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Football Officiating => General Discussion => Topic started by: Kalle on July 16, 2013, 11:53:55 AM
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My association is thinking about having some kind of a fitness test for our officials. To get some kind of an idea to what would be a good test, what kinds of tests do you know of for football officials?
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I think our college conference is that we have to do a mile in 11 or 12 minutes.
I think a more apt test would be 110's (110 yard sprints) 10 or 12 times.
Or a 425 yard shuttle run (goal line to goal line twice, then 25 yards) in under 2:45 or something. 2 or 3 sets.
These would be better since our nature is more sprinting than pacing yourself for a marathon/mile. Both of the above exercises are done at about 80%-90% max effort.
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These would be better since our nature is more sprinting than pacing yourself for a marathon/mile.
Yeah, I fully agree and that's why I asked :) (we did a Cooper test this Spring but I don't think that is a good indicator)
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100 Yard Sprint 2 times
and an Eye Test... ie.... look good in uniform.
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I'm a 2:30 half-marathoner, so bring on the 1 or 1.5mi runs. - heck, bring on several of them.
Do not disagree w/ Boss at all, BUT if our nature is sprinting, etc., how many times do we do 110 yd runs?
Maybe some forty's and/or shuttle 25 yrds several times would be more 'work-like' conditions..
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I'm a 2:30 half-marathoner, so bring on the 1 or 1.5mi runs. - heck, bring on several of them.
Do not disagree w/ Boss at all, BUT if our nature is sprinting, etc., how many times do we do 110 yd runs?
Maybe some forty's and/or shuttle 25 yrds several times would be more 'work-like' conditions..
Better question yet is how many times in a game do you run a mile? Except for north of the border, every field I've ever seen is a mere 100 yards long. ;)
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As a runner, I also think the 40's and shuttles in more apt. But, they should have an eye-exam every 2 or 3 years. And, there probably should be some general stamina test -- so maybe a half mile or a mile. I have worn my GPS running watch for many years and a flank official will walk, run, jog 4.5 to 5 miles per game. BJ a little more. U a little less. So, you have to be able to "go" quite a distance over the course of your 2:30 to 3 hour game.
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I think the best fitness test you can give a football officials is a video test on catch vs no catch and forward progress. Get those right 99% of the time and I don't care how fast you are.
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Umpire test:
Bend down to pick up 5 sNiCkErS off the ground
Open 5 sNiCkErS in 0:45 - not sure what a good time would be...