Morning,
I have a question regarding timing of short distances that might be a
little off topic, but I thought someone here on the List might be
knowledgeable about this:
I coach a Boys soccer team. And during our preseason conditioning
period I would like to put the running portion of the training in
control of the players as much as possible. My experience has been
that the more they focus on their own times, the harder they push
during the practice sessions. And the less they worry about comparing
their performance to that of their peers. I will make their PR's
(personal record) the goal each day and not the idea of beating all of
their teammates. In addition to a variety of soccer related skills, we
will be running a timed mile, a timed 40 yard dash, and a timed 40 yard
dribble each day of training.
I would like to come up with a way for the individual players to time
themselves in the two 40 yard "sprint" activities. I have tried timing
it manually with volunteers or other players from the team, but it just
didn't work out well. It needs to be easy, accurate to a tenth of a
second, and convenient for it to work.
Do you know of a way to handle the timing of these "sprints"?
I have a considerable amount of experience with electronics and/or
computers. As well, I have convenient access to a variety of
computers. However, anything I build or buy has to come out of my own
pocket, not the school's budget. So money is a key consideration.
Can you help me?
Ron