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Coopers
Run
Equipment: Running
track or flat measured circuit, markers, stopwatch.
Target Population: Everyone
who would pass a health screening.
Advantages: Easy to administer
to large groups.
Disadvantages: Pacing
practice and motivation effect scoring.
Validity: 0.90 Correlation
Procedure:
To undertake this test
you will require a 400 metre running track - marked every 100m or
a flat measured running area and a stop watch. The test comprises
of seeing how far an athlete can run/walk in twelve minutes. The
coach should record the total distance covered to the nearest 100
metres.
Estimation equation:
VO2 Max
(ml/kg/min) = (35.97 x miles) - 11.29
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Age
(yrs)
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Excellent
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Above
Average
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Average
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Below
Average
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Poor
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| Male
13-14 |
>2700m |
2400-2700m |
2200-2399m |
2100-2199m |
<2100m |
| Females
13-14 |
>2000m |
1900-2000m
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1600-1899m |
1500-1599m
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<1500m |
| Males
15-16 |
>2800m |
2500-2800m
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2300-2499m |
2200-2299m |
<2200m |
| Females
15-16 |
>2100m |
1900-2100m
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1700-1899m
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1500-1699m |
<1500m |
| Males
17-20 |
>3000m |
2700-3000m |
2500-2699m |
2300-2499m |
<2300m |
| Females
17-20 |
>2300m
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2100-2300m
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1800-2099m |
1500-1799m |
<1500m
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| Male
20-29 |
>2800m
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2400-2800m
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2200-2399m |
1600-2199m
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<1600m |
| Females
20-29 |
>2700m |
2200-2700m |
1800-2199m
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1500-1799m
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<1500m |
| Males
30-39 |
>2700m |
2300-2700m
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1900-2299m
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1500-1999m
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<1500m |
| Females
30-39 |
>2500m |
2000-2500m |
1700-1999m |
1400-
1699m |
<1400m |
| Males
40-49 |
>2500m |
2100-2500m |
1700-2099m
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1400-1699m |
<1400m |
| Females
40-49 |
>2300m |
1900-2300m
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1500-1899m
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1200-1499m |
<1200m |
| Males
>50 |
>2400m
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2000-2400m
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1600-1999m
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1300-1599m
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<1300m |
| Females
>50 |
>2200m |
1700-2200m |
1400-1699m
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1100-1399m
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<1100m |
| Club
Athletes |
Excellent
|
Above
Average
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Average
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Below
Average
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Poor
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| Senior
Males |
>3700m
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3400-3700m
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3100-3399m
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2800-3099m
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<2800m |
| Senior
Females |
>3000m
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2700-3000m
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2400-2999m |
2100-2399m |
<2100m |
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