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The Bronco test, also known as Bronco fitness test, is a fitness test based on running. It is typically used in professional rugby, football and ice hockey,[1] in order to assess the aerobic and high-intensity running capacity.[2][3][4][5] It is composed of five continuous repetitions of a 20 m, 40 m and 60 m running sequence, giving a total running distance of 1,200 m. Each participant completes the test as quickly as possible. The completion time is recorded, and counts as the test criterion.[6]
The test requires a straight field area marked at 20 m, 40 m and 60 m from the starting line. In each repetetion, the participant runs from the starting line to 20 m and back, then to 40 m and back, and finally to 60 m and back. This sequence is repeated five (5) times without a rest, producing a total distance of 1,200 m.[7]
The test is normally performed as a maximal or near-maximal effort, with performance expressed as the total time needed. Because the course involves repeated acceleration, deceleration and 180-degree changes of direction, it differs significantly from a continuous 1,200 m running trial.[8] Usually, this test is used mostly in rugby[9][10][11] and in football as well.[12]
The Bronco test is relatively simple to implement and requires very little and cheap equipment. Although the test is used as an indicator of fitness, it does not reproduce all of the physiological and movement demands of a sports competition.
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[edit]- ↑ Jeon, Hyung Gyu; Oh, Kyung Uk; Lee, Inje; Lee, Sae Yong (2023-06-30). "On-ice and Field Performance Characteristics of Ice-hockey Players: Focusing on the Relation with Patient-reported Outcome". Korean Journal of Sport Science. Korea Institute of Sport Science: 227–245. doi:10.24985/kjss.2023.34.2.227. ISSN 1598-2920.
- ↑ "Bronco Test for Football: Distance, Times & How To Improve". FootballersCV. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
- ↑ "The Bronco Fitness Test". YouTube. 2024-03-06. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
- ↑ "Rugby Fitness & Conditioning". The Athlete Tribe. 2020-05-03. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
- ↑ Forza, Jacopo (2021-09-20). "(PDF) Comparazione tra il Bronco test e lo Yo-Yo Endurance test lv.1". unknown. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
- ↑ "Fitness Assessments". World Rugby Passport. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
- ↑ Sant’Anna, Ricardo T; Roberts, Simon P; Moore, Lee J; Kraak, Wilbur J; Stokes, Keith A (2023). "Comparing the Yo-Yo intermittent and Bronco tests and their associations with match demands among amateur rugby union referees". International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching. 18 (1): 67–77. doi:10.1177/17479541221078280. ISSN 1747-9541. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
- ↑ "Monitoring and Evaluating Fitness Levels". World Rugby Passport. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
- ↑ https://keepyourbootson.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/bronco-test.pdf
- ↑ "pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov". pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2026-09-11. "Fitness assessments included Bronco and countermovement jump (CMJ) tests."
- ↑ "pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov". pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
- ↑ Kavanagh, Ronan; McDaid, Kevin; Rhodes, David; Alexander, Jill; Harper, Damian; Oliveira, Rafael; Berry, Kieran; Connor, Mark; Zmijewski, Piotr; Morgans, Ryland (2025). "The relationship between individualised speed thresholds and changes in aerobic fitness in elite professional youth soccer players. A case study". Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity. 17 (1). doi:10.29359/BJHPA.17.1.01.