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Fitness Testing Flashcards

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1
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Test for Flexibility

A

Sit and Reach Test

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Test for Strength

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Grip Dynamometer Test

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3
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2 tests for Aerobic Endurance

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Multistage Fitness Test

Forestry Step Test

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4
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Before conducting fitness tests you should:

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Gain informed consent

Calibrate the equipment

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5
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Test for Speed

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35m sprint

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6
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Test for Speed and Agility

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Illinois agility run

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4 reasons for carrying out fitness testing

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  • Measure a persons fitness levels based on Normative (average) data
  • Provide a starting point for fitness goals/targets
  • Give an indication of which sports a person would be good at
  • Identify which fitness components to focus on when training
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8
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Test for Anaerobic Power

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Vertical Jump Test

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9
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2 tests for Muscular Endurance

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1 min sit up test

1 min press up test

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10
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3 tests for Body composition

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Body Mass Index (BMI)
Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA)
Skinfold Test

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11
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How can you help ensure that the fitness test measurements are accurate?

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1) Allow time to practise so participants know how to do the test
2) use a data recording sheet
3) Record the results as soon as possible
4) Repeat the tests
5) Use the correct units of measurement

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12
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Repeating the fitness test on the same day is know as a….

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Submaximal fitness test

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13
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Repeating the fitness test but a few days later is known as a…

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Maximal fitness test

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14
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Nomograms are…

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Tables/charts used to work out your overall score for the test
For example in the vertical jump test and skinfold test there are charts and tables are used in the forestry step test and the multistage fitness test.

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15
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Test Reliability means…

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Can the test be REPEATED accurately each time. The test is consistent.

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Test Validity mean…

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Does the test measure what you want it to test and are the results accurate

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17
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How easy a test is to run, how much it costs and how many people you can accurately test at once shows the ……………. of the test.

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Practicality

18
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You can work out your fitness level (good, average, poor) based on your age and gender. You need your fitness test score and to work it out using a ………….. for the test completed.

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Normative Data Table

19
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What equipment is needed for the sit and reach test?

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sit and reach box

20
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What is 1 disadvantage of the grip test for strength?

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Disadvantage:

  • only test grip strength not valid for sports needing leg strength
  • practically only one person can be tested at a time
21
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What is 1 advantage of the sit and reach test?

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Advantages:

  • practically it is easy to complete
  • practically it is a quick test
  • Reliable - can be repeated easily
  • Valid - scores can be quite accurately recorded
22
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What equipment is needed for the Grip Dynamometer test?

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Grip Dynamometer

23
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The tests for Aerobic Endurance gives a persons VO2 max score. What is VO2 max?

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Maximum amount of O2 a person can use per KG of body weight per minute

24
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What is the unit of measurement for VO2 max?

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ml/kg/min

25
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The equipment needed is:
Sports hall
Cones/lines
Test audiotape (pre-recording)

What is the test?

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Multistage Fitness test

26
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What is 1 disadvantage of the forestry step test?

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Disadvantage:

  • Practically - Need to work at a set pace and not change
  • Validity - not accurate if have to take your own pulse
27
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What is 1 advantage of the Multi Stage Fitness test?

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Advantages:

  • Practically - minimal cost
  • Practically - lots can be tested at once
  • Validity - if put effort in it gives a good measure of aerobic endurance
28
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One test for Aerobic Endurance it the Multistage fitness test, what is the other test?

A

Forestry Step Test

29
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The test for Speed records how quickly a person can run over what distance?

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35m

30
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What is 1 advantage of the Illinois agility test?

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Advantages:

  • Practically - minimal cost
  • Practically - easy to set up and run
  • Validity - good test for games players
31
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What is 1 disadvantage of the 35m Speed test?

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Disadvantages:

  • Validity - can be hard to get an accurate score
  • Validity - relies on the person working to their maximum
  • Reliability - often has to be done outside, this can mean the conditions change effecting the accuracy and reliability of the test
  • Practically - the conditions might be slippery if wet
32
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What equipment is needed for the Illinois agility test?

A

Sports Hall
Cones
Stopwatch

33
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Anaerobic power is tested by completing which test?

A

Vertical Jump Test

34
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The 1 minute press up test and sit up test both test Muscular Endurance. What is 1 disadvantage of these tests?

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Disadvantages:

  • Practically - the press up must be done fully to count, this is hard to judge
  • Practically - have to count how many you do yourself or only 1 person can be tested at a time
  • Validity - only tests Arm or Abdominal muscles doing press ups or sit ups which aren’t actions often used in sports
35
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For the Vertical Jump test you need to know how high the person jumped and also the persons……….

A

Weight (kg)

36
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BMI stands for…….

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Body Mass index

37
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Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis is a test for…

A

Body Composition

38
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Skin Fold test for females involves measuring the skinfold at 3 sites on the body. The 3 sites are….

A

Triceps
Suprailiac - hip
Thigh

39
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Body Weight (kg) divided by Height (m) x Height (m) is the measurement for which body composition test?

A

BMI (Body Mass Index)

40
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Skin Fold test for males involves measuring the skinfold at 3 sites on the body. The 3 sites are….

A

Chest
Abdominals
Thigh

41
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Why might a rugby player appear overweight on a BMI test when in reality they are not?

A

Their muscle mass is not taken into account and muscle weighs more than fat

42
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To ensure the validity of the test, what should you not do before taking the BIA test?

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Exercise for 12 hours prior to the test
Eat or drink within 4 hours of the test
Drink caffeine prior o the test

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