Three 5 m maximal straight line sprints were performed at split times of 1.5 m, 3 m and 5 m that were recorded to the nearest 0.01 s by a dual-beam, modulated photocells (Swift Performance, Sydney, Australia) and were located 1.0 m above the ground. The start of each sprint trial was initiated by the participant and commenced from a stationary position 30 cm before the first photocell.