I did better by reading some photography books properly and actually taking things in this time.
Autofocus and the like are a no-no in moving action, better to have an area pre-focussed on before hand and use f-stops to set up a reasonable depth of field that safely captures the action, slightly before & after the hotspot.
Obviously using motor drive will give you some shots either side of good and hopefully something 'special' once in a while. Thats why you bought a didgital in the first place....bin the dross right away!
Sometimes its worth using movie mode if your camera supports it, as you can digitally break down the movie file into separate pics and have another chance of a good shot. Its what I use for some weather shots, especially waves/storms and lightening, strikes are blindingly fast, but done that way you pick out the best every time.
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