Fitness Tests Flashcards
What is the fitness test for aerobic endurance?
12 minute cooper run
What is the fitness test for muscular endurance?
1 minute sit up test
What is the fitness test for strength?
Hand grip dynamometer test
What is the fitness test for flexibility?
Sit and reach test
What is the fitness test for speed?
30 metre sprint test
What is the fitness test for power?
Sergeant jump test
What is the protocol for the 12 minute cooper run test?
Run around a running track for 12 minutes continuously and measure the distance covered by the participant and record the data.
What is the protocol for the 1 minute sit up test?
Lie on back with hands on chest and knees bent, sit up until elbow touches knee and return to floor, do as many as you can in a one minute time frame whilst counting, make sure someone or something is holding your feet down.
What is the protocol for the hand grip dynamometer test?
Hold in dominant hand with arm kept hanging to side, squeeze dynamometer as hard as you can for 5 seconds, record results and repeat twice with a one minute rest in between.
What is the protocol for the sit and reach test?
Remove shoes and sit with legs straight and feet against the box, keep legs straight and slowly reach forward as far as you can and record the furthest point, repeat 3 times and use the best result.
What is the protocol for the 30 metre sprint test?
Start at a stationary position, sprint as fast as you can over 30 minutes and record results from a stop watch, repeat test after 3 minutes of rest and record best score.
What is the protocol for the sergeant jump test?
Stand side on to the wall, bend down and jump as high as possible, record highest point.
What is the reason to carry out a fitness test?
The main reason is to determine an athletes strengths and weaknesses so that they can develop on them to become a better athlete.
What is validity?
Is it measuring what is supposed to measure and is it valid?
What is reliability?
If you where to do the test again would you get the same results or timings?
Doing so to avoid human error, weather, time of day, equipment being calibrated
