Game version
Baton-pass partners: practice smooth baton exchanges at a walk, then a jog. The pair counts clean passes and swaps roles.
Full-Speed Relay Handoffs
Practice the whole relay exchange at race speed with your team.
By Coach Evan Waechtler Youth coach (U11, Cache Valley, Utah) and founder of SSTracker Updated October 30, 2026
Set up
Each runner sets their own go-mark in their zone.
Core: Jog. Beat your own count of clean passes.
- Ages
- 14 and up
- Time
- 15 min
- Players
- Just you
- Space
- Yard or field
- Bring
- Baton, track, 3 teammates
- Level · skill
- Advanced · Starts & Relays
The steps
How it works
- Each runner sets their own go-mark in their zone.
- Run 4 full-speed exchanges per pair.
- After each one, say whether the pass was early, late or on time.
- Move go-marks together and try again.
Coaching point
Trust your mark.
Safety: Run in your own lane and look ahead, not back, once you have the baton.
Make it fun
Play it, don't drill it
Challenge
Pick a level: Less (walk), Core (jog), More (call “hand!” on the exchange). Beat your own count of clean passes.
Story
You are secret agents passing a message in a crowded street.
My best
Beat your own count
Beat your own count of clean passes. Only your own number counts: today against last time.
Practice makes progress
Print it now, or save it free
Free for families and teams
Save this drill to your child or team, free
Sign up and the free track and field week for this age opens in your child's planner, kept to healthy limits. A coach can send this drill to the whole team as homework, and parents see every session logged.
14 days free for a family, no card · Running a team is always free
Does your child's coach know about this?
An email from you to the coach, with the words ready. Nothing is tracked and nobody is rewarded.