The beep test is used across team sports as a standard aerobic fitness benchmark — but what counts as a good score varies enormously depending on your sport and position. A level 10 is outstanding for a front-row forward and merely average for an elite AFL midfielder. Context matters.
Each page below covers the typical score ranges for that sport at different levels of competition, why the demands vary by position, how professional athletes compare and how to structure your preparation.
Football
How Premier League clubs use the test, what academy players are expected to reach and how the Yo-Yo test differs.
Read more →Rugby
Scores by position from front row to backs, women's rugby standards and how to fit aerobic training into a rugby week.
Read more →Basketball
Why the NBA uses different fitness tests, where the beep test is used outside the US and what the research shows about aerobic fitness and late-game performance.
Read more →Field Hockey
Why hockey players transfer well to beep test training, surface differences and how to maintain fitness through a competitive season.
Read more →Netball
Superleague standards, how position affects targets, age-adjusted norms for school-age players and why netball demands match beep test training so well.
Read more →AFL
AFL and AFLW draft combine standards, what happens at the combine, junior AFL targets and why AFL players are among the highest-scoring team sport athletes.
Read more →Schools & PE
Guide for PE teachers and coaches. How to run the test properly, what scores to expect by age, common mistakes that invalidate results and how to link results to the curriculum.
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