POSITION People who take part in relays actually spend a lot of time training together, getting to know the strength of each team member as well as the weakness so that together they become a better team. Training not only betters skills but also disciplines the athletes. It is during the training sessions that they get to know who to place at which position of the running track as they get ready for the race. Positioning runners according to their strengths is important. The fast and strong runners are usually placed at the beginning of the race. They are called starters. They give the team the head start they need to win the race. Selection of the starter is done with much care. You must wait for the promise in the right place. The anchor leg is the finisher; this is the one who runs to the finishing line. However, you need to realise and appreciate that each team member plays an important role. Each member is required to work hard towards winning, whatever the position they are given. Anyone caught out of position may disqualify the entire team. Similarly, anyone who is out of position in their life may miss their destiny. This is not something to gamble. When you are told to be in a place and wait for a promise, it is up to you who has been promised to be disciplined enough to wait. However, that depends on how much you want something. At times we get so desperate and impatient that we want to chase after the promise, it does not work like that. You must wait for the promise in the right place. Your baton will surely arrive. No matter how long you feel it has taken, wait for it. You do not determine how fast it comes to you. You can only control how fast you carry it to the next person. So before it is in your hands stay there! Let me take you to London Olympics of 2012 where the host country the Great Britain got disqualified from the 4 by 100m relay race. This happened at the passing on of the baton from Danny Talbot to Adam Gemili who stepped off too early as he was about to receive the baton. The eighteen year old Gemili, slowed down drastically, but the changeover still occurred outside the designated area. Gemili sprinted for the line and came home second, but the fact he put his hands to his head told the story. Gemili, in an interview with the BBC said, “I went off and maybe I went a bit harder, I don’t know. We really could have been in the contention in the final had we made it. It really is disappointing. I think I went on the check mark maybe a tiny bit early.” This is how important right positioning is in life. Those who saw this particular race would agree that the young man has a great future in sport. However, many young people like him fail to maintain positions due to many factors; it could be lack of prior experience, anxiety, impatience, over-excitement, fear, or maybe just ill-preparedness for the task.
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