Which players are there only for themselves (the ones who put their head down don't look or interact with anyone else during the test and as soon as they hit the required pass level walk off and go stand to the side on their own)ģ. Who actually completed the fitness program the team was given in the off season (who is then at or above their required VO2 max and who goofed off and isnt prepared for the work I expect them to perform in the coming weeks)Ģ. In addition to all that I find that when running the beep test (I only do it once a year and it takes about 20 minutes) if I pay attention to my players throughout the test I can quite accurately determine the followingġ. It has been demonstrated to be related to total distance run in a match, the distance run at high intensity, and the sprinting distance (Mohr et al 2003, Krustrup at al 2008, Bearden at al 2013) The Intermittent Recovery test is one of the most well researched soccer-specific fitness tests and is an accurate benchmark for preseason fitness levels.
First, just want to say I'm a long time reader and part time poster.I had to change my email and so am starting over with a new username as a newbie!