Korfball drill: coopertest
Suitable for the following techniques: general
Coopertest
In short: exercise to determine 'the condition'. Organisation: Set out a course of a known length, for example 400 metres with a pylon every 50 metres.
In a period of 12 minutes the players have to try to cover the greatest possible
distance on foot. The distance covered is a measure
for 'the condition', better said: the endurance
for running. Kenneth Cooper used
the following table (for players over 30 years of age
shorter distances):
The Cooper test is very controversial. On the one hand because many korfball players
hate it (fear of getting tired?), on the other hand because the
test is not a good indicator of korfball fitness.
The power of jumping, the ability to recover after a long attack, the purity ofthe
shot from a long distance at the end of a game
are all things that are of great importance in a game and
are not measured by the test.
However,as an indication of someone's basic fitness at the beginning of the season,
the Coopertest can be used. However, the numbers
from the table aboveshould
beused with some flexibility
. Personally I think 2700 meters for ladies
is quite a long way, but 2800 meters for men is not very far at all
.
distances condition
very bad
less than 1500 less than 1600
Bad
1500 - 1800 1600 - 2000
Fair
1800 - 2200 2000 - 2400
good
2200 - 2700 2400 - 2800
very good
more than 2700 more than 2800