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Old Wed Jan 06, 2010, 12:05am
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Originally Posted by CMHCoachNRef View Post
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To put things into perspective, if a one of us basketball officials were running CONSTANTLY during the 32 minutes, covering five miles would require a slightly more than 6 minute mile pace.....

I don't know many basketball officials capable of ONE 6 minute mile, much less five in a row. Of course, there is some ground that gets covered while the clock is not moving -- reporting fouls, getting teams out of time outs, getting ready for inbounds plays, etc. But five miles is probably a bit of a stretch.

For soccer, the center referee is in almost constant motion for 80 (NFHS) or 90 (USYSA U-17/U-18). ARs can be sprinting up and down the line all match long -- especially if a team is running an offside trap.
i can do about 2-3 six minute miles. Then i'm done for a few days. That is why marathon runners only have one day of speed work a week.
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