View Full Version : Officials: how fast are you?
LaxRef
05-04-2007, 10:22 AM
I'm curious how fast the typical official can run a mile. This should be a timed mile from the past year on a measured course (track, treadmill, race course, etc.) and not a guess.
scruffy221
05-04-2007, 10:42 AM
You might also want a 40 time perhaps?
There is a lot of short sprints done by Refs I've noticed.
Skubala
05-04-2007, 11:01 AM
You might also want a 40 time perhaps?
There is a lot of short sprints done by Refs I've noticed.
At my age it's not good to change speed or direction quickly. ;-)
8:30 mile, "decline to answer" on the 40-yd sprint
LaxRef
05-04-2007, 11:38 AM
You might also want a 40 time perhaps?
There is a lot of short sprints done by Refs I've noticed.
While 40 times are nice, it's hard to get an accurate 40 time, and if you can run one 40 in 5 seconds but then you're too gassed to run back to the other end of the field you aren't really in officiating shape. I thought a mile was a good combined measure of speed and endurance.
scruffy221
05-04-2007, 12:28 PM
While 40 times are nice, it's hard to get an accurate 40 time, and if you can run one 40 in 5 seconds but then you're too gassed to run back to the other end of the field you aren't really in officiating shape. I thought a mile was a good combined measure of speed and endurance.
You have a good point there Mr. Official. I hadn't considered that aspect...
It depends on how fast the spectators are chasing me to my car.
CardinalPuff
05-04-2007, 01:48 PM
It depends on how fast the spectators are chasing me to my car.
remember, you don't have to out run the fans, you just have to out run your partner....
shrekjr
05-04-2007, 03:38 PM
remember, you don't have to out run the fans, you just have to out run your partner....
Amen! I haven't run a consecutive mile since college almost 25 years ago when I was running a mile at about 5:30, but never will run a mile again! I know I can walk a mile at a consistent leisurely speed on an uphill treadmill in right at 15:00. Outside on level ground, it's closer to 13:00.
I can do the 40 yard "sprints" all night in a game, but why run a mile if I don't have to. Excuse me, I have to go eat my lunch...fried chicken strips and gravy with extra fries and a large shake. What would happen if I ran a mile today... :puke:
stripes182
05-04-2007, 04:38 PM
remember, you don't have to out run the fans, you just have to out run your partner....
Just remember this post when you ask yourself where I went after our game tomorrow, CP. See you on the (rainy) field.
3rdPersonPlural
05-05-2007, 12:41 AM
If you're wondering how fit refs are, I'm swingin' a bad knee and prone to late season Plantar Fasciaitis. I'm 6 feet, 208 pounds, and have a 36 inch waist. I set the treadmill for an 8 minute mile at the gym a couple of years back and lost my footing on the final 'straight', launching me into the rowing machines. I contend that this was because I was watching CNBC while running and who can swing leg while puzzling out portfolio adjustments.....
I've got A.D.D so I don't have the patience to run for more than a minute or so beyond a gym environment. The only time I ever ran against a clock was in college, and I ran a full-rig 40 yard dash in 4.62, 4.51, and 4.55. Since then I've lost my top two gears and added 6 inches to my waist (but I'm 6 pounds under my playing weight!), so I can keep up with fast breaks that catch me unprepared when I'm trail. But I can't get up onto plane anymore.
I did a solo varsity game this afternoon, have 4 games tomorrow and 3 on Sunday. I'll be ambulatory on Monday.
What more do you want???
laxfan25
05-05-2007, 06:22 AM
remember, you don't have to out run the fans, you just have to out run your partner....
HaHaHa!! I got a great laugh out of eme's and your comments! :lol:
It's been a while since I've done a timed mile! I know that on my bike I can do it in about 3 minutes. I've got very good speed for the short busrts up the field, in fact I enjoy pacing myself with the middies streaking on the fast break. I can hang with them up until HS varsity.
Woodenstick
05-09-2007, 12:25 PM
According to the survey the 25%-50%-75% threshold times if plotted to a graph would be about 6:50, 7:35 and 9:00 per mile. (in other words, 25% could run a 6:50 mile, etc.) Either my section's referees are a lot slower than average, or the people responding to the survey are faster than the average referee.
I would think that the average HS varsity referee would not be close to running a 7:35 mile (that is averaging about 8.0 mph on the treadmill), +9:00 would be more like it. Maybe we have a lot of young refs responding that skew the curve.
LaxRef
05-09-2007, 01:24 PM
I'm 40 and I ran a 6:21 mile last week on no run training in the past month other than officiating 5-7 days per week. But I did work on my speed in the off-season. It has made a huge difference in my officiating.
I do triathlons and Marathons, so I never thought conditioning was a weak point for me. I did run them kind of slowly, though (in the 9:40 mile rage). Now when I have to sprint downfield to cover a fast break I'm better focused on the play because I'm not gassed.
It's also allowed me to keep the game moving better; for example, when I sprint to the endline to cover a shot, I'm in good enough shape to sprint back to the GLE before I restart play, and most of the time I'm on the GLE before the team is ready for play.