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Futsal Intermittent Endurance Test (FIET)

The FIET is an endurance test made for futsal players. On the beeps players run 3 x 15 m (out, back, out), then rest 10 s; longer 30 s rests come at set points. The runs get faster as the test goes on.

Time: about 20 minSpace: 25 mYou need: Phone, Speaker, Cones
Futsal Intermittent Endurance Test (FIET)

How to run the test

  1. Mark two lines 15 m apart.
  2. On the beeps run 3 × 15 m (out, back, out), then rest 10 s behind the line.
  3. After the 9th run, and then after every 8 runs, the rest is 30 s. The runs get faster as the test goes on.
  4. Tap a player who is late. Two misses in a row — they are out.

Course layout

A0 mB15 m3 × 15 m · 10 s · 30 s: 9, 17, 25 …

Levels and speeds

Barbero-Álvarez / Castagna. Times are rounded to 0.1 s.

LevelSpeed, km/hShuttlesShuttle time, sTotal distance, mTotal time
19118450:18
29.3117.4900:45
39.7116.81351:12
410116.21801:38
510.3115.72252:04
610.7115.22702:29
711114.83152:54
811.3114.33603:18
911.6113.94053:42
1012113.54504:26
1112.2113.34954:49
1212.4113.15405:12
1312.6112.95855:35
1412.8112.76305:58
1513112.56756:20
1613.2112.37206:43
1713.4112.17657:05
1813.6111.98107:47
1913.8111.88558:08
2014111.69008:30
2114.2111.49458:51
2214.4111.39909:13
2314.6111.11,0359:34
2414.81111,0809:55
2515110.81,12510:16
2615.2110.71,17010:56
2715.4110.51,21511:17
2815.6110.41,26011:37
2915.8110.31,30511:57
3016110.11,35012:18
3116.21101,39512:38
3216.419.91,44012:58
3316.619.81,48513:17
3416.819.71,53013:57
351719.51,57514:17
3617.219.41,62014:36
3717.419.31,66514:55
3817.619.21,71015:15
3917.819.11,75515:34
4018191,80015:53
4118.218.91,84516:12
4218.418.81,89016:50
4318.618.71,93517:09
4418.818.61,98017:28
451918.52,02517:46
4619.218.52,07018:05
4719.418.42,11518:23
4819.618.32,16018:41
4919.818.22,20519:00

Versions you can run in the app

Barbero-Álvarez / Castagna

Questions

How fast does the FIET start?

The first run is at 9 km/h. The speed goes up after each run.

When are the 30 s rests?

After the 9th run, and then after every 8 runs. The 30 s rest replaces the normal 10 s rest.

What is the result?

The result is the speed of the last completed run, with the total distance. A player is out after two misses in a row.

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