Beep Test

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

The beep test is where you place pylons 20 metres apart and run between them. You must touch each pylon at the recorded beep. The beeps gets faster as you progress.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beep_test

It's used as a measure of endurance and fitness. More than FIBA uses it - many armies, police/fire services, etc....

Not to be overly "protective" or "critical", this Wikipedia article seems like it was a genuine description. However, in academic circles, this article could be taken as suspect. As a college professor, I can tell you that Wikipedia is loathed big time. Matter of fact, we are even supposed to deduct points for people using Wikipedia as a source.

As someone with a hearing loss and who has worked with others with a hearing loss, I'm thinking there has to be a light or something to accomodate for the beep. I'm not seeing anything in the article about that. Anyone know if this is the case? Thanks.