Nine exercises to improve accuracy- Cross Country

May 19
8. You will need all the equipment to make two corner fences, plus four poles to make a tramline on entrance and exit for the first exercise. For the second exercise, when confidence has been established, you will need equipment for two corner jumps and two fences. The distance between the two corner fences should be 10 metres.
  • Start by dismantling the front and back rails of corners so you go through the two tramline poles on entrance and exit to maintain straightness with the dismantled corners in the middle.
  • When that feels easy, add the back rail of the second corner, which would be jumped on an angle. 
  • Then you can add the front rail of the first corner, so you are jumping two angled poles, maintaining the straightness throughout. 
  • The final step is to jump both fences as corners.
9. To increase the level of difficulty, Caroline changes the tramline poles to entrance and exit fences. These can be positioned between 14.6 and 18.2 metres from the double of corners. They can even be placed on a curving line.
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