Sprint tests — Docs

Pick a distance from 5 m to 30 m, then tick the splits you want inside it. The test name sits at the top right of the capture screen. Tap it to open Choose protocol, with Recent at the top, then Sprints and Agility.

Rerun a recent test

Recent lists the last five different tests you ran, newest first. Tap one and the capture screen loads it with its gates where you last placed them.

The list follows your account, so a test you ran on the club iPad shows up on your phone too.

Build a sprint

A sprint has a test distance and any splits you tick below it.

Tap Sprints.
Pick a distance: 5 m, 10 m, 15 m, 20 m or 30 m.
Tick the splits you want. Metric Sprint offers 5 m, 10 m, 15 m and 20 m, up to the distance you picked.
Tap the button at the bottom. It reads the full name, for example 30 m Sprint (10 m, 20 m).

A 5 m sprint loads as soon as you tap it.

Each split adds a gate to the lane. More gates cost you a little setup time and nothing in effort, because the athlete runs the same rep.

For a squad, run a 20 m sprint with 5 m and 10 m splits. One test gives you acceleration over 0–5 m, a 10 m time, a Flying 10 m over the second half, and your peak velocity. On a 30 m run, tick 10 m and 20 m. Metric Sprint then keeps the faster of 10–20 m and 20–30 m as the flying 10 m.

How your splits are filed

Metric Sprint files a split by its distance, not by the test it came from. The 0–5 m inside a 30 m run and a standalone 5 m sprint compete for one personal best. They also share one trend line.

Change the test from week to week as the training block needs. Your 0–5 m history stays in one piece.

Agility tests

Tap Agility to pick one of six agility tests, from the 5-0-5 to Lane Agility. Each one loads with its own fixed gates. See Agility tests.

Run one sprint many times

Choose protocol also holds the Repeat runs switch. Turn it on to run the same sprint again and again in one session. See Repeat runs.

When it goes wrong

You cannot change the test. The test name leaves the capture screen once Metric Sprint arms a run. In a repeat session, it stays hidden after the first run saves. Tap Cancel or Finish, then pick the new test.