THREE CORNER RUN
This test allows assessment of speed endurance and anaerobic endurance. Before the start, the player’s pulse is measured at rest. On the signal “Ready—Go,” he runs in a triangle from the flag post at the start, 80 meters to the flag post (1), around it, 20 meters to the flag post (2), around it, 82.4 meters back to the start, around this flag post and then 20 meters to the finishing line (4). Directly after the run and then 2 minutes later his pulse is measured again. The examiner measures the time between the “Go” signal and crossing the finish line with a hand-held stopwatch. The pulse rate is measured before the start, directly after the finish, and again 2 minutes after the run. Measurement is in units of 0.1 seconds for the time and heartbeats per minute for the pulse.
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