Tests
What we can measure
Speed and agility tests — the standard tests come with their distances already set.
Sprint
Timing units set up in sequence, at any distances: with two units you measure the total time, with four you also get split times and speeds for every sector.
T-test
Four timing units laid out in a T, with standard distances of 9.14 m and 4.57 m between them. A single test measures every basic direction of movement - running forward, side-stepping both ways, and running backward.
505New
Change-of-direction (CoD) test: start at the timing unit at 0 m, sprint through the timing unit at 10 m, turn at the line at 15 m and run back through the second timing unit. The standard result is the 505 time: the time from the second timing unit to the change of direction and back; as an extra, the 10 m sprint is measured too.
5-10-5New
Agility test: a timing unit placed in the middle, with turns 4.57 m to its left and right. The test starts in the middle, runs back through the middle after the first turn to the second one, and back to the middle again. The 5-10-5 test measures two 180° turns, one each way — the total time over 18.28 m and the time of each half. The test is run twice, starting in a different direction each time.
Laps
One timing unit is used: every pass completes a lap. It measures each lap's time, the elapsed time at every pass (the split), the lap speed, and the fastest, slowest and average lap.
Reaction time
Every test can include a reaction-time measurement. The starting timing unit (the start) gives a sound and light signal; the time from the moment it signals to the moment its beam is broken is the athlete's reaction time.