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FITNESS TESTING:
Rugby League is a very intense, physically demanding sport, made
up of two very exhausting halves. In a game of Rugby League, a
player will become involved in bursts of high intensity work with
short recovery periods. These work periods may include running the
ball, chasing an attacker and tackling. The recovery period is the
time between performing these activities, where lower intensity
activities are carried out. The length of the recovery will vary,
depending on what is happening in the play.
Unfortunately, match officials do not always get the same recovery
periods and their fitness training must mirror the game's
expectations. The successful negotiation of the NZRL Referees
Fitness Testing Model, at the appropriate level, by match officials
with go some way to ensuring that those expectations are
consistently met.
Not unlike the players who have good aerobic endurance are able
to recover from intense bursts of activity quickly, so must match
officials. As the speed of Rugby League has increased in recent
years and continues to do so, the ability to recover quickly has
become very important. A match official with good aerobic fitness
levels will have better concentration and maintain a higher level
of accurate decision making skill for the entire game. This will
allow the players to perform to their best for the entire game and
for the game to a fair and entertaining spectacle.
For a copy of the NZRL Referees Fitness Testing Model click
here (pdf).
This should be read in conjunction with the Requirements for
Referees document here
(pdf).