Attempting The New Referee Fitness Test | Grades 3 and 4 Fitness Test

After learning about the new referee fitness test criteria for grades 3 and 4 I thought it would be good to see how I would do. I've been out of action for some time after snapping my Achilles tendon in November 2022. Now being 9 months on and confident running I wanted to test my sprinting.

I also want to complete the official test that will take place in Seattle around March 2024. I thought this could be a good baseline to build from. Understand where about my fitness is with short sprint recovery and longer intervals.


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The information below is on U.S. Soccer Federation Referee Program
Grades 3 and 4 Fitness Test and can be found https://assets.website-files.com/5b6d...

Referee FIFA Fitness Test
The official fitness test for referees consists of two tests. Test 1, Repeated Sprint Ability
(RSA), measures the referee’s ability to perform repeated sprints over 40m. Test 2,
Interval Test, evaluates the referee’s capacity to perform a series of high-speed runs
over 75m interspersed with 25m walking intervals. Referees must pass the FIFA Fitness
Test at least once a year. The time between the end of Test 1 and the start of Test 2 is
6 to 8 minutes maximum.
Referee Test 1: Repeated Sprint Ability
Referees run six consecutive 40 meter sprints followed by a recovery period after
each sprint (while walking back to the start line)
The ‘start’ gate is placed at 0m and the ‘finish’ gate at 40m. The ‘start line’ is
marked out 1.5m before the ‘start’ gate.
Referees line up at the start with their front foot touching the ‘start line’. Once the
test leader signals that ready, the referee is free to start. Referees receive a maximum of 60 seconds recovery between each of the 6 x
40m sprints. During recovery, referees must walk back to the start.
If a referee falls or trips, they should be given an additional trial (one trial = 1 x 40
m).
If a referee fails one trial out of the six, they should be given a seventh trial
immediately after the sixth trial. If they fail two trials out of seven, the match
official has failed the test.

Referee Test 2: Interval Test Referees must complete 40 x 75m run / 25m walk intervals. This equates to 10
laps of a 400m athletics track. A lap consists of four 75 meter runs with four 25
meter recovery walks
The pace is dictated by the audio file and reference times are set in accordance
with the referee’s category.
Referees must start from a standing position. They must not start before the
whistle. On the whistle, referees are allowed to start running.
At the end of each run, each referee must enter the ‘walking area’ before the
whistle. The walking area is marked out with a line 1.5m before and 1.5m behind
the 75m line.
If a referee fails to place a foot inside the walking area on time, they should
receive a clear warning from the test leader. If a referee fails to place a foot
inside the walking area on time for a second occasion, they should be stopped by
the test leader and informed that they have failed the test.

More information can be found https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/5d3e74e...

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