(Shades of Donovan Bailey and Michael Johnson circa 1997 come to mind. Conner, Kavell 4.63 The fastest 30 meters ever recorded is 3.60s without a reaction time. too many outside factors for the 40yard test to indicate 400 times. Owusu-Ansah, Akwasi 4.47 The International Association of Athletics Federations says to add 0.24 secondsto hand-timed races to convert to the probable electronic timing. 440-yard relay to 4x100-meter relay subtract .2 sec. McKnight, Joe 4.47 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. What event was it. Im making this assessment of your comments as someone who has participated and supported football programs for at least 4 decades. That is, 100 yards is equal to 91.44 meters (making 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. Then again, the WR for the standing long jump is held by a shot putter, and not a long jumper! Periodend of story. Then add 1.00 (for acceleration. I believe he was the first to break the 6 second barrier in the 60 yard dash. these are not club or high school athletes. Circa 1984. This is simply due to the fact of reaction time. Thats exactly right. 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. respectively concerning football players and sprinters is even further off the mark. The chart is a fun illustration for discussion purposes. When I was a kid we ran from dogs, chased kids on bikes, ran from the car we just plugged with a snowball, played hoop, football, or whatever, chased a frisbee or fly-balls for hours, ran hills, chased chicks, ran from the police, played ding dong ditch, jumped in pools and ran, climbed fences trees, etc. Then walk in normal mode and count the number of steps done. There has been a lot of buzz on how fast Usain Bolt could run a 40 yard dash, which were fuelled by the Chris Johnsons recent 40 yard challenge to determine the Worlds Fastest Man. (I agree as well that 100m en route splits miss the potential for adjustments in training and racing.) Any person runs faster on a rubbery track than they do on sand, or without firm blocks, or blocks at all. 4 0 obj
Sapp, Ricky 4.70 Football fans can watch the prospects working out at the combine on the NFL Network starting on Friday. Since you're only 14 and just gettin testosterone in adequate amounts man its kinda hard to say + i'm no expert. How fast does he run the first 36.5ish meters? 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. At the combine, there is no reaction time in the final clocking because the stopwatches don't start until the runner does. 1 0 obj
Thomas, Kevin 4.48, Safeties 40y dash times taken on stopwatches are closer to 0.3 too fast (0.285) as the starter has to react to a sound (taking close to 0.2) and then hit the watch. LeFevour, Dan 4.66 Smith, Shelley 5.11 Let me give you another illustration of how fitness or a lack of fitness can determine ones 400 meter potential. 330-yard LH to boys 300-meter LH subtract .2 sec. Since the time If youre fast, youll know it. Based on the real splits, especially the 30-40m split where the 40 yard lies, they have yet to reach their top end speed. <>/OutputIntents[<>] /Metadata 622 0 R>>
The sprinter was known for his great starts, and was timed at 3.97 in the 40 yrd distance. Just run. There is a huge difference between hand times( football)and electronic times (sprinters). Banks, Brandon 4.43 There is a HUGE difference when you start to dissect these numbers down to the tenths and hundredths of seconds because of this difference. I am a Masters Athlete and Coach currently based in London UK. 500 Yards 600 Meters 1.40 Three Mile 5000 Meters 1.036 500 Meters 600 Yards 1.13 4x110 Relay (Yards) 4x100 Relay 0.9942 . You just cant get away from the 40 yard dash trash talk when coaches and athletes float inaccurate numbers from a 40 yard dash time. U;I^*piKb%;L(U:e:O8XX&R. 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. 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. two-mile run to 3200-meter run subtract 3.4 sec. I think what the combine comes down to is acceleration. Lawrence, Simoni 4.68 Lift for strength and explosivness. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. 40 Yard Dash, 400 meters, Fitness Testing, Track & Field. Double check the distance. On the bright side, your you can look it up statement brings humor to the post. The (400 meters is mostly a speed endurance race), that is why most sub (44)400 meters runners can run under 1:15 in the 600 meters. Everyone is familiar with the different phases of a 100 meter sprint: reaction time, acceleration, transition, maintenance. [Tweet Usain Bolt and Ben Johnson : 40 Yard Dash Times]. Grimm, Cody 4.64 You cant compare a 100m to 200m, let alone a 40 yard to a 100m), The 100 yard dash is exactly 91.44 meters. Tennant, Matt 5.16 I submit that a world class sprinter would happily strive to trim time from any interval in the entire 100 meters and works tirelessly on that very thing. I looked up a few people with times for both and it seems reasonably close. Essentially, reaction time must be accounted for when calculating these times. Of course, a slower 100 yard dash time would require a larger extrapolation (0.9?) In the first instance, 40 yard dash times are universally INNACURATE unless they are extrapolated from a fully automatically timed race (FAT). Yes, many 100m sprinters obviously have fast 40 times but, more often than not, their fastest times come after a full 100 meters, not 40 yards. Standardized Track Event Conversion Factors . How Hard Is It To Medal At The New York State Meet? Convert. In the 100m, you accelerate as long as possible to reach top speed, then maintain top speed. Running Back Jahvid Best Detroit 1st round due to the drop in top end speed. The table below lists the yard conversion factors for each race. Brooks, Dorian 5.16 Does anyone else take into consideration the surface where the 40 is run and the shoes that are worn? It's not that simple, because Johnson's 4.24 isn't a true electronic time either - the clock was started by hand. Terms of Use By any reasonable calculation, he should be able to run 2 (20.7) 200 meter segments, if he were fit. %`\ Ben Johnsons 9.79 could easily have been under 9.70 if he ran through with todays track. In 1986, when Jackson ran his combine 40, Calvin Smith was the world's fastest human, and his world-record 100-meter time of 9.93 seconds would be 3.63 seconds when reduced to 40 yards. In 1986, when Jackson ran his combine 40, Calvin Smith was the world's fastest human, and his world-record 100-meter time of 9.93 seconds would be 3.63 seconds when reduced to 40 yards. But is he the fastest runner in the history of the NFL Combine? The 100m sprint is not a paced race. 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. 08 La state championship track & field team. (Wil McIntyre, SI) pic.twitter.com/ZD8e3jq7DJ. It all matters. Davis, Dexter 4.64 Put another way, sow me ANYONE who is capable of reaching his maximum speed by 30 meters and I will show you someone who is without question NOT a world class sprinter. Calculating the yard conversion factor 120 yard HH to 110-meter HH time is the same. Starks, James 4.50 Football players posting sub 4 sec 40m? Upon closer examination, the question isn't if Jackson was clocked at 4.12 seconds at the 1986 combine. 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. Mays, Taylor 4.43 40 Yard Dash, Featured Story, Track & Field, Witty 100 meters, speed, speed endurance, Usain Bolt. And during track, we kicked axx. Weatherspoon, Sean 4.68 So, Olympic runner Justin Gatlin's 4.42 forty-yard dash split. Newhouse, Marshall 5.00 I made my point 3 different was and still failed to be clear. The 1985 Heisman Trophy winner had the NFL's longest run of the year in three of his four seasons in the league, and he stole 27 bases in 33 attempts in his best big-league season. And the trophy for the league has been around for 100 years! Here Are The Preliminary Lists, The Top 25 Performances From The Past Week (Indoors/Out), WATCH: Check Out This Wild Finish In The VHSL Class 6 300m, National Boys Performer Of The Week (2/20-2/26), Who's Headed To NSAF Indoor Nationals? Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. 2023 Copyright A meter, or metre, is the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, from which all other length units are based. Stop drinking sodas and last but not least if you wanna be fast you have to WANT it. (I've also given an example below): Example So, if you have a 10 second 100-yard dash, you are going about 20.5 mph. Football players, especially NFL players, ARE world class athletes/runners, often times with world class speed, so dont you think they would want to exploit that talent by making millions in the NFL ? They dont have the time to pace themselves like with the 100 meter sprint. Explains all the steps and why they took them. I decided to use their data and your excel sheet/formula to try and estimate what the fastest 40-yard dash possible might be. Even if you did it with the blocks, re time it. HOWEVER, for old-time football players who ran on grass in cleats, the adjustment factor is probably MORE than the reaction time adjustment. So, do you think that football players are faster than sprinters in the 40 yard dash? A better question would be why do football players post faster 40 times than 50 or 60 meter sprinters. The 40 is just one of many measurements and does not guarantee performance success. Hardesty, Montario 4.49 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. endobj
In 1964, Bob Hayes set the WR of 9.1 seconds for 100 yards which was equaled by John Carlos in 1969. Football season is around the corner, so its time for yet another 40 yard dash post. Price, Taylor 4.41 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 . Convert 100 Meters to Feet 100.04, 328.22 100.05, 328.25 100.06, 328.28 100.07, 328.31. Learn proper running form it helps a lot!! Agreed. Put another way still, the only way for a world class sprinter to be capable of reaching maximum speed at 30 meters is to become reconditionedhardly a way to improve you 40 time. A nice, succinct way of raising a point would be: For world class sprinters, what is potentially the shortest length someone could reach their max speed while sprinting? I think I will use this to settle some debates with some friends in football circles. The track sprinters wear spikes and run on a surface made for speed. The basic procedure is that of interpolation, taking the following steps If you want to improve your academic performance, try studying with a friend. A good or bad 40 yard dash time can make or break a football combine. ), Novice 100m runners and female sprinters will reach their top speed sooner, so more of their race will be speed endurance (NOTE to Coaches worry less about their reaction time and starting blocks, and focus on acceleration and speed endurance. Why work on improving 0.10 seconds when you can improve 1.0 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. factor from the table below is 91.44. 3j,)l{r 9@LI M'0bl# G2!QFn_2$s113_ Pender, David 4.47 Edds, A.J. Has anybody thought about the fact that in real sprint events, wind readings are involved. Tate, Ben 4.43 The NFL Combine is a tightly run ship with more gauges available and used than we could imagine. 2023 Copyright running event records exist in both meters and yards it is necessary to All it takes is one race to qualify for these. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behaviour or unique IDs on this site. I am a Masters Athlete and Coach currently based in London UK. It's very good. Which without a doubt could be make a huge factor in 40yds. Wright, Major 4.48. Usain is credited for the 150 meter World Record. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions. stream
P.S. The 49ers also grabbed 2. two-mile relay to 4x800-meter relay subtract 2.8 sec. Youre correct, Jimson. Hes currently at 4. Am I the only one who thinks the chart is a little harsh? Privacy Policy 10.06 for 100m converts to 40 Yard Dash = 04.19. Cory Mull, Contact Us And your added comment about the use of foundational muscles (?) Williams, Kyle 4.43 x[;{`E]A\g0`Hsbc;2IHQ*D.qXuSJ/?o_|~}_{_u~ffnOgn6x~I{}? Thanks and damn you guys are fast how do you do it??? Defensive Lineman Dexter Davis Seattle 7th round I meant I was timed 4.6 in8th grade not 4.8 = but probably was most likely only 4.7-4.8. If you dont believe it just ask him. Football season is around the corner, so its time for yet another 40 yard dash post.. So do we assign Jackson a 4.36-second time and declare Johnson the combine 40 champ? 9x+2y=39 6x+13y=9""". Of course, the 55 meters was almost certainly electronically timed and run in track, and not combine, conditions. 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. You can take his last 10m segment (0.83 sec) and multiply that by 0.144 to get 0.1195 seconds. Look at Carl Lewis and Donovan Bailey their starts and acceleration are average at best. 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. 4.3-4.4 is only average? TO CONVERT TIME FROM: 100 yards to 100 meters add .9 sec. While the 10m will be an average time, it is assumed that the athlete is actually holding speed throughout the sprint. Instead, they begin running when they are ready. [deleted] 2 yr. ago. A]Dp Chances are, guy A is gonna run a better 400m all things being equal training wise. Convert 40y to 100m conversion - I had no idea how fast some of these guys are! Location: Beloit, Wisconsin, United States, Location: Glenmora, Louisiana, United States, Location: Lafayette, Colorado, United States. 100 meter dash and 40 yard dash are two COMPLETELY different sprints. Regardless of any skewed times, my Raiders grabbed 2 of the guys who had the best time by their position. 4.37 Moats, Arthur 4.66 0.45 seconds is huge! I do concur with Jimsons last sentence, how can a football player have a faster time than a sprinter?. ?lg|s{8-k3GPf>2S1mc95&-4s3tG+Wod`f'kS|O.oz[,^0gj.w#hu=Lgw4yb8o}?dma>MoM;7r39'6O~y/'CHI$"hX<74^utHX]>?i4 H!-c3XIvE?=)! Speed/acceleration/explosiveness are usually THE most important factors in football. Also, a sprinter such as Usain Bolt, the comparison runner of choice these days, still will be accelerating 20 yards past the 40-yard mark in a 100-meter dash. How stupid and ignorant are you. Ghee, Brandon 4.45 The best way to convert it backwards from the 100 to the 40 is: 100 time minus 1.17 (blocks and reaction) Then take that time divided by 10. Linebacker Jamar Chaney Philadelphia 7th round 6ly`4j`*% Hand times are very inaccurate. Anyone can give up, it's the easiest thing in the world to do. 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. T LQDl7*(0d>gIt.h# G2!Q( v 120 yard HH to 110-meter HH time is the same . Kyle Brazeil, Contact Us It's so easy to solve the problem and gets a very acurate answer with all the steps, very helpful app I highly recommend using, but they need to start putting in more problems that they can solve for you. What school do you run at, if you dont mine telling me. Then, Thus, for a man, a 4.6 40 yard dash is (4.6 seconds x 10) + 2 = 48.0. The conversion calculator has been around MileSplit longer than almost any other remaining feature on the site! Two guys could have similar 200 times, but guy A finishes strong and guy B has been hanging on for the last 60 meters of the race. There's no doubt Jackson was fast. Tight End Dorin Dickerson Houston 7th round 220-yard LH to girls 200-meter LH subtract .2 sec. But was Johnson's 40 the fastest ever run at the combine? mile run to 1600-meter run subtract 1.6 sec. There is obviously a cross-over between the two sports. )"@HI)2)~E"&s]brHeG%!D9
"EHtNRz~Eeu'Ue8ZhA$5'F0a7iAeHY+P$/OgR In order to convert from [m] to [m]. I don't want to blame genetics, I'm not blazing fast, but I'm considered pretty fast amongst my friends. To an extent the 200m is, but not 100m. Their results in the various drills will be available almost instantaneously on NFL.com. 10/10=1 The NFL Scouting Combine starts this week, and the fastest of the pro football prospects will be sprinting to beat the 40-yard time of East Carolina running back Chris Johnson, who flashed across the distance in 4.24 seconds in 2008. The 100 meter sprint is just thata sprint. In this table the measurements of 9.63 seconds and 100 meters are not exact. 100y = 09.2. The other measurement, in these calculations, which is not exact is the 3.28 feet. A civil tone when addressing others regardless of where the true balance lies is often a virtue. is only in seconds, we can skip step one above. 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. That of course is rediculous. I got by my senior year without power cleaning but by all means, don't skip them, they are crucial for runs like the 40 and just getting a good start on the 100m. %PDF-1.4
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. In the second instance, the 400 meter race has a large component of fitness (stamina). Since 1 inch equals .0254 meters, 3600 inches Do you think world class sprinters and their coaches do not concern themselves with split times? While showing Jackson, Bolt and Smith can pick them up and lay them down, those mathematical gyrations don't contribute to finding an answer to who ran the fastest 40 at the NFL combine - Jackson or Johnson or, to muddy the waters more, Eastern Kentucky wide receiver Rondel Melendez, who was credited with a 4.24 40in 1999. The problem is World class sprinters take longer to reach top speed because they have a longer acceleration phase. 2. %
Hello Vince, It was created in 2003 by founder Jason Byrne and has largely remained untouched since then. Click here to download the free ebook of Alberto Juantorenas detailed training workouts leading up to the 1976 Montreal Olympics, August 10, 2010 by Jimson Lee 21 Comments. I feel like you find a few athletes who this works for but you will find a much larger percentage that is way off. 100 yards is the same as 300 feet, which is a good time in the 70 meter dash for an olympic medalist would be about . Some positions like kick/punt returners, cornerbacks and receivers obviously train for 60+ yards too, but 40 yards or less is usually the focus for all players and is a lot more important based on the nature of the game. I believe it is quite possible football players can beat some world class sprinters to the 40, but because they dont reach top speed until at least 60m, we cant really draw a parallel by suggesting that the best combine footballer could win Olympic Gold in the 100m. A special mention for Bob Hayes on being inducted into the Football Hall of Fame yesterday in Canton, Ohio. Thanks for taking my email and turning it into this article. You have to overcome inertia, then reach top speed as fast as possible. McCluster, Dexter 4.58, Wide Receivers oU $e `Z+-OAXyUZ!Sn+]f*6itQT/%jXS>XZceZgCR`/bi!bDo("a9AXXE#aWRdb{4D,MX*C#w(Cied,2>-PKRr60t\_=^*KRUIKHopx#}9]9iQR);[t5- 5 Degeare, Chris 5.16, Defensive Linemen Why not? The 40-yard sprints at the combine have had semi-electronic timing since 1999. As a coincidence, the formula actually worked for me. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). Some Most football players treat the 40 yard dash as if it were a real event. Thats all. You talk as if you know everything, but Im willing to bet you havent produce anything. It is equal to 100 centimeters, 1/1000th of a kilometer, or about 39.37 inches. endobj
Jackson received a 7 grade for speed, which is the rating for "very good," and not an 8 for "outstanding," and he was timed at 4.1 seconds over the 30 yards from home to first, which, of course, involved getting out of the batter's box after hitting the ball, not exploding from a four-point stance as runners do at the combine. It really comes down to faster tracks, not better training. As track and field athletes know, there is a big difference in using electronic time versus hand held timing. There were even some reports of 9.0 performances. Whether you are talking about 2 yards, 5 yards, 10 yards, 40 yards or even 60 yards, EVERY position on the field relies on speed/quickness HEAVILY and 99% of the time 40 yard and less speed is MUCH more important than 100 meter speed, so that is what they train for and they train their asses off lol.