Measurement of 10m sprint time
’ hip height
The athletes were instructed to sprint as quickly as possible linearly from the starting point for 10 m. Sprint times were recorded using timing photocells (SmartSpeed Pro, Fusion Sport, Coopers Plains, Australia), with gates at 0 and 10 m. The height was set at approximately 1 m off the ground, corresponding to participants’ hip height to avoid the timing gates being triggered prematurely by a swinging arm or leg. The participants started with a front foot placed 0.3 m behind the first timing gate to prevent any early triggering of the photocells. Times were measured to the nearest 0.001 seconds. Two attempts were performed, and the best time was retained for further analysis.