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IRON MAN CONTEST/TRY-OUTS

Gentlemen,

Below is important information regarding the Iron Man Contest which officially occurs the first day of pre-season--Aug. 11. Feel free to check this post all spring/summer and perhaps even copy down relevant information. This is a hugely important contest in terms of helping us coaches determine season cuts, rosters, line-ups, etc.


IRON MAN CONTEST
(Wednesday, Aug. 11…first day of pre-season)

Each player will be tested on the following;

*2-mile run (shoot for 12 minutes or below)
*400 meter run (shoot for 55-60 seconds)
*Push-ups (number of QUALITY push-ups in 90 seconds)
*Sit-ups (number of QUALITY sit-ups in 2 minutes)
*Juggling (consecutive touches without the ball hitting the ground…three chances…top score of the three is your official score)
*Dribbling (amount of seconds it takes to dribble through a simple cone obstacle course)
*Wall-passing (number of passes in 90 seconds against a wall from 10 yards away and alternating feet)
Scoring System

**2 mile run: 8 laps around track

20 pts. =12. mins. or below
10 pts. = 12:01-12:30
5 pts. = 12:31-13:00
4 pts. = 13:01-14:00
3 pts. = 14:01- 15:00
2 pts. = 15:01- 16:00
0 pts. = 16:01-above

**400 meter run: 1 lap around track

20 pts. =60 seconds or below
10 pts. = 1:01-1:10
5 pts. = 1:11-1:20
4 pts. = 1:21-1:30
0 pts. = 1:31-above

**Push-ups: # of QUALITY reps in 90 seconds

20 pts. =70 reps or above
10 pts. = 60-69
5 pts. = 50-59
4 pts. = 40-49
3 pts. = 30-39
0 pts. = below 29 reps

**Sit-ups: # of QUALITY reps in 2 minutes

20 pts. =80 reps or above
10 pts. = 70-79
5 pts. = 60-69
4 pts. = 50-59
3 pts. = 40-49
0 pts. = below 39 reps


**Juggles: after 3 chances, take the highest SINGLE effort of consecutive touches

20 pts. =100 consecutive touches or above
10 pts. = 80-99
5 pts. = 60-79
4 pts. = 40-59
3 pts. = 20-39
0 pts. = 19 touches or below

**Wall Passes: number of passes (alternating feet) from a set distance to a wall in 90 seconds

*Total amount of completed passes = total amount of points earned (i.e. 20 passes = 20 pts.)

**Dribbling: amount of seconds it takes to dribble through a simple cone obstacle course

20 pts. =20 seconds or below 4 pts. = 33-38 seconds
10 pts. = 21-26 seconds 3 pts =39-42 seconds
5 pts. = 27-32 seconds 0 pts. = above 43 seconds


*Your key to this contest is PRACTICING each on a consistent basis! Attending the aforementioned summer sessions will help IMMENSELY!

*THESE SCORES GO A LONG WAY IN DETERMINING WHICH TEAM (IF ANY) YOU BELONG ON AND HOW MUCH PLAYING TIME (EARLY ON) YOU DESERVE!