Cooper Test

The Cooper Test is an endurance test designed to measure basic fitness and stamina. The test involves a run of 12 minutes duration, covering as many metres as possible in that time. The result can be assessed using the following table. The figures are for males, female distances are about 10% less. The Test is only recommended for trained persons because it demands your maximum effort. If in doubt seek medical advice before running.

	Age group (years)
Condition	<30	30 - 39	40- 49	> 50
chronic	1600	1500	1400	1300
normal	2000	1900	1700	1600
very good	2400	2100	2100	2000
positively athletic	2800	2500	2500	2400

Using a full size hockey pitch (100 yards x 60 yards, or 91.44 metres x 54.86 metres) and running around the side and back lines (no cheating) you can use the table below to work out how many laps you need to run.

* This is the minimum requirement for membership of ERHUA (10% less for females)

Laps	Distance (metres approx.)
4.5	1300
5	1450
5.5	1600
6	1750
6.5	1900
7	2050
7.5	2200
8	2350
8.5	2500
9	2650
9.5	2800

This has to be witnessed by a Level-1 umpire coach (or better).

Nowadays they use the "Bleep" test to test umpire fitness

paged created 2nd February 2001