Pow!! here comes the first exchange coming in fast better be ready not to let the team good exchange on to the next exchange, down the back stretch coming in faster than a cheetah hunting its prey eyes glisining ready to make your coach proud, handoff is ok still in the lead. Now coming up the last exchange zone crowd raging cheering you on, coach screaming lets go, lets go, you can do it, announcer broadcasting your team name as you come to the last exchange zone, your excited coming in fast remember that 200 meters should be a blast. Your are coming in strong knowing that your team is going to win with the determination on your face nothing can bring it down. Here it comes the last exchange zone as the anouncer broadcasts, his hands is up OH NO!! you stumble and trip bad your teammate reaches his out to grab the baton, your face drops with disappointment, Tink Tink the baton drops you fall on the ground the crowd says OOooh your coach throws his hat and your teammate shakes his head saying why, as they watch the other teams pass by in victory.
Dropping the baton is the worse thing you could ever do in track. You can not get too excited in a race to over think what your goal is in a relay. The goal is to move the baton smoothly throuth your teammate until you get to the finish line. Now in a relay from the start to theend you have three exchange zones. These zones are for the baton, the baton can only be pass through these zones not before and definitely not after. If the baton is passed before and or after you and your relay team gets disqualified, which is something that you would dread to happen.
In conclusion this is one of the most outrageous bad things not to do in Track & Field. With relays you have to be very aware of one your surroundings and how fast you are coming in to your teammate so accidents like dropping the baton or going out of your exchange zone or before it. Also good training and practice can prevent these accidents from happening.
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