Sprinting - Injury prevention

[Marquis]

How do you guys avoid the common injuries from sprinting?
Any specific tips/exercises? Or is it just a case of building up over time and getting your body used to the movement?

You can build up to sprinting by going for incrementally faster jogs over a few weeks. When you’re ready to start sprinting, warm up before each session with a short, mid/fast-paced jog - I get my warm-up in on the way to the field where I do my sprints. Most importantly, DO NOT STRETCH BEFOREHAND, as you’ll be much more likely to pull a muscle, as I found out the hard way.

[Cdsnuts]

You can build up to sprinting by going for incrementally faster jogs over a few weeks. When you’re ready to start sprinting, warm up before each session with a short, mid/fast-paced jog - I get my warm-up in on the way to the field where I do my sprints. Most importantly, DO NOT STRETCH BEFOREHAND, as you’ll be much more likely to pull a muscle, as I found out the hard way.

Sound advice here.

Also becareful of shin splints. You may need to build up the shin muscle to keep this at bay. As Marquis said, simply go slow and build up to explosive speed.