VALIDITY OF COOPER'S 12-MIN RUN TEST FOR ESTIMATION OF MAXIMUM OXYGEN UPTAKE IN HOCKEY AND SOCCER PLAYERS OF KOLKATA, INDIA

AMIT BANDYOPADHYAY
2021 Journal of Human Ergology  
One-hundred male and eighty-nine female hockey players alongside eighty male and seventyeight female soccer players from sports academies of Kolkata, India were recruited and divided into study group and confirmatory group to validate the applicability of Cooper 12 min run test (CRT) in predicting VO2max for hockey and soccer players of Kolkata, India. Direct estimation of VO2max was done through incremental bicycle exercise followed by expired gas analysis and the CRT method for indirect
more » ... tion of VO2max. Predicted VO2max (PVO2max) was significantly different from VO2max in study groups for both hockey and soccer players of both genders. Limits of agreement between PVO2max and VO2max were large with poor confidence intervals depicting inapplicability of the current CRT protocol in studied populations for both hockey and soccer players. Significant correlations of VO2max with distance covered in run test led to modified population specific equations in both hockey and soccer players. These norms when applied in confirmatory groups for both hockey and soccer players showed insignificant difference between PVO2max and VO2max for both genders. Therefore, the modified equations of CRT are recommended for valid prediction of VO2max in male and female hockey and soccer players of Kolkata,
doi:10.11183/jhe.50.1_39 fatcat:d2xrfhjptracvif6ozhhgzbqyu