Paper 1 - Fitness Testing Flashcards
What are the reasons for fitness testing?
- Identifying strengths and/or weaknesses to inform training requirements.
- Establishing a starting level of fitness and monitoring improvement.
- Motivation - establishing a starting level of fitness enables you to set realistic goals.
- Providing variety - fitness test can help you put together a varied training programme.
What are the limitations of fitness testing?
- Tests are often not sport specific.
- They don’t replicate the movements used in most sports.
- Tests don’t replicate competitive conditions.
- Many don’t use direct measuring/sub-maximal testing and therefore are inaccurate.
- Some tests have questionable reliability - fatigue.
- Some tests need high levels of motivation.
What is the fitness test for agility?
The illinois agility test.
What is the fitness test for balance?
The stork balance test.
What is the fitness test for CVE?
The multi stage fitness test
What is the fitness test for coordination?
The wall toss test.
What is the fitness test for flexibility?
The sit and reach test
What is the fitness test for muscular endurance?
The sit up bleep test
What is the fitness test for power?
The vertical jump test
What is the fitness test for reaction time?
The ruler drop test.
What is the fitness test for speed?
The 30m sprint test
What is the fitness test for muscular strength?
The handgrip dynamometer test.
What is the fitness test for maximal strength?
The one rep max test.
What is quantitative data?
Data that focuses on measuring things and involves numbers.
Involves facts.
What is qualitative data?
Data that focuses on understanding things.
Involves descriptions about peoples opinions, the way they think, feel and behave.
