WOMEN’SFITNESSTESTINGPOLICY
June2016
Allofficialsstandingforaninternationalratingorrenewinganinternationalratingarerequiredto
passtwofitnesstests.
Thetestsaretobeadministeredbyamembercountriesrecognisedandapprovedtestingfacilityor
undertheadministrationoftheFILOfficiatingChairpriortoorattheeventwheretheofficialis
receivingtheirassessment.
AllonfieldofficialsmustcompleteeithertheBeepTest(twentymetremultistagefitnesstest)orFIFA
FitnessTest1,followedbytheCooperTest(twelveminuterun).
Amaximum30minutesistobeprovidedbetweentheBeeporFIFA,andtheCooperTest.
TheFILreservetherighttoalterthesetestsinthefutureforagility,flexibility,corestrength,and
speed.Membercountrieswillreceivenoticeofanynewfitnesstestrequirementoneyearpriortothe
initiationofsuchtest.
Usingthetablesshownattheendofthepolicy,officialsneedtopass(basedongenderandage)
either
a)theCooperTestatthe“GoodorVeryGood”levelandtheBeepTestorFIFAFitnessTest1atthe
“Good”levelor
b)theCooperTestatthe“Fair”levelandtheBeepTestorFIFAFitnessTest1atthe“VeryGood”
level.
Passingstandard CooperTest
BeeporFIFAFitnessTest1
GoodorVeryGood
+ Good
Fair
+ Verygood
Anyofficialwhodoesnotpassthefitnesstestaftertwoattemptsattheassessmentvenuewouldnot
beeligibletoeitherreceiveaninternationalratingorrenewaninternationalratingatthatvenue.
Toofficiatetier1games,officialsmustachieveeitherVeryGoodorGoodonalltheirtests.Those
achievingfairorbelow,mayonlyofficiatetiertwoandbelowgames.
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Resources:
Flatnon-slipsurface;30metretapemeasure;Markingcones;TheMulti-StageFitnessTestCDorMP3
player,iPodorsimilar;CDPlayer,iPodorsimilarwithaudiblespeakers;recordingsheets;assistantsat
eitherendofthe20mtoensurerulesaremet.
Protocol:
The test requires the athlete to run 20m in time with a beep from the audio track recording. The
athletemustplaceonefootonorbeyondthe20mmarkerattheendofeachshuttle.
Ø Theathletewarmsupfor10minutes
Ø A20metresectionistobemeasuredusingatapemeasure,withtheendsclearlydelineated
byconesand wherepossibleasolidline Ø Theaudiotrack,whichtheathletemustbeabletohearforthemselvesistobeplayedfrom
thatstartwhentheparticipants(maximumeight)arereadytogo
Ø Iftheathletearrivesattheendofashuttlebeforethebeep,theathletemustwaitfor the
nextbeepandthenresumerunning Ø Iftheathletefailstoreachtheendoftheshuttlebeforethebeeptheywillbeallowedtwo
furthershuttlestoattempttoregaintherequiredpacebeforebeing withdrawn.Participants
mustbewarnedbytheofficialinchargethattheyareindangerofbeingstoppedand
encouragedto‘getbackontrack;’ Ø Onceeachparticipantstops,theirlevelandnumberofshuttlescompletedmustbeclearly
recordedinwriting
Ø Thefollowinglinksofferyouanaudioandavisualversionofthetestthatmayproveusefulto
thosewhoareunfamiliarwithrunningand/oradministeringthetest.
Audio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0U_yQITBks
Visual https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XgGPULnDxY Level#
Shuttle#
FIFAFitnessTest1
Resources:
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ateitherendofthe40mtoensurerulesaremet
Protocol Thetestrequirestheathletetorun6x40m,eachwithina90secondstimeframe,intimewitha
whistle. Theathletemuststartbehindthestartinglineandmayhavea1-2stepwalk/rock/stepinto
thestart. Ø Theathletewarmsupfor10minutes
Ø Timinggates(preferred)andmarkerconesareplaced40metersaparttoindicatethe sprint
distance.
Ø Astartlineisalsomarked1.5metersbeforethetiminggates.Thesubject'sfrontfootisplaced
behindthestartingline,andwhenreadybeginsthefirstsprint,runningmaximallythroughthe
gate40maway.
Ø Thesprinttimeisrecorded.Astopwatchisusedtorecordtherecoverytime.
Ø Thesubjecthas1.5minutestoreturnthestart,beforesprintingagain(itisassumedthat each
sprintstartson1min30sec,e.g.3min,4.5min,6minetc.-not1min30sec.
Ø Eachtimeisrecordedandanaverageofthesixrunsisusedfortheathlete
Run#
Timetaken
1
2
3
4
5
6
Averagetime CooperTest
Resources
Flatmeasurablesurface(ideally400mtrack);Whistle/StartingGun;Stopwatch; Assistanttotimeand
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Protocol
Ø Usingawhistleorstarter’sgun,signalthestartofthetestandstartthestopwatch
Ø Theparticipantmustrun(thisshouldnotbeawalkoracombinationorrunning/walking)for
theentiretwelveminutes
Ø Measurethetotaldistancecoveredoverthetwelveminutes.
Ø Recorddistance. FILWOMEN’SFITNESSTESTINGPOLICYJune2016
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Men
Women
Excellent
13.1–21.16
12.1–21.16
VeryGood
10.1–12.12
9.1–11.12
Good
8.1–9.11
7.1–8.11
FIFAFitnessTest1Standards(oversixruns):
Thesearetheaveragetimesthatmustbeachievedoverthesixruns.
Agegroup
Verygood
Good
Fair
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
20-29years
6.2secs.
6.6secs.
6.4secs.
6.8secs.
6.6secs.
7.0secs.
30-39years
6.4secs.
6.8secs.
6.6secs.
7.0secs.
6.8secs.
7.2secs.
40–49years
6.6secs.
7.0secs.
6.8secs.
7.2secs.
7.0secs.
7.4secs.
>49years
6.8secs.
7.2secs.
7.0secs.
7.4secs.
7.2secs.
7.6secs.
CooperTeststandards:
Agegroup
20-29years
30-39years
40-49years
>49years
Gender
VeryGood Good
Fair
Poor
VeryPoor
Male
>2800m
2400-2800m 2200-2400m 1600-2200m <1600m
Female
>2700m
2200-2700m 1800-2200m 1500-1800m <1500m
Male
>2700m
2300-2700m 1900-2300m 1500-1900m <1500m
Female
>2500m
2000-2500m 1700-2000m 1400-1700m <1400m
Male
>2500m
2100-2500m 1700-2100m 1400-1700m <1400m
Female
>2300m
1900-2300m 1500-1900m 1200-1500m <1200m
Male
>2400m
2000-2400m 1600-2000m 1300-1600m <1300m
Female
>2200m
1700-2200m 1400-1700m 1100-1400m <1100m
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