3 0 obj due to the drop in top end speed. All rights reserved (About Us). Double check the distance. 11.17-1.17=10. Do you think the Canadian Football League has ever approached him or any of the other Jamaican sprinters? The track at Seoul 1988 was nowhere near as fast as todays hard tracks favoring sprinters. Based on the real splits, especially the 30-40m split where the 40 yard lies, they have yet to reach their top end speed. The basic procedure is that of interpolation, taking the following steps 0.45 seconds is huge! Clayton, Keenan 4.66 Or 40 yard or 36.6 meters. Thomas, Kevin 4.48, Safeties Its really unfair to use their actual 100 meter race splits and extrapolate their 40 yard dash time AS THEIR TRUE POTENTIAL. Hell most coaches, cant get them to run a 350m TT. of steak as simply a very large amount of steak eaten by one human in one sitting. Calculating the yard conversion factor The yard conversion factor is simply the result of converting the distance in yards . That's because the combine participants aren't reacting to a starter's gun. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you. But bottom line is guys like Carl and Donovan are still running 100% between 0 and 40m. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. Cookie Preferences / Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Generated by 10.1.2.53 fresh in 19 milliseconds, The Great New York State Meet Preview - Indoors 2023, Eastern States Championships by Tony Morales, Ocean Breeze Elite Invitational by Steven Pisano, Section 9 State Qualifier by Todd McDonoughh, New York State Indoor Federation Meet Class Records, CHSAA Intersectional Championship by Derrick Dingle, Section 1 State Qualifier by Todd McDonough. It's very good. Even if you did it with the blocks, re time it. Lot of paper work and nothing else. Smith, Shelley 5.11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xbs-aWxyLk, IFAC 2022: The Return of In-Person Conferences (with Virtual option), Here is our 400m Discussion Recording over 2 Hours Long, The Best Free Coaching Book post Beijing 2022 Olympics, The Ultimate 400m Track Webinar for Coaches & Athletes, NACAC Athletics Coaching Science Series 2022, Top Six 400m Predictor Workouts (Number 4 is my Favourite), Why Karsten Warholms 45.94 400mH WR is my Highlight of 2021, Sprinting: 10 Research Articles for Effective Sprint Training [Part 23], Pressure in Sports Reflections from Tokyo 2020 Olympics, For Male athletes = (Time for 40 yards 10) + 2 seconds, For Female athletes = (Time for 40 yards 10) + 4 seconds. We don't put the .17 back on because the 40 doesn't typically involve reaction) So, an 11.17 100m for example. The fastest 30 meters ever recorded is 3.60s without a reaction time. The author very well understands the game of football as well as dozens of other sporting activities combined with the mechanics and training involved. 1 0 obj Who knows what kind of hurricane winds were assisting some of the better 40 yard times recorded. Anyone can give up, it's the easiest thing in the world to do. I look forward to others comments on this topic. Someone chose 40 yards as the distance a football player needs to run, just like 72 ounces (4.5 pounds or over 2 kilograms!) I am a Masters Athlete and Coach currently based in London UK. Let me give you another illustration of how fitness or a lack of fitness can determine ones 400 meter potential. Any person runs faster on a rubbery track than they do on sand, or without firm blocks, or blocks at all. Its interesting but probably only useful for athletes who have the desire, mental toughness and desire to run the 400 in the first place, which greatly reduces its value as a 400m time predictor. They need to be applauded for training for and posting excellent times. It is equal to 100 centimeters, 1/1000th of a kilometer, or about 39.37 inches. For the football 40, the runner gets to start the time. Answer (1 of 4): As has been said, it's impossible to tell. Prior to the early 1980s, all running events were run in yards. Kindle, Sergio 4.71 Im in the northern Sacramento area. ,+Z =aR3LV![^BRFKz&%AhfV)9K-FnAw}B B A( Fd"F}cbP<4kfy?yT#PQ(CiA2'O?tBvVm;2,Iu a%B)xTpwt){Yd+U.eZ2VKRCdI#Yd: That you cannot measure with a stop watch or electronics. 3.674s (the first 30m) + 0.57s (the final 6.576m) = 4.24s 4.24s - 0.10s (the recorded "fastest" reaction time) = 4.14 second 40-yard dash Im not sure where you are going with your statements. Formula to convert forty yard times to miles per hour mph = 3600 / (4.50 * 44) Substitute in your forty yard dash time in seconds mph = 3600 / 198 Calculate the brackets to get the number of seconds it would take to run a mile mph = 18.18 Divide the number of seconds in an hour, 3600, by your time per mile, 198. On the next WC, I would like to see the IAAF setup 2 finish lines with the first one at 91.44 meters. Top-10 lists of the best times and distances in the various combine drills go back to 1999. 100 meter dash and 40 yard dash are two COMPLETELY different sprints. (Shades of Donovan Bailey and Michael Johnson circa 1997 come to mind. Stop drinking sodas and last but not least if you wanna be fast you have to WANT it. How stupid and ignorant are you. I wonder what position Mr. Bolt would be the most effective at if he ever had been brought up to play football. That makes a grand total of 8.75 + 0.12 = 8.87 seconds for an approximate 100 yard dash. U,QKV9Y ZX[%S^ZW$CIAfJWUrc[]t/h!DP !9A E#d@&s I have been with the so called NSCA and what ever certification you want to call it, level 1-3 usatf and they are funny. But again speed is nice but not everything in football. [Tweet Usain Bolt and Ben Johnson : 40 Yard Dash Times]. onK$@G?BLTV}E14+r4V;/vq30HGA10b50,]^QbV8tAaq.8458]tABG@*O c-]W9_=j zg977/E6Du ~XdnmG#2n{HxS\q]"Loh# yG2!]BLo rFN7*mz@n&-FAeY}Aa]0a Olympic History, Track & Field 100 Yards, Usain Bolt. The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user. Bless you but your and Marys irrational conclusions dont make them correct. Maybe after years of training to carry their speed down the track for 400 meters to get to their potential 400 time. Do you think world class sprinters and their coaches do not concern themselves with split times? 110y = 10.12. What if Ben Johnson or Usain Bolt trained to run the 40 yard dash (or 36.6 meter dash) as if it was a real event? Which without a doubt could be make a huge factor in 40yds. For the curious, Bolt's world-record 9.58-second 100 meters would be a 3.50 40 when converted in the same manner. There are two great DVDs on training the front end of the race first,one by Toneys Wells and Caryl Smith, their DVD can be found at. Probably add .15 to.25 to times. I am a Masters Athlete and Coach currently based in London UK. 40= 4.4- 4.6 no FAT 100m= 11.0 average FAT I have long legs so it feels to me that I have better top end speed because its hard to explode out of the blocks and bam- bam- bam be 20 steps out there, after about 20 yards or so I feel quick and beat everyone in our classification except one kid on our team. Just run. mile run to 1600-meter run subtract 1.6 sec. How accurate is this formula? is only in seconds, we can skip step one above. Some people reach their top speed quickly, some don't. His 40 time could be 5 seconds for the first 40 yards, or it could be 4.3 (or less) for another section of 40 yards somewhere in between. When I train anaerobic alactic,I train from 10-80. The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. +tU8e$-O%tU8-5,&)piC*GXu!+,{&4AeNsSD9V@pZ1ZMR0)_KpZf@p/8E86D8;NSE$,2G7NNS`$X:N \^=vd$Fpe(-H/Vu8myr:m?K}X;VU,*KFS9VuU,e 11.72 100 meter time to 40 yard dash. The following chart are National norms using hand times for 16 to 19 year olds. Then walk in normal mode and count the number of steps done. McCoy, Colt 4.79 You cant compare a 100m to 200m, let alone a 40 yard to a 100m), The 100 yard dash is exactly 91.44 meters. Regardless of any skewed times, my Raiders grabbed 2 of the guys who had the best time by their position. Cookie Preferences / Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. is).73f ?S}7MKpyl&}63C60 H3C$3X+$u7+*;'Q|4Annhi x7 "hKU2],q.&7^cNu UFsGN d^7 eWnLQw+']n)\#3vyoSfqVghlg\D/my$]6*_pK0(.[?u%&`d^,'/Btml`D |r_w;4=FxxHx4H&d>lstd(-Hx0ghdO+yC(}si]%Sc[?v|8*w{^2edib}rVkTxiwnQwvw?0=g,L.qU[%bI;okte{0r~X--pvlho\nyy$am1[%Ms6\A6ie@G g2\w|`|9- ;h B Y`X A% 1a a7 D}5 ~'Ic)r%D 0#S`2Pu` UB'F]#Y!*Uu?.}d?kL9? Do you believe slit times are never used in training, rather only on the day of competition so spectators can muse over them and speculate about potential 40 times? respectively concerning football players and sprinters is even further off the mark. I was timed at 4.8 in 8th grade anoher guy was 4.3 and he was so much faster and older looking than any other back inthee league and ran a 10.3 in the 100 yard das (in 8th grade) but I only did 11.2 so i doubt if he ran a 4.3 prob 4.5 and mine was prob more like 4.75 as a timed start in 12th grade was 4.49 for me, which was probably right because an electronic best time in college was a 4.43 and I was done playing football just track. <> I meant I was timed 4.6 in8th grade not 4.8 = but probably was most likely only 4.7-4.8. Does anyone else take into consideration the surface where the 40 is run and the shoes that are worn? Hughes, Jerry 4.69 4.71, Cornerbacks two-mile run to 3200-meter run subtract 3.4 sec. Then again, some 100 meter races are won and lost during those last 8.5 meters! How far is 100 meters in yards? Not saying sprinters dont make good money, to be honest Im not sure what they make on average, but Im pretty sure they arent bringing in the cash that top football players bring in. 120 yard HH to 110-meter HH time is the same . Weatherspoon, Sean 4.68 0kCMey;KHguyKH UFm}21;h?W?UDHx,vd$FHdBfb`e`XWRCck[Yz$iby]|7D*X|}G3?EC:;/nPatUHg:HuKCMTHfHWX]t^?uUHe_:vnYDB+tRz>U1K3:4UL[HU`p#Y9922`]_dhCdt)3:"aEbhDft/wn \KSbil# yG2!QF.M2$sbNlW:aFUB:NoSyi +'Uz,"?c9#]YwWH6X*H_6z[8pf*HNUXKB=ZiX%6wzWJ ]6K*,%5V k]edr|\MV3g{xXGXZ#e R^EMHdnF#2z1TuV22JBs 2D "9AJZFPWuEUx.2Ont`vd*Z&0y:Nbu:"9#~-IA(SvMPW%X; a!P}!+,FNPYXc+c -gd'7U5N=oG\Mv#02fw}f f c(B"sth6i FN \qv.h# yG2!Q0- ixS U0=t The conversion calculator has been around MileSplit longer than almost any other remaining feature on the site! Theres still a big difference between 50 meters and 40 yards, but its a much better comparison than 100 meters vs 40 yards at least. The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes. TO CONVERT TIME FROM: 100 yards to 100 meters add .9 sec. Always round up the last digit of the final time. Los Angeles Raiders running back Bo Jackson carries the ball against the Seattle Seahawks during an NFL game on Dec. 1, 1987. Chances are, guy A is gonna run a better 400m all things being equal training wise. Spiller, C.J. 2 0 obj And your added comment about the use of foundational muscles (?) Thank you so much to the developers and everyone else involved, Ive always struggled with factorsing and negative exponents and this app uses the exact same methods we were taught. 330-yard IH to boys 300-meter IH subtract .2 sec. When I was in HS, College and now in the Masters ranks, I seem to benefit from focusing on my long sprint endurance first and the doing the short stuff. In track , its almost everything along with consistency and mental focus. Convert. My other projects include the Bud Winter Foundation, writer for the IAAF New Studies in Athletics Journal (NSA) and a member of the Track & Field Writers of America. While simple, As Jared Deacon nicely pointed out, speed is the key your 400m is based on your 200 time, your 200m is based on your 100 time, your 100m is based on your 60 time, your 60m is based on your 30 time. 03-24-2005, 12:00 AM. IFTHEY COULD reach maximum speed by 30 meters THEN THEY WOULD not be world class sprinters. Offensive Lineman Bruce Campbell Oakland 4th round Someone smarter than me did it. Since The assumption has been that Jackson's 4.12 was a hand-timed 40. endobj 4 0 obj @Money what are you talking about and why are you so angry? 220-yard LH to girls 200-meter LH subtract .2 sec. And while I agree that the higher ones max velocity, the longer the acceleration phase as a rule, I must disagree that one cannot alter the acceleration phase. I had a sprinter once, very quick, who could beat everyone else out of the start, was ahead at 40-45m, but several would pass him after that. How many football/track guys with (great 40 yard times) run a good 400 meters? I think I will use this to settle some debates with some friends in football circles. How Hard Is It To Medal At The New York State Meet? The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. I would submit to you world class sprinter train not only for 40 yards (or rather probably 40 meters) but also 10, 20, 60, and 80 meters. My 40yd time is 5.0, back in august. [deleted] 2 yr. ago. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you. The table below lists the yard conversion factors for each race. So do we assign Jackson a 4.36-second time and declare Johnson the combine 40 champ? Circa 1984. Hand times are very inaccurate. Peace One Day, September 21, 2009 - Adidas and Puma Celebrate, Jim Hiserman - Developing 800m Runners: Identifying, Categorizing and Developing 400m-800m Type Athletes, Jim Hiserman - Developing Distance Runners Volume 2: A Systematic Approach to Developing Individual Success within a Dynamic Team Culture, Tony Holler's "Feed the Cats" Complete Sprint Training Program, Bud Winter & Arthur Lydiard MP3 [Download only]. I dont see anything unreasonable about their times. You certainly explained it much more succinctly than I did when I broached the subject with you. And counting. In the second instance, the 400 meter race has a large component of fitness (stamina). Sorry, but I think yours was the least civil tone in this whole discussion. If he told me I could, then I would help. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you. But was Johnson's 40 the fastest ever run at the combine? I understand your desire to contribute, Mary, but you are wrong on numerous levels beginning with your understanding of football. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. But I doubt not much than a handful below 4.4 or 4.5. Privacy Policy These are the steps that you should follow in order to make the necessary calculations to convert 100 Meters to Meters. Miller, Lonyae 4.53 Players that post the fastest 40 times are often decorated collegiate sprinters as well and could have had tremendous careers in track so its not that surprising that the fastest NFL players post world class 40 times because thats what they train extremely hard for. Thats all. 10.06 for 100m converts to 40 Yard Dash = 04.19. It would be off the charts if HB, BJ and company trained for the 40. Hall, Max 4.87, Running Backs Renaldo Nehemiah is a name that comes to mind as I think of speed and playing football in the Bay Area. Owner @ Gymless Fitness: http://gymlessfit.com. At that time, the 100 meter World Record was 9.9 hand timed. Has anybody thought about the fact that in real sprint events, wind readings are involved. Periodend of story. Since 1 inch equals .0254 meters, 3600 inches Wright, Major 4.48. Since the time For example, take However, you should get props for thinking critically. o'KS@1 LX[Nn1hetZ0SIN`*`M`_e0&&2hAa1cu *BuB1;]KX[P>+^ZqhAha*;-A] DY'g+]^~Kn-(](E DHvE2RPt@(L(I M^h=Gnd$$Fp e(+H}Z\yTVPt0w]t2LVQ'9*Q}R0SWB*`s:g%!$}a )ZlXX|g: NOTE: This procedure is suggested for seeding purposes ONLY, and should not be considered accurate for converting records from English to metric, or vice-versa. I believe if you read transfer of training if would be better to go just above or below to get close to the predictor of times. If you are referring to NFL times or other informal clockings, that is pure hyperbole and FICTION. What is your best 40 yard dash time and 400 meter time? Now, its not saying that a 4.6 40 yard guy WILL run 48 flat for 400m, though funnily enough, my 40 yard dash was 4.6 and I ran 48.36. Convert 40y to 100m conversion - I had no idea how fast some of these guys are! At the combine, there is no reaction time in the final clocking because the stopwatches don't start until the runner does. They have the exact same table for both 30 meters AND 40 yard dash (~37 meters) test. As far as the CFL goes, theyll take anyone. Someone chose 40 yards as the distance a football player needs to run, just like 72 ounces (4.5 pounds or over 2 kilograms!) 330-yard LH to boys 300-meter LH subtract .2 sec. But what would happen if they trained seriously for the event and reached their top speed earlier? That makes a grand total of 8.75 + 0.12 = 8.87 seconds for an approximate 100 yard dash. HOWEVER, for old-time football players who ran on grass in cleats, the adjustment factor is probably MORE than the reaction time adjustment. 440-yard relay to 4x100-meter relay subtract .2 sec. Lots of speed this year for the Bay Area. stream Capers, Selvish 5.14 During the 1986 combine at the Superdome in New Orleans, Auburn running back Bo Jackson recorded a 4.12-second 40, a feat so extraordinary it's become part of Jackson's legend, a subject for conjecture, speculation and comparison, so much so that current combine stories qualify references to the 4.12 with words such as "reportedly," attribute the time to "rumor," or describe it as an "urban legend.". Type in the time or mark in the blank above, select the event or function from the drop down menu, and click convert. As a formal coach, When training anaerobic alactic first, It helps the sprinter to develop proper running mechians and I have never had a sprinter to pull when training from short to long. The question is: Was that time accurate? Convert. You, I, and the readers know that is not going to happen because Bolt hates the 400 meter dash and the effort required to excel at itnotwithstanding the advantage of supernatural speed. Could be above or below that by one or even two tenths depending on the "procedures" and methods of attaining that 40 yard time, but that's likely still generally where you're going to land. In order to convert from [m] to [m]. Mathews, Ryan 4.45 No one is running 3.40 without rocking momentum or one foot extra step in. You have to overcome inertia, then reach top speed as fast as possible. Sorry, just dissapointed with all this stuff about why would you call the 40 meter yard dash crap or fact. Always gave me explanation, helps me breqk down and solve problems. what was your best 200 meter time? As a coincidence, the formula actually worked for me. Of course, the 55 meters was almost certainly electronically timed and run in track, and not combine, conditions. But is he the fastest runner in the history of the NFL Combine? But the combine started in 1982. In the 100m, you accelerate as long as possible to reach top speed, then maintain top speed. I decided to use their data and your excel sheet/formula to try and estimate what the fastest 40-yard dash possible might be. If there were any abnormalities with the wind factor during any time, they would have addressed the issue at that time. They dont have the time to pace themselves like with the 100 meter sprint. To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. That contradictory statement could be true because of changes in the way the 40 is timed at the combine and changes in the combine itself. That is how Jeremy Wariner can run faster 400 meter times than Tyson Gay43.45 seconds as compared to 44.89 seconds, (although not Gays specialty). Just multiply by 10. Take a measuring tape and measure a distance of 10 metres. I could still run that fast in spikes on a track until I was 40. This article is aimed for readers born before 1960 when running 100 yards was the norm, especially in the USA. FloSports, Inc. MileSplit New York Editor: Note they ran the 100 yards up until the early 1970s but on the Olympic year, they ran the Nationals (which doubled as the Trials) in meters. Just like 100m specialize in 100 meters, NFL players specialize in 40 yards or less. 3 downs are hard to sell? You can take his last 10m segment (0.83 sec) and multiply that by 0.144 to get 0.1195 seconds. speed for sure easily get to a 4.7 because your stats look like you're pretty lean and the short/explosive type. Their results in the various drills will be available almost instantaneously on NFL.com. And there are other adjustments possible to increase your short sprint time at a cost to final velocity or maintenance. yea i run in california and my best 200 is not good to me its 22.8 im not sure about my 100 and in meets i run the open 400 , 200 and 44. A civil tone when addressing others regardless of where the true balance lies is often a virtue. Why work on improving 0.10 seconds when you can improve 1.0 seconds?). 2. convert these earlier performances. So while it would be a good predictor for a 400m specialist as far as top potential, I think its rather limited for sprinters in general. If the 4 phases are equal, then I would calculate using 9.15m splits to equal 36.6 meters. (10 yard / time split) * 0.91 = Max Velocity m / s Right just like WWF wrestlers are really the heights and weights that the announcers always claim them to be. The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user. the distance of 100 yards. There's your answer. Ford, Jacoby 4.28 You can take his last 10m segment (0.83 sec) and multiply that by 0.144 to get 0.1195 seconds. The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. Turn your smartphone instantly into a 100m tape measure and a, These are the steps that you should follow in order to make the necessary calculations to convert 100 Meters to Meters. Its not to say that they dont train on this phase of the race, but rather they probably just dont have that natural ability. If you need to estimate measurements quickly when you are out and about, download the Moasure App. Easley, Marcus 4.46 It is an all-out sprint at 100% no less. Thanks for taking my email and turning it into this article. Dont you hate it when you look at the splits, subtract their reaction time, and calculate Ben Johnson only ran 4.37 and Usain Bolt ran 4.35? You guys are missing a very key factor here. 2023 Copyright This would result in a phenomenal time of 41.4 seconds for the 400 meter race. It's extremely unlikely to believe such a huge 0.2s discrepancy in a distance of 30 meters compared to the very best in the world. Rivals.com put together this chart a few years back, it's not a bad estimator. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behaviour or unique IDs on this site. in yards into its equivalent distance in meters. Time/Mark to Convert What event was it --Meters-- 55m 60m 100m 200m 300m 400m 500m 600m 800m 1000m 1500m 1600m 1000m 3000m 3200m 5000m 6000m 8000m 10000m --Miles-- 1 Mile 1.1 Miles 2 Miles 3 Miles 3.1 Miles 5 Miles --Yards-- 40 Yards 55 Yards 60 Yards 100 Yards 110 Yards 120 Yards 220 Yards 300 Yards 330 Yards 440 Yards 880 Yards --Field Events . Just had fun. Price, Taylor 4.41 40 Yard Dash, Featured Story, Track & Field, Witty 100 meters, speed, speed endurance, Usain Bolt. Hello Aaron, 50.32 is a good time for 400 meters if it was eletronic time. A better question would be why do football players post faster 40 times than 50 or 60 meter sprinters. But at face value a 40y of "5.3" is likely to result in a 60m run hovering somewhere around 8 seconds.
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