I can speak on two:
PG: All laser-timed; fields vary, some turf, some not. No, you can not get a running start! They make you start very close to the laser; don't swing your arms/hands across before you take off! They measure 10 yard split and 60, both via laser.
Showball: Stopwatch, just 60, metrics were not shared so hard to know exactly. Timer, at the end of the 60, started clock based on movement so I suppose you could get a head start! Basing this on observation. Caveat: son only attended one event and everything was done as quickly as possible due to weather forecast. So perhaps they did less than they normally do.