(video demo is designed as a single progressive fitness testing option… any inclusion into a progressive training program should be designed by a suitably qualified trainer)
25m (touch) Turnarounds x 6 reps | 1 rep every 30s
Record time of each turnaround.
- Ground touch & turnaround incorporates speed, acceleration, deceleration & direction change
- Tests both speed & recovery and is more reflective of match fitness than the individual sprint.
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Test Instructions:
- Players sprint from baseline – 25yrd line or 25yrd – halfway line, turn, touch the ground & sprint back to start.
- Complete 1 rep every 30s
- Complete x 6 reps – perform turnarounds sprints at 0s, 30s, 1min, 1min 30s, 2min & 2min 30s
- Record the time of each rep
- Quicker times reflect better acceleration, deceleration, direction change and overall speed
The closer times 1-6 are together the better the players recovery (stop/start match fitness)
*** If Completing this Fitness Test in combination with 1 or more others ensure, you allow sufficient break time (2-3min) to recover between tests, otherwise testing parameters and results will be affected. Additionally you should perform them in the same order and breaks on each retest***