Fitness testing measures where your players actually are physically, so the hard decisions in your plan rest on numbers rather than impressions.
It uses a set of standard fitness tests, with results you enter and keep against each player.
Tests are matched to age
Each test is tied to an age group, so a test only applies to the players it makes sense for. You are not measuring a fourteen-year-old against a senior on something that was never meant for them.
Strength tests
Some tests are strength tests, entered as weight and reps, with bodyweight taken into account. A lift is then read in proportion to the player, not just as a raw number.
Two ways to enter results
- Whole team, one test. Run a test with the squad and enter everyone's result for that test in one go.
- One player, everything. Or enter all of a single player's results at once.
Pick whichever matches how you actually run the testing day.
Comparing the squad
Once results are in, you can compare players across the squad and see who sits where. A baseline now is something concrete to measure against when you test again later.