Laser Timing For Athletic Performance Testing.
Lockerroom leverages cutting-edge laser technology to capture exact metrics for speed, agility, reaction, and movement efficiency — removing human error and giving athletes confidence that their results are real.
Built For Accuracy And Repeatability
How Laser Timing Works
A laser timing gate is a pair of units that project a beam across the running lane. When an athlete breaks the beam, the gate records the exact moment. Put gates at the start, at each split and at the finish, and the system produces a time for every segment without anyone pressing a button.
Gate Entry Starts The Clock
The athlete starts on their own movement. The clock begins the instant they break the first beam, so a slow reaction to a whistle never costs them time.
Splits At 10 m, 20 m, 40 yd
Gates placed along the lane record each split as the athlete passes, separating acceleration from top-end speed in a single run.
Change Of Direction: Entry & Exit
For the 5-10-5 shuttle, T-drill and L-drill, the gate records the athlete leaving and re-entering, so the full drill is timed on the same beam.
Sync To Dashboard & PDF
Each result is recorded against the athlete and synced to their Lockerroom dashboard and personalized score sheet, ready to compare next cycle.
Laser Timing Vs Hand Timing
Why hand timing is inconsistent
A hand-timed sprint depends on a person watching for the athlete's first movement, reacting, and pressing a stopwatch — then doing the same at the finish. Every one of those steps adds human reaction time and judgement. Two timers standing side by side will record different times for the same run, and the same timer will record different times for identical runs depending on where they stand, how alert they are, and how they anticipate the start.
Hand times also tend to flatter the athlete, because a timer usually starts the watch after the athlete has already begun moving. That makes a hand time hard to compare with anyone else's, and hard to compare with the athlete's own time from a different day or a different coach.
What laser timing changes
Laser gates remove the person from the start and the finish. The clock starts when the beam is broken and stops when the next beam is broken, every time, for every athlete. That gives a time that is repeatable across athletes, across sessions and across venues, which is exactly what a coach or recruiter needs when comparing one athlete with another.
Because the same gates record splits along the run, laser timing also shows where an athlete is fast and where they are not: a strong 10 m split with a weaker finish points to a different training plan than the reverse. Lockerroom's wireless, weather-resistant gates run the same way on a field or in a gym, so results from an outdoor event and an indoor team session sit on the same scale.
What Athletes Get From Laser-Timed Testing
Laser Timing FAQ
What is laser timing?
Laser timing uses gates that project a beam across the running lane. When an athlete breaks the beam the system records the exact moment, so sprints and agility drills are timed automatically from start to finish without a stopwatch or a human reaction.
Why is laser timing more reliable than hand timing?
Hand timing depends on a person reacting to the start and the finish, which varies from timer to timer and run to run. Laser gates start and stop the clock the same way for every athlete, so results can be compared across athletes, sessions and venues.
Which tests use laser timing?
Sprints with splits at 10 m, 20 m and 40 yd, and change-of-direction drills such as the 5-10-5 shuttle, T-drill and L-drill, which are timed with laser entry and exit. Jumps are measured and strength tests are counted; all of it lands on the same score sheet.
Is the laser equipment NCAA-compliant?
Yes. Lockerroom tests with NCAA-compliant laser equipment and standardized protocols, so results hold up for recruiting. See our testing standards and protocols for how each test is run.
How do I see my laser times?
Your times sync to your Lockerroom athlete dashboard and appear on your personalized score sheet, which you can download as a PDF. Create a free Athlete Passport before your event so your results have a profile to sync to.
Book a demo and see the laser system in action
Sub-millisecond timing, multiple laser gate setups, and wireless weather-resistant design — integrated with your analytics and reporting.