Physical Fitness Requirements Update
Updates
to the Fitness requirements
All, as many of you are aware the USSF Fitness
requirements have changed. Here is a summary of the requirements that the State
of Delaware is applying in accordance with the USSF rules
Grade
6 and above are required to pass the FIFA Fitness Test
Grade
7, 8, 9 do not require the completion of a Fitness test, However the State of Delaware is
requiring referee to pass the Cooper Fitness test to officiate the following
leagues in Delaware: Adult League, Champions League (Previously Premiere and
Colonial) starting with the 2015 season
ˇ Assignors will be provided the list of
referees that have passed the fitness requirements prior to the season starting
ˇ Grade 6 that pass the FIFA Fitness test
will be exempt
ˇ Referees that complete the same test during
the High school fitness test will be exempt if a Delaware SRC member is present
during the test.
Note: if you are a Grade 7 Referee and aspire to
upgrade we recommend you first watch or practice the FIFA Fitness Test as it is very
challenging
Physical Fitness Testing
Dates
ˇˇ January 24 date has been cancelled. A new date will be set at ta later date.
For all
requirements related to grade maintenance or up grade please check the website.
Cooper Test requirements
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Age
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12 min run
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<38
38-45
>45
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2400 Meters
2200 Meters
2000 Meters
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Speed test 50 M dash
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All
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9 Sec
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Speed test 200M
Dash
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All
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40 sec
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FIFA Fitness test
Events
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Description
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Disqualifier
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Sprint Test
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6 consecutive 40 Meters, Dynamic start
, if 1 fail you get one more run Within 10 sec per sprint
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2 Sprints
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Interval Test
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See Graph below,
10 laps of 150 M run within 45 sec ,
50 M walk within 45 sec
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2 fail areas within prescribed time
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Recertification Clinics 2015
We have finished our recertification clinics for 2015. No additional clinics are scheduled.
New Entry Level Referee Clinics
Our next NEW REFEREE clinics will be in March, 2015. Information will be posted when dates are finalized.
For information concerning Clinics being offered
see the "Clinics" link for details
For questions or information contact info@socrefde.com.
