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Also compare your results to some results of athletes and also the best beep test results ever.ĭetailed instructions for conducting the beep test. How did you go? Are you good enough to join the army? See a list of beep test standards for a range of vocations and sports. These were converted to a more easily understood rating value. The original data in the research paper was presented as percentiles. Br J Sports Med published online May 20, 2016. Source: Allana G LeBlanc, Kevin Belanger, Francisco B Ortega and Luc Léger Grant R Tomkinson, Justin J Lang, Mark S Tremblay, Michael Dale, International normative 20 m shuttle run values from 1,142,026 children and youth representing 50 countries. I would use the tables above for an active group (such as junior sports teams), and the tables below for testing groups of all abilities such as school groups. This highlights the differences between the sample groups. These tables provide a greater range of scores for children compared to the tables above, though for the corresponding age groups it is generally easier to rate higher. (2016), a world-wide study of over 1 million children and youth over a period of 35 years. The following norm tables were adapted from data published in LeBlanc et al. Use these norms as a general guide to performance in the beep test. The results are presented as the level number followed by the number of shuttles (see the beep tables).

These tables of beep test ratings for ages 12+ were created by Topend Sports, based on data from the VO 2max norms, the results of athletes and personal experience. For sports in which aerobic fitness is a key component of fitness, the expectation of your athletes will be higher and what may be rated a good in the table below may only be an average score for athletes of your sport. For sports where aerobic fitness is a minor component of fitness, a low score may still be rated as average or acceptable. You may wish to adapt these tables for your specific sport requirements. You can also get a fitness rating using the Beep Test Calculator.

The second set of data is based on a study of over 1 million youth aged from 9-17 years. The first were created by Topend Sports is for those 12 years and older, based on data from the VO 2max norms, the results of athletes and personal experience.

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