1	Field Testing of Fitness WNT Program
2	Purposes of Fitness Testing Determine level of fitness of players tells you what your players have been doing on their own with limited training settings, players must train independently and you need to know the fitness level of your players Confirm adaptations to training Give objective numbers to gut feelings confirm who your runners are
3	Running Patterns in Soccer
4	Classes of Tests Tests of athleticism test the overall athletic ability of the player advantages: fun, pretty good indicators of the level of athlete disadvantages: not very sensitive to training Tests of fitness tests the various aspect of physical fitness advantages: very sensitive to training disadvantages: an exhaustive effort for valid results
5	When To Test? No absolutes here Pre-season determines who has done their training homework gives you information on what deficiencies you have to address 1/3 of the way through season fitness pretty well set by now-not much change from here on Post season this serves as the standard to beat for next preseason
6	Other options Preseason or after “cuts” Early off season (their low point) End of off season training must match or beat this next preseason e.g. UNC women: August, February, May Little reason to test more often than every 6 weeks-ish
7	USSF Testing History Pre 1996 occasional VO2 max tests, body comp, at local Univ/hosp WNT 1996 USOC study on fitness of women’s soccer MNT 1998 January, March, May prior to France U17 every 4-6 months prior to New Zealand All youth national teams at one time or another
8	Selection of Tests There are literally dozens of tests to choose from Pick tests you are comfortable with and stay with them April H choose a series of athleticism and fitness tests low tech, easy to administer, minimum of equipment, and good information Her goal all WNT’s (Ö) all WUSA teams (Ö) all state ODP programs (?)
9	Tests of Athleticism 1’ sit-ups, 1’ pushups 20 yard ‘pro’ agility run 20 and 40 yard sprint 40 yard T test
10	Tests of Fitness 2 x 300 yard shuttle 1-step vertical jump 3-hop test yo-yo intermittent recovery shuttle run
11	Test Methods: 1’ sit-ups Need a stopwatch Lying, flat on back, hips flexed to 45^o, knees to 90^o, feet flat partner holds down the feet hands clasped behind the head do as many situps in 1’ elbows must touch knees, shoulders must touch ground
12	Test Methods: 1’ push-ups Need a stopwatch Start in the ‘up’ position, arms shoulder width apart, weight on the toes keep head to the feet in a straight line do as many push-ups as possible in 1’ chest must touch the grounded fist of their partner return to fully extended elbows straight body
13	Test Methods: 20 yard ‘Pro’ Agility Run
14	Test Methods: Vertical Jump
15	Test Methods: 20 and 40 yd Sprint
16	Test Methods: 3 Hop Test
17	Test Methods: 40 yard T Test
18	Test Methods: 40 yard T Test
19	Test Methods: 300 yd Shuttle
20	Test Methods: Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Shuttle Run
21	April’s Suggested Schedule Day 1: 20/40yd sprint, vertical jump, 3 hop, yo-yo Day 2: 20yd agility, T test, push-ups, sit-ups, 300yd shuttle
22	Average WNT Data
23	One More To Consider Yo-yo tests ability to recover from moderate intensity exercise Test recovery from high intensity exercise using the 7 x 30m sprints needs electronic timing ($$$), stopwatch, measuring tape Player starts 1st run on their own start recovery stopwatch when they finish count down to next start, repeat for 7 total runs
24	7 x 30m Sprint Calculations Compute fastest, average of all 7, %decline (fastest-slowest/slowest x 100) add a timer at 10m get 0-10m time for explosive sprint 10-30m time for flying 20m 0-30 for overall speed % decline of flying 20m sprint is correlated with game running distance
25	Average WNT Results on 7 x 30m
26	U17 Men’s National
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