjust the baton’s position up and down or sideways and also can observe the outgoing runner's hand take hold of the baton. It will require no manipulation of the baton by the outgoing runner to safely make the next baton exchange. The disadvantage of this method is it’s not a natural position of the outgoing athlete's arm and hand to receive the baton. But in my opinion this is the safest method of baton exchange because it require no manipulation of the baton which make the outgoing runner receive the baton safely. 

 That's all types of baton exchange in relay events. Hopefully, it can help you improve your passing technique in future. Thank you guys 👍👍👍. 

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