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Witty TAB User Manual
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2.8
P7
–
S
TARTING
S
YSTEM
Program for testing the start reaction time, a circuit or a sprint lap.
The program includes the following steps:
•
the trainer (or athlete)
starts the test
interrupting the photocell or pressing the green
S
TART
-S
TOP
button
•
The display board shows a
5-second countdown
•
After 5 seconds the display board resets and after a
random time of 0-5 seconds
the
writing “GO” appears
•
If the athlete starts BEFORE the writing GO appears, the display board detects a
false start
and shows a blinking
FFFFFF
•
If the athlete starts after the GO sign, the
reaction time
(e.g 0.31) is shown on the display
board for 5 seconds
•
The athlete runs his stretch and when he interrupts the photocell (the same as the start
photocell on a ring circuit, or otherwise a second photocell) the total test time is displayed
for 5 seconds.
•
The display board goes back into waiting mode for the next athlete, displaying
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START
STOP
T
Reaction
T
Total
In order to have homogeneous data for various athletes, it is advisable that they all start at the
same distance from the first photocell, for instance applying an adhesive strip a few cm before it.
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