Hi

I have a question about using split times e.g. 5 m and 10 m from a
longer e.g. 20 m sprint. Are there any substantial differences in the
shorter sprint times (5 and 10 m) when recorded from the 20 m sprint vs
that obtained in doing a 5 m or 10 m sprint separately?

I have searched Sports Discus and PubMed using the following terms,
sprint, split, 5 m, 10 m, 20 m, 40 m and 100 m and found several
studies (see below for some of them). However, none of these studies
actually compared the sprint times for the shorter distance splits in
sprints of the longer vs shorter length.


Gabbett, T. J. (2002). Physiological characteristics of junior and
senior rugby league players. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 36(5), 334-339

Gabbett, T. J. (2006a). A comparison of physiological and
anthropometric characteristics among playing positions in sub-elite
rugby league players. Journal of Sports Sciences, 24(12), 1273-1280.

Gabbett, T. J. (2006b). Skill-based conditioning games as an
alternative to traditional conditioning for rugby league players.
Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 20(2), 309-315.

McBride, J. M., Nimphius, S., & Erickson, T. M. (2005). The acute
effects of heavy-load squats and loaded countermovement jumps on sprint
performance. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 19(4), 893-897.

Pyne, D. B., Gardner, A. S., Sheehan, K., & Hopkins, W. G. (2005).
Fitness testing and career progression in AFL football. Journal of
Science and Medicine in Sport, 8(3), 321-332.

Thanks in advance

Justin.
Justin Keogh PhD
Senior Lecturer
Division of Sport and Recreation
Institute of Sport and Recreation Research New Zealand
AUT University
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