Cooper test
The Cooper test , named after the American sports doctor Kenneth H. Cooper , is a recognized test for checking the general endurance of large populations. It is a run with a duration of 12 minutes in which the maximum distance covered in this time is determined.
The test is demanding for sport runners, as the distance covered is between a medium and a long distance run . The athlete must be able to assess himself in order not to accumulate too much lactate too early and get into the anaerobic area, but also not to run too slowly. The test is also used by experienced runners to estimate the maximum oxygen uptake .
Carrying out the test
As a standardized test, the Cooper test should be carried out under controlled conditions in order to achieve reproducible and comparable results:
- 400 m tartan track or similar.
- Outside temperature 20 - 25 ° C with a maximum humidity of 70%.
- The test person must be physically healthy and, in particular, must not suffer from respiratory diseases.
evaluation
The table shows a possible evaluation of the results according to age and distance traveled. The comparison: world record over 5000 meters of Joshua Cheptegei is 12: 35.36 min. That corresponds to around 4768 meters in 12 minutes.
| Cooper test (normal athletes and juniors) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Very good | Well | average | Bad | Very bad | |
| 13-14 | M. | > 2700 m | 2400-2700 m | 2200-2399 m | 2100-2199 m | <2100 m |
| W. | > 2000 m | 1900-2000 m | 1600-1899 m | 1500-1599 m | <1500 m | |
| 15-16 | M. | > 2800 m | 2500-2800 m | 2300-2499 m | 2200-2299 m | <2200 m |
| W. | > 2100 m | 2000-2100 m | 1700-1999 m | 1600–1699 m | <1600 m | |
| 17-19 | M. | > 3000 m | 2700-3000 m | 2500-2699 m | 2300-2499 m | <2300 m |
| W. | > 2300 m | 2100-2300 m | 1800-2099 m | 1700-1799 m | <1700 m | |
| 20-29 | M. | > 2800 m | 2400-2800 m | 2200-2399 m | 1600-2199 m | <1600 m |
| W. | > 2700 m | 2200-2700 m | 1800-2199 m | 1500-1799 m | <1500 m | |
| 30-39 | M. | > 2700 m | 2300-2700 m | 1900-2299 m | 1500-1899 m | <1500 m |
| W. | > 2500 m | 2000-2500 m | 1700-1999 m | 1400-1699 m | <1400 m | |
| 40-49 | M. | > 2500 m | 2100-2500 m | 1700-2099 m | 1400-1699 m | <1400 m |
| W. | > 2300 m | 1900-2300 m | 1500-1899 m | 1200-1499 m | <1200 m | |
| 50+ | M. | > 2400 m | 2000-2400 m | 1600-1999 m | 1300-1599 m | <1300 m |
| W. | > 2200 m | 1700-2200 m | 1400-1699 m | 1100-1399 m | <1100 m | |
| Coopertest (trained athletes) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very good | Well | average | Bad | Very bad | |
| Male | > 3700 m | 3400-3700 m | 3100-3399 m | 2800-3099 m | <2800 m |
| Female | > 3000 m | 2700-3000 m | 2400-2699 m | 2100-2399 m | <2100 m |
use
The Cooper test is z. E.g. when checking hockey referees, awarding grades for sports high school graduates, as athletics grade at high schools in various German federal states and with many armies (e.g. the Austrian Armed Forces ), the Foreign Legion (minimum performance in the entrance test 2600 m) and the German Federal Police used. For soccer referees, the Cooper test has now been replaced by a new test that better simulates the actual running stress of soccer referees ( Helsen test ). In handball, too, the Cooper test has been replaced by the shuttle run test, which simulates the stress on the referees much better. Since the 2005/06 school year, the Cooper test for high school graduates in Berlin has been part of the four-part final examination of every semester of sports practice. In Baden-Württemberg, the Cooper test is also part of the compulsory program in the two-hour courses in the upper level and must be taken at least once every school semester in grades 11 and 12 (if G9: grades 12 and 13) (according to the Abitur standard). A Cooper test is usually carried out every school year in the classes below.
The following is the table of points for the Cooper test for runners who want to obtain the sports abitur in Baden-Württemberg:
| Points | 15th | 14th | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8th | 7th | 6th | 5 | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys, distance in m |
3175 | 3125 | 3075 | 3025 | 2975 | 2925 | 2825 | 2725 | 2625 | 2525 | 2425 | 2325 | 2175 | 2025 | 1875 | Less than 1875 |
| Difference between d. Points in m |
50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 150 | 150 | 150 | ||
| Girl, distance in m |
2675 | 2625 | 2575 | 2525 | 2475 | 2425 | 2325 | 2225 | 2125 | 2025 | 1925 | 1825 | 1675 | 1525 | 1375 | Less than 1375 |
According to the scoring table for 12-minute run and 12-minute swimming, Sport-Abitur 2017 (Landesbildungsserver Baden-Württemberg), girls only have to run 2675 meters for 15 points and 1375 meters for 1 point. This means that boys need an average speed of 3:46 min / km (15.8 km / h) for 15 points, the girls of 4:28 min / km (13.37 km / h). To get a point at all, the boys need a minimum speed of 6:24 min / km (9.37 km / h), the girls of 8:43 min / km (6.87 km / h).
criticism
The Cooper test is a standardized test that must be carried out under standardized conditions. However, the common implementations of the test do not take this into account. The results of a study by the Institute for Sport and Sport Science at the University of Heidelberg show that the Cooper test as a test for assessing aerobic endurance capacity is not valid if people who are aerobically untrained or inexperienced in running, e.g. B. Pupils, be tested. The Cooper test should therefore not be used to generate grades.
Individual evidence
- ^ Carl Magnus Swahn: Cooper Test Chart. (PDF) Retrieved October 19, 2019 .
- ↑ n-tv NEWS: Cheptegei breaks world record with announcement. Retrieved August 15, 2020 .
- ↑ Kenneth H. Cooper: 50 Years of the Cooper 12-Minute Run. In: Cooper Institute. Cooper Institute, accessed October 19, 2019 .
- ↑ The Legion of Warriors. In: Focus 20/2012. May 14, 2012, accessed March 21, 2018 .
- ↑ Shuttle run test. Fitness tests for referees in the DHB. German Handball Federation e. V., accessed on March 21, 2018 .
- ↑ Guide for upper secondary school, Baden-Württemberg. (PDF; 2.55 MB) (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; accessed on March 31, 2010 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Implementation Regulations for the Sport Abitur 2017 (PDF; 483 kB) Ministry of Culture BW, July 1, 2015, p. 14 , accessed on August 18, 2017 .
- ↑ Gert Ulrich: Evaluation of the COOPER test from a physiological performance perspective - Can the COOPER test be used to estimate aerobic endurance capacity? Ed .: Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Institute for Sport and Sport Science. Heidelberg 2006, urn : nbn: de: bsz: 16-opus-85856 ( uni-heidelberg.de [accessed on July 3, 2014]).
