Dear Academy Referees
I hope that you have a wonderful 2018, happy, healthy, fit and close to your beloved people.
As part of the remote activities for the academy, I would like to announce a few relevant points for the fitness area:
1. Resources on the AFC platform
Please check the fitness area regularly. You will find fitness resources such as:
• 11+ REF version. Referee injury prevention as 11+REF version is an effective warm up programme to reduce the incidence of no-contact injuries for football referees. I am co-author of this material, and can proudly say its useful, simple and effective.
• AFC Fitness test activation/warm up. Please check the material and make sure that if you do fitness tests, you follow the guidelines from the AFC fitness teaching material. Pay special attention to your individual needs and specific exercises needed prior to a fitness test session. Don’t forget to keep the warm up specific (type of movements, surface, etc.), progressive and economical- don’t waste valuable energy.
2. Practical fitness activity January YO YO Check
• Under the supervision of your MA or local referee fitness coach, please conduct a YO YO test and record your score and your individual RPE (1-10, how hard) for this session. Remember the basic guidelines prior to do any fitness check/test: You must be fresh and should not do any intense exercise two (2) days before to the YO YO and one (1) day after. Ensure the 20m mark is properly measured, as well as the 5m walking mark.
• Our target is to reach a minimum of 17-4 at the every YO YO test in module 1.
• Your fitness coach should have the audio file. In case he/she doesn’t have it, you can also find it on the AFC Academy platform. Make sure you use the correct audio file: yo yo intermittent recovery level 1 test.
Deadline for the YO YO check is 31 January 2018
Please record your YO YO score here: https://goo.gl/forms/uXBR5HHtdR582vGy1
If you have any questions, please contact me: alejo.perez@the-afc.com
Alejo Perez Leguizamon
