How to run a time trial testing night

A free guide for field-sport coaches: the 1.2 km time trial, the kit, the night step by step, and what to do with the results. Pop in your email and we'll send it straight over.

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Cover of the free guide: How to run a time trial testing night

What's inside

  • Why 1.2 km, and how to fit the loop on your pitch: 400 m on a GAA pitch, 300 m on rugby or soccer
  • What you need: cones, a phone, a whistle and a measuring wheel (or a long tape)
  • The night step by step, with staggered starts so nobody sits on someone else's pace
  • How SquadBase times staggered starts on one clock, with no maths on the day
  • What to do with the results, and when to retest
  • The mistakes that make results useless, and how to avoid them

Written by Tim Casey, S&C coach in Cork and founder of SquadBase. Seven pages, free.

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