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This document describes a study that examines how the amount of weight carried by an athlete affects their speed over a 50m distance. The researcher had 10 narrow classmates and 10 broad classmates each run 50m, and their times were recorded to the nearest tenth of a second. The times for the narrow and broad classmates were then compared and analyzed to determine if carrying more weight slows athletes over short distances.

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Maths SBA

This document describes a study that examines how the amount of weight carried by an athlete affects their speed over a 50m distance. The researcher had 10 narrow classmates and 10 broad classmates each run 50m, and their times were recorded to the nearest tenth of a second. The times for the narrow and broad classmates were then compared and analyzed to determine if carrying more weight slows athletes over short distances.

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SBA Title

How does the amount of weight carried by an athlete affect their speed over a 50m distance?
Introduction
One of the most common and difficult events in the field of athletics is sprinting. This event is

running over a short distance in a limited period of time. It requires athletic persons for the right

segments and as such, athletes are chosen based on their ability to speed, their body dimensions

and their body mass. Some athletes prefer to be narrow while others prefer to be broad. This

SBA will examine if the amount of weight carried by an athlete affect their speed over a 50m

distance.
Method of data collection
The researcher will ask 10 narrow classmates during a P.E time to run a 50m distance on the

track for which, they will be using the same lane. Each person’s time will be measured using a

stopwatch which will be rounded to the nearest tenth of a second and the time will be recorded.

For the second finding, the researcher will then ask 10 broad classmates during P.E time to run a

50m distance on the track. The results of this will be measured in the same way as the narrow

students and recorded. The two sets of times will be compared and analysed.
Presentation of Data
The table below shows the data collected for the time taken to complete the 50m by the narrow

and broad classmates. The classmates here have been labelled using their initials not their

biological names.

Students Name Time taken to run 50m by the Time taken to run the 50m by
narrow students the broad students.
Y.M
K.B
G.P
A.R
S.C
J.S
P.W
R.M
K.J
K.D
S.B
K.F
C.B
G.G
O.M
Y.R
K.L
M.M
T.M
R.T

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