A popular question every February is how fast can Usain Bolt run the 40 yard dash if he was to partake in the NFL Combine?
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SPARQ XLR8 Digital Timing System
The SPARQ XLR8 Digital Timing System was designed to measure the 40 yard dash and agility drills. The system is no longer available. SPARQ continues to market other training devices such as agility ladders, sprint parachutes, and cones. The SPARQ XLR8 Digital Timing System used a wireless handheld timer with an LCD screen to display […]
Read MoreMeasuring a Sprinter’s Maximum Velocity
Sprinters of all ages and experience from young aspiring high school athletes to world-class elite sprinters can run at maximum velocity for about eight to ten steps. Once a sprinter has achieved maximum velocity (typically measured in meters per second), the sprinter’s speed begins to gradually decrease. Measuring maximum sprint velocity is important for any […]
Read More10 Meter Splits of the High School Athlete
10 meter splits were acquired using electronic timing in actual race conditions at the 2012 Nalley Invitational high school track meet.
Read MoreMy Evolution to Freelap
By Ken Jakalski Since the mid-seventies, when I first began trying to extend the predictive ability of Russian coach Valentin Petrovksy’s fly sixty projections for Olympic sprinter Valery Borzov to my high school athletes, I’ve been pursuing an easy method for timing segments gates of short sprint distances. For several years, my poor man’s version […]
Read MoreFreelap Timing System and the Long Jump
UK long jump coach and athlete Nick Newman discusses his use of the Freelap timing system to develop speed and acceleration for horizontal jumps.
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