Now, the key to shooting sports of any kind is speed. You have to have a quick shutter speed to freeze the action. You do have the option to slow down that shutter speed, but you will have to pan with your subject.
I like to have my shutter speed one step higher than the reciprocal of the focal length I'm shooting at. (This is similar to the Reciprocal Rule, though it's slightly stricter...
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