40-yard dash

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What it is

Straight-line acceleration test over 40 yards from a stationary start.

Why it matters

Timing method dominates the number: hand times run roughly a quarter-second faster than laser or video-derived times because a human starts the clock late. Any reported 40 must carry its method, or the comparison is meaningless.

Also called

Programs call this forty. The Coach answers to any of them.

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