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Reliability of five-, ten-, and 20-metre sprint times in both sexes assessed using single-photocell electronic timing gates

01/06/2017
By John McMahon, John McMahon, Irene Kyriakidou, Shannon Murphy, Sophie Rej, Ashley Young & Paul Comfort

This study assessed the within-and between-session reliability of 5m, 10m and 20m sprint times attained via single-photocell ETGs for athletic men and women.


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