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Referee Fitness Test Criteria
The fitness test requirements for referees are as follows, complete 6 sets of 40m sprints and 20 continuous sets of a 150m run and a 50m walk. These must be completed within varying timeframes, according to the level that each referee is officiating at. The time limits are as follows:
Tournament | Duty | Distance in Seconds | Distance in Seconds |
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| 6 Sprints of 40 m | 20 sets of 150 m run followed by a 50 m recovery walk |
NZFC | Referee | 6.2 | 30/35 |
NZFC | Assistant | 6 | 30/40 |
NYL | Referee | 6.4 | 30/35 |
NYL | Assistant | 6.2 | 30/40 |
NWL | Referee | 6.8 | 35/45 |
NWL | Assistant | 6.6 | 35/50 |
Academy | All | 8 | 40/50 |
Inter Federation | Referee | 6.4 | 30/40 |
Inter Federation | Assistant | 6.2 | 30/45 |
NZ Badge Men | Referee | 7 | 35/50 |
NZ Badge Women | Referee | 8 | 40/50 |
Premier Women | Referee | 6.8 | 35/45 |
Premier Women | Assistant | 6.6 | 35/50 |
