So even if the combine uses electronic timing (from breaking the plane of the laser to the finish) there is about a 0.2 difference in times. 1, National Championship Boys Bubble Lists: Feb. 28, Cookie Preferences / Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Convert 100 meter time to 40 yard dash time? In my example, we are ASSUMING world class sprinters can reach top speed at 30m, and not between 50-60 meter mark. <> Let me give you another illustration of how fitness or a lack of fitness can determine ones 400 meter potential. And if you have you only want the elite athletes.I have been coaching track and field for the past 7 years and I have discovered a workout that really works and the results for the 100 meters is 10.50 or better in 6 months and 21.15 for the 200 meters.If you have a guy that runs 11.2 and can bech about 200-225 he should be able to run these times. IFTHEY COULD reach maximum speed by 30 meters THEN THEY WOULD not be world class sprinters. What event was it. The following are from this years NFL Combine. I still admire smaller players in college and fewer in NFL that have not only speed, quickness, agility and mental acuity but mental and physical guts to actually suceed in the sport. Sorry, but I think yours was the least civil tone in this whole discussion. Lots of speed this year for the Bay Area. Moeaki, Tony 4.69 At that time, the 100 meter World Record was 9.9 hand timed. Why not? The 40 yard dash is similar: your goal is to get to the 40 yard line as fast as possible from a motionless position. Dickerson, Dorin 4.40 Convert. I would like to theorize though that if we had an event for 40 yard dash, that maybe indeed Husain Bolt and other world class 100m sprinters mau not end up the fastest at the 50 , just as most 200m and 400m world class sprinters are not the fastest 100m sprinters. Cookie Preferences / Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. 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. Chances are, guy A is gonna run a better 400m all things being equal training wise. You may think wow if he can to a 4.45 at 15-1617 what can he do later may actually slow down as they get taller bigger or just slightly faster. In the 100m, you accelerate as long as possible to reach top speed, then maintain top speed. A better question would be why do football players post faster 40 times than 50 or 60 meter sprinters. lW6_-Z0Z v ] jymN>Dy1'=63s ,em##!H&5 2$s;Xck Why work on improving 0.10 seconds when you can improve 1.0 seconds?). 220 yards to 200 meters subtract .1 sec. You certainly explained it much more succinctly than I did when I broached the subject with you. /zyqkGHs Kwk8zv$N SaD&b9V;QhAV#Z?jn*^5Sw`89w7AeA"KUm{ Nothing against Football players, but they dont train for the 100 meters like true 100 meter sprinters. Does anybody ever use a wind gauge when 40 yard dashes are being timed?? Renaldo Nehemiah is a name that comes to mind as I think of speed and playing football in the Bay Area. 4 0 obj FOR MORE OF AL.COM'S COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF THE NFL, GO TO OUR NFL PAGE. How accurate is this formula? Im not sure why you seem to be talking smack when it doesnt appear that you have been called out by anyone. You can take his last 10m segment (0.83 sec) and multiply that by 0.144 to get 0.1195 seconds. Usain is credited for the 150 meter World Record. 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? 110-yard LH to girls 100-meter LH subtract .1 sec. Multiplying this answer by the race distance of 100 meters, and then rounding to the nearest tenth of a second, the final time becomes 13.2. What is your best 40 yard dash time and 400 meter time? 880-yard relay to 4x200-meter relay subtract .5 sec. Where do you rank? Put any footballer on the starting line with Bolt, have them electronically timed, and then have them start when the gun goes off, so that reaction time also gets included, and I guarantee you that Bolt will bury them in the 40 yard dash. Circa 1984. of steak as simply a very large amount of steak eaten by one human in one sitting. If the 4 phases are equal, then I would calculate using 9.15m splits to equal 36.6 meters. To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. No one is running 3.40 without rocking momentum or one foot extra step in. McNeal, Shawnbrey 4.56 Unless they are a known phenom speedster that is tearing up the track and grid iron, i doubt sub 4.3 or even 4.4 legit electronic timed dashes exist for high school players. When training 400 meters you have many parts of the race you have to train. So its possible the chart was for 30 meters. Time/Mark to Convert. 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. And finally, what if you subtracted 0.24 from their FAT time to downward convert it to a hand time? 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 tracks now are rubber and lively. Top-10 lists of the best times and distances in the various combine drills go back to 1999. English distances for field events should always be expressed as feet dash inches. If you weren't born with natural speed don't give up because anyone can be fast they just have to work for it and want it, don't half ass anything or you will not get anywhere. If he told me I could, then I would help. Answer (1 of 4): As has been said, it's impossible to tell. The problem is World class sprinters take longer to reach top speed because they have a longer acceleration phase. Lot of paper work and nothing else. Miller, Lonyae 4.53 A good or bad 40 yard dash time can make or break a football combine. So, if you have a 10 second 100-yard dash, you are going about 20.5 mph. of steak as simply a very large amount of steak eaten by one human in one sitting. 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. 4.71, Cornerbacks 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. 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. 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. I think at the NFL combine, the 40 is run on a track like surface, but I still think that especially in a 40, being on a track with track spikes on would more than make up for the difference in reaction time. One of the things that really bugged me about this post was the fact the the author claimed that the 40 yard dash was an arbitrary number like the coaches choosed that number at random. English distances for field events should always be expressed as feet. I feel I should have run 47-mid or better, so I definitely agree that the 40-yard predictor is just a guess. Maybe, even though it isn't the fastest 40 time recorded at the combine. Mitchell, Carlton 4.49, Tight Ends I look forward to others comments on this topic. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions. Why? But again speed is nice but not everything in football. You guys have problems. A]Dp Speech, Debate & Theatre Directors & Judges, The Story Behind the Rapid Rise in Sports for Youth with Disabilities, Fouls and Misconduct Clarifications Headline High School Soccer Rules Changes for 2023-24, Emergency Planning, AEDs Saving Lives in Nations High Schools, BAND Named Official Team Communication App of the NFHS, Eight High School Officials Named Award Recipients by NFHS Officials Association, General Instructions for Football Game and Play Clock Operators - 2023, General Instructions for Football Line-to-Gain Crews - 2023, Converting Times: Manual to FAT and from English to Metric Distances. (I agree as well that 100m en route splits miss the potential for adjustments in training and racing.) endobj <>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/StructParents 0>> So, Olympic runner Justin Gatlin's 4.42 forty-yard dash split. Sorry reconditioned should read deconditioned. I am a Masters Athlete and Coach currently based in London UK. Plus you have to figure out how to train that particular athlete. It's very good. I have one other note: I was football/track throughout my career and there are more incentives in football there may well be football flyers who could have competed at the top levels in track but had no incentive to drop the generalist training program of football to do so. factor from the table below is 91.44. For example, take For the curious, Bolt's world-record 9.58-second 100 meters would be a 3.50 40 when converted in the same manner. This is considered the combine's "modern" recordfor the 40. If you need to estimate measurements quickly when you are out and about, download the Moasure App. Jackson is famous for playing baseball in the Major Leagues and football in the NFL, but he also was a track standout - good enough to qualify for the NCAA indoor championships in the 60-yard dash twiceand reaching the semifinals at the national meetwhile at Auburn. If you want to improve your academic performance, try studying with a friend. 2. FloSports, Inc. MileSplit New York Editor: I meant I was timed 4.6 in8th grade not 4.8 = but probably was most likely only 4.7-4.8. McCluster, Dexter 4.58, Wide Receivers I believe he was the first to break the 6 second barrier in the 60 yard dash. Owusu-Ansah, Akwasi 4.47 (Wil McIntyre, SI) pic.twitter.com/ZD8e3jq7DJ. Hall, Max 4.87, Running Backs Mays, Taylor 4.43 But what would happen if they trained seriously for the event and reached their top speed earlier? Thanks, but how fast do you think I can get? 11.17-1.17=10. To Marys point, football players might be known for good acceleration because that is critical to a 30-40yard carry. 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. Dickson, Ed 4.67 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 ? 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. The 40 is just one of many measurements and does not guarantee performance success. Lewis, Thaddeus 4.84 Right just like WWF wrestlers are really the heights and weights that the announcers always claim them to be. Take that time and multiply by 3.66. Any person runs faster on a rubbery track than they do on sand, or without firm blocks, or blocks at all. Click here to download the free ebook of Alberto Juantorenas detailed training workouts leading up to the 1976 Montreal Olympics, Last Updated on May 21, 2014 by Jimson Lee. I think I will use this to settle some debates with some friends in football circles. I am a Masters Athlete and Coach currently based in London UK. That is just another conjectural, theoretical model that is CRAP! Just had fun. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behaviour or unique IDs on this site. Linebacker Jamar Chaney Philadelphia 7th round %PDF-1.4 Just multiply by 10. Here Are The Entries, Top 7 Athletes To Watch At NY Indoor State Championships, Elevate Your Meet With MileSplit Live Results, National Championship Girls Bubble Lists: Mar. Graham, Brandon 4.72 I would have to agree with the first comment as this just does not seem to add up. In track , its almost everything along with consistency and mental focus. What event was it. 440-yard relay to 4x100-meter relay subtract .2 sec. Look at Carl Lewis and Donovan Bailey their starts and acceleration are average at best. It's not true electronic timing because while the clock is stopped electronically at the finish line, it's started by hand on the first movement by the runner. Rivals.com put together this chart a few years back, it's not a bad estimator. Maybe one day Usian can hold 11 world records concurrently? I don't want to blame genetics, I'm not blazing fast, but I'm considered pretty fast amongst my friends. 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Example: 300 Meters to 400 Meters 300 Meters time: 35.12 seconds The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Always round up the last digit of the final time. But thats nothing new for them as Speed City was right down the road in San Jose. Upon closer examination, the question isn't if Jackson was clocked at 4.12 seconds at the 1986 combine. I do concur with Jimsons last sentence, how can a football player have a faster time than a sprinter?. Re: What does an 11.3 100 meter time translate into for 40 y. It seems these numbers are very fast for 40 yard dash. Bolt and other top track men are probably in the 3.90s on a stopwatch starting on his first motion faster than any NFL player. Reaction, Acceleration, Transition, Maintenance this way of seeing the 100 m is, in my view, both accurate AND telling when it comes to comparing sprints of different distances. It is equal to 100 centimeters, 1/1000th of a kilometer, or about 39.37 inches. +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 How Hard Is It To Medal At The New York State Meet? Running Back Jahvid Best Detroit 1st round 2023 Copyright I am not sure whether the table is for 30 meter time or 40 yard dash time. Davis, Dexter 4.64 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. If you are referring to NFL times or other informal clockings, that is pure hyperbole and FICTION. Even if you did it with the blocks, re time it. it is widely used by the running community due to its ease of use and accuracy. Im not sure what method of timing was used hand held or electronic, but I distictly recall the time. 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. As for potential in the long run is truely anyones guess. 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? Then again, the WR for the standing long jump is held by a shot putter, and not a long jumper! Regardless of any skewed times, my Raiders grabbed 2 of the guys who had the best time by their position. Football players posting sub 4 sec 40m? I made my point 3 different was and still failed to be clear. 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After if youve spent more than say 2-3 years competing as a sprinter at the high school level (let alone beyond that), youve met those athletes who have great speed for the 60m during the indoor season but are TERRIBLE at the 200 OR maybe theyre good at the 100/200 but just fall apart over the last 1/2 of the 400. 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. x = 40 time x/2.54 + 2x ~ 100m time Charlie Francis Community Forums 40yard dash to 100 meter time converter If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. Chaney, Jamar 4.54 Owner @ Gymless Fitness: http://gymlessfit.com. Los Angeles Raiders running back Bo Jackson carries the ball against the Seattle Seahawks during an NFL game on Dec. 1, 1987. (see chart below) These sprinters (among others) are the fastest men in the world in their era, and yet we hear football players with much faster times? Usain Bolt has a PR and world record of 19.19 seconds for the 200 meter dash. Veldheer, Jared 5.09 Subtract 0.24 from FAT to HT, and you are looking at 8.6 or 8.7 hand time. Then walk in normal mode and count the number of steps done. Tate, Golden 4.42 endobj 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. Also,it is very disrespectful for any coach to interfear with another coach athletes even if they are not in training season. two-mile run to 3200-meter run subtract 3.4 sec. It seems that you are arguing with yourself about a tangential matter that youve perceived. Wright, Major 4.48. ?>8>l?>~\6]CBXy oJ, Hello Aaron, 50.32 is a good time for 400 meters if it was eletronic time. But possible some are legit. Plus they probably focus more on the latter part of the distance (70m+) in their training. mile run to 1600-meter run subtract 1.6 sec. Probably add .15 to.25 to times. I could've done much better. Lift for strength and explosivness. Of course, the 55 meters was almost certainly electronically timed and run in track, and not combine, conditions. Washington, Daryl 4.66 Pender, David 4.47 If someone was that much faster than Ben Johnson or Usain Bolt, perhaps they should take a break from the NFL and compete at the next Olympics or World Championships. Of course, a slower 100 yard dash time would require a larger extrapolation (0.9?) 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. In order to convert from [m] to [m]. 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 Hmmmm. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions. <>/OutputIntents[<>] /Metadata 622 0 R>> 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. Ford, Jacoby 4.28 On the bright side, your you can look it up statement brings humor to the post. How stupid and ignorant are you. 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. That makes a grand total of 8.75 + 0.12 = 8.87 seconds for an approximate 100 yard dash. Yea it was electronic but i feel i need to be in the 47s or 48s as a junior do you have any tips or strategies for me to get there? Football season is around the corner, so its time for yet another 40 yard dash post.. 330-yard IH to boys 300-meter IH subtract .2 sec. So I trained like a 400/800 guy for a bit, came back and had a huge PR in the 200 go figure. Bless you but your and Marys irrational conclusions dont make them correct. Calculating the yard conversion factor Some Most football players treat the 40 yard dash as if it were a real event. This app is amazing it really helps me in my math class. Double check the distance. Convert 40y to 100m conversion - I had no idea how fast some of these guys are! The 49ers also grabbed 2. mile medley relay to 1600-meter medley relay subtract 1.2 sec. The yard conversion I have a quick burst in the first 1-20yds but then I can't maintain top speed. stream time becomes 13.2. 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]. Starks, James 4.50 "My favorite sport was track and field," Jackson toldan interviewer, "because I was always competing against someone on an individual basis, but I found out down the road that the pay scale was not that of football and baseball. Sure, in a track race there is the difference of reaction time, but theres also the advantages of running on a surface designed for speed (mondo surface) and wearing spikes designed to maximize ones speed on that surface. With Decide math, you can take the guesswork out of math and get the answers you need quickly and easily. Convert. Learn proper running form it helps a lot!! Jerry, John 5.15 Anyone can give up, it's the easiest thing in the world to do. That of course is rediculous. 330-yard LH to girls 300-meter LH subtract .2 sec. Ok everybody lets get this straight first of all. I could still run that fast in spikes on a track until I was 40. If it's a short-legged 5-5 guy with great reactions vs. a long-legged 6-2 one, the short guy may beat the big guy to the 40 point every time, but be left yards behind by the time you get to the 100 . Maybe a more compact leaner mass/body to leg ratio body type may be better suited or maybe a larger as many big defensive line men can blast good 20-40 yards but perhaps if leeaner, not sure, but thats why I think many high schoolers , 8th grade and up can turn in a good 40 yrd. It all matters. it is widely used by the running community due to its ease of use and accuracy. Thats all. Thats exactly right. You can take his last 10m segment (0.83 sec) and multiply that by 0.144 to get 0.1195 seconds. TO CONVERT TIME FROM: 100 yards to 100 meters add .9 sec. 3j,)l{r 9@LI M'0bl# G2!QFn_2$s113_ Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. 08 La state championship track & field team. 91.44 the conversion factor for 100 yards). Im making this assessment of your comments as someone who has participated and supported football programs for at least 4 decades. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. 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. LeFevour, Dan 4.66 This is something that can be acquired through training. Maybe after years of training to carry their speed down the track for 400 meters to get to their potential 400 time. Harbor, Clay 4.69 As a coincidence, the formula actually worked for me. Since you're only 14 and just gettin testosterone in adequate amounts man its kinda hard to say + i'm no expert. Their results in the various drills will be available almost instantaneously on NFL.com. What school do you run at, if you dont mine telling me. The track sprinters wear spikes and run on a surface made for speed. 100y = 09.2. 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. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. [Tweet Usain Bolt and Ben Johnson : 40 Yard Dash Times]. Suppose a person runs the 100 yard dash in 12.1 seconds. They have the exact same table for both 30 meters AND 40 yard dash (~37 meters) test. Acceleration is a skill and talent that not everyone has. 100m sprinters are often fastest at just that distance 100 meters, not 40 yards. World class sprinters do not reach there max speeds until 50-60 meters because THEY ARE world class srinters. are you in the weight room, these are things you should be working on now. 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 I quite agree that the first pass comparison (subtract start, find average speed, extrapolate, add back start) is too simple to make accurate comparisons, and misses the boat for the 60y or 60m dashes because the finish line comes before the end of the acceleration phase for the top sprinters (but just barely) and there is no Maintenance in those races. The conversion calculator has been around MileSplit longer than almost any other remaining feature on the site! Weatherspoon, Sean 4.68 We don't put the .17 back on because the 40 doesn't typically involve reaction) So, an 11.17 100m for example. 3 downs are hard to sell? They need to be applauded for training for and posting excellent times. If you want compare the 40-yard split of a runner in a 100 meter event, subtract .25 seconds from the recorded time. But at face value a 40y of "5.3" is likely to result in a 60m run hovering somewhere around 8 seconds. the same as 3600 inches. 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. ), 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. We are currently trying to determine how we can improve between 40M and 80M. 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 100 m to yd conversion. Ego aside, how can a football player have a faster time than a sprinter? So do we assign Jackson a 4.36-second time and declare Johnson the combine 40 champ? And during track, we kicked axx. PS I ran the 60 in indoor track. One of the quickest and oldest 40 yard dash predictor for 400 meter talent (or any sprinting distance) is running a 40 yard dash. Based on these results, in theory, you could extrapolate your 100 yard dash time by adding 0.8 seconds if you were an elite sprinter. Be patient,seems to me that your coach hasent done a bad job. McCourty, Devin 4.48 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.