Abstract
We conducted a practical study on the process of movement correction in sprint running from the standpoint of sports morphology. The subject was an elite Japanese female sprinter attending university. Running movement was analyzed by self-observation and outside-observation through impression analysis. The coach had discussions with the athlete to achieve new movement and an ideal running movement, and were able to reach a common understanding. During the process of movement correction, the athlete and the coach needed to share and empathize the movement sensation. The athlete and the coach shared four stages of movement correction, and went through the four stages using sprint drills, similar to movement and sprint running at 80% subjective effort. The coach felt that the series of movements had become much smoother from the third stage. Similarly, the movement sensation experienced by the athlete improved after correction of the running motion. Furthermore, the athlete achieved a feeling of weighting on the contact leg and improved foward motion after movement correction.