Stopwatch Fraud

A few basic home truths for coaches are covered in the video today. The big take home lesson is ALWAYS ROUND STOPWATCH TIMES UP TO THE NEAREST TENTH OF A SECOND. Of course there are other factors that can affect the reliability of hand timing, but this is the big one.



So, the old saying of 'the stopwatch never lies' is perhaps not as true as we might have thought. Peronally, I am a big fan of using electronic timing whenever possible. If you have access to timing gates, I would strongly recommend using them for testing purposes.

TIM EGERTON STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING CONSULTANCY