Fitness testing Flashcards
What is aim of fitness testing?
Fitness training is a way to monitor an athletes or students attributes in sport.
Why would sports teams carry out fitness tests?
So they can pick out athletes judging on what they are good at.
What is the test used to test for agility?
Illinois agility test?
What would a volley ball coach be looking for in a fitness test?
Accuracy, coordination, speed, and muscular endurance.
Someone who strived in speed, agility, power, coordination and balance?
Football winger, rugby player or basketball player.
what is a good way to test for speed?
30m sprint test
What are 3 advantages of fitness testing?
to identify strengths and/or weaknesses in a performance/the success of a training programme.
to monitor improvement.
to show a starting level of fitness.
to inform training requirements.
to compare against norms of the group/national averages.
to motivate/set goals.
What are 3 disadvantages of fitness testing?
tests are often not sport specific/too general.
they do not replicate movements of activity.
they do not replicate competitive conditions required in sports.
many do not use direct measuring/sub-maximal – therefore inaccurate/some need motivation/some have questionable reliability.
What would a swimming coach be looking for in a fitness test?
CVE, Flexibility and Muscular strength
Someone who has really good CVE could do…
Long distance running, holding midfielder in football or boxer.
What would the bleep test test?
Cardio vascular endurance
How do you test for coordination?
Left too right hand throw/catch against a wall.
How do you test for power?
Standing jump
How do you test for flexibility?
See whether you can touch your toes.
