Table 3 Spearman’s rank order correlations between start, 0-2 meter (m), 0-5 m, and 0-20 m time for a 20-m sprint following a beach flags start, and beach flags start kinematics for young adult sprinters.
Start Time
0-2 m Time
0-5 m Time
0-20 m Time
0-2 m Time
r p
.238 .285
- -
- -
- -
0-5 m Time
r p
.214 .305
.952 .000 *
- -
- -
0-20 m Time
r p
-.024 .478
.929 .000*
.881 .002 *
- -
Hand Clearance Time
r p
.048 .455
.383 .174
.395 .166
.551 .079
Posterior Foot Movement
r p
-.048 .455
.333 .210
.476 .116
.452 .130
Front and Rear Foot Distance
r p
-.647 .042 *
-.683 .031 *
-.766 .013 *
-.551 .079
Rear Elbow Extension
r p
-.095 .411
-.762 .014*
-.810 .007 *
-.810 .007 *
Front Elbow Flexion
r p
.405 .160
-.286 .246
-.286 .246
-.381 .176
Swing Leg Hip Flexion
r p
.071 .433
.238 .285
.024 .478
.095 .411
Swing Leg Knee Flexion
r p
.524 .091
.619 .051
.524 .091
.619 .051
Drive Leg Hip Extension
r p
-.429 .145
-.381 .176
-.524 .091
-.357 .193
Drive Leg Knee Extension
r p
-.677 .035 *
-.286 .246
-.286 .246
-.024 .478
Trunk Lean
r p
-.143 .368
-.286 .246
-.024 .478
-.214 .305
Angle of Trajectory
r p
-.333 .210
.619 .051
.524 .091
.619 .051
First Step Length
r p
-.190 .326
-.619 .051
-.690 .029 *
-.405 .160
Spearman’s rho = r; significance = p; n = 8. * Significant (p ≤ 0.05) relationship between the two variables.