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Intermittent

30-15 Intermittent Fitness Test

The 30-15 Intermittent Fitness Test measures endurance for team sports with runs and short rests. Players run 30 s back and forth on the beeps, then walk 15 s; each new run is a little faster. The result is the speed of the last full stage (VIFT).

Time: about 25 minSpace: 46 mYou need: Phone, Speaker, Cones
30-15 Intermittent Fitness Test

How to run the test

  1. Mark lines at 0, 20 and 40 m with a 3 m zone at each.
  2. Run 30 s back and forth on the beeps, then walk 15 s.
  3. Each new run is a little faster.
  4. Tap a player who misses the zone. Three misses in a row — they are out.

Course layout

A0 mB20 mC40 m

Levels and speeds

40 m (original). Times are rounded to 0.1 s.

LevelSpeed, km/hShuttlesShuttle time, sTotal distance, mTotal time
1849600:30
28.548.51201:15
39481802:00
49.547.62402:45
51057.23203:30
610.556.94004:15
71156.54805:00
811.556.35605:45
912566606:30
1012.565.87607:15
111365.58608:00
1213.565.39608:45
131465.11,0609:30
1414.5751,18010:15
151574.81,30011:00
1615.574.61,42011:45
171674.51,54012:30
1816.574.41,66013:15
191784.21,80014:00
2017.584.11,94014:45
2118842,08015:30
2218.583.92,22016:15
231983.82,36017:00
2419.593.72,52017:45
252093.62,68018:30
2620.593.52,84019:15
272193.43,00020:00
2821.593.33,16020:45
2922103.33,34021:30
3022.5103.23,52022:15
3123103.13,70023:00
3223.5103.13,88023:45
33241034,08024:30
3424.5112.94,28025:15
3525112.94,48026:00

Versions you can run in the app

40 m (original)28 m (indoor)28 m, 10 km/h startStraight line / trackContinuous (no recovery)Ice (skating)

Questions

What is VIFT?

VIFT is the speed in km/h of the last stage the player fully completed.

When is a player out?

When they miss the zone at a line three times in a row, or stop.

Which version should I use?

Use 40 m if you have space, 28 m for indoor halls, the straight-line version on a track, and the ice version for skaters. Keep results within one version.

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