Test And Measurement In Sports

Question 1

Sai khelo india

Answer 1

Sai - the sports authority of india
Khelo india programme -
National yojana/scheme for the development of sports in india
Launched in the year 2018 by ministry of sports and youth affairs

Sai khelo india fitness test battery had been designed to check the Fundamental motor fitness components for school going students

Question 2

Bmi

Answer 2

Also known as Quetelet index

Under weight <18.5
Normal weight 18.5 - 24.9
Over weight 25 - 29.9
Obese 30 - 34.9
Obese 2 35 - 39.9
Obese 3 >40

Question 3

Flamingo balance test

Answer 3

To check balamve on one leg

Stand on a brick
Maintain balance by holding the instructor’s hand
Balance on the preferred leg, the free leg is bent at knee and foot of this leg is kept close to the hips
Start stopwatch as participant take their position
Pause each time when participant lose their balance
Start again after time to time until they lose balance
Count no of falls in 60 secons
If fall is more than 15 in first 30 sec then test is terminated

Question 4

Plate tapping test

Answer 4

To measure speed coordination of limb movement

Height of the table should be adjusted so that participant stand comfortably in front of the disc
2 yellow dics are placed on a table with their centers at a distance of 60 cm
The rectangular sheet is placed at equal distance between the two discs
The non preferred hand is placed on the rectangular sheet
Participant is to as quickly as possible between the dics on the hand in the middle the favourite move the hand back and forth
Repeated for 25 complete cycles 50 taps

Question 5

50m speed test / 50m standing start / 50m dash

Answer 5

Measure speed

2 lines are marked on floor 50 yards apart, one line used as starting and one line used as ending line
On signal ready go participants start running and the stopwatch starts
The score is recorded in seconds to the nearest 10th of a second

Question 6

600m run/walk

Answer 6

To measure endurance
Participants take position right behind starting line
On signal readh go Participants starts running
During the course of running they may walk
Time is recorded in minutes and seconds

Question 7

Sit and reach flexibility test

Answer 7

Propounded by wells and dillon in 1952
To measure flexibility of hip region including lower hack and hamstring muscles

Sit with legs stretched out straight and hands facing downward one on other
Extend both hands forward along with measuring line on the box as far as possible
Hold the max reach out position for 2 seconds and the distance to be recorded

Question 8

Abdominal partial curl up

Answer 8

Abdominal partial curl up
Test strength and endurance of Abdominal muscles

Participants lies on back with knees flexed
Arms are extended and rested near thighs with head in neutral position
Participants curl up until his her shoulders come off the mat 2 inches then back down again
Aim is to do as many complete curl up in a min

Question 9

Push ups for boys

Answer 9

To measure upper body strength

After proper warming up, participant take push up position
Hands should be shoulder width apart, upper body in straight line, elbow fully extended
Participant lower their upper body so that elbows may bend to 90 dgree or chest may touch the mat floor then returns back to the starting position
Count the total no of push ups performed

Question 10

Push ups for girls modified

Answer 10

Measure upper body strength and endurance

After proper warming up participant take push up position
Hands should be shoulder width apart knees touch the ground, upper body in straight line elbow fully extended
Participant lowers their upper body so that elbows may bend to 90 degrees or chest may touch the mat floor then returns hack to the starting position
Count the no of push ups done

Question 11

Harward step test

Answer 11

Also known as aerobic fitness test, developed by brouha and others in 1943
To measure the cardiovascular fitness or aerobic fitness by checking the recovery rate

Athlete stand on bench or box on command go the atheist steps up and down on the bench or box at a rate of 30 steps per min for 5 minutes and then heart rate is calculated after 1-1.5 minute, heart beat are counted for 30 seconds period

Fitness index = (100 × test duration in seconds)/ (2 × sum of heartbeats on recovery period)

Question 12

Rockport fitness walking test

Answer 12

Rockport one mile test
To check the development of individual’s VO2 max

Take body weight, weight should b take with minimum clothes on body, then mark the starting point on a 400m track the individual has to run the distance of one mile
Record the time of one mile with a stopwatch
Immediately after finishing the one mile run record the heart rate

Question 13

Bmr

Answer 13

Basal metabolic rate
Total no of calories that our body needs to perform basic functions such as breating, digestion, circulation etc

Question 14

Bmr calculation

Answer 14

Men = 88.362 + (13.397 × weight in kg) + (4.799 × height in cm) - (5.677 × age in years)

Women = 447.593 + (9.247 × weight in kg) + (3.098 × height in cm) - (4.330 × age in years)

Question 15

Rikli and jones

Answer 15

Senior citizen fitness test
Also known as fullerton functional tesy
Developed in 2001
Proved to be beneficial for senior citizens

Question 16

Chair stand test

Answer 16

Measure lower body strength

Participant sits on the middle of seat
Arms should b crossed at the wrists and held close to chest
From sitting position Participant should stand up and then sit down completely
Repeated for 30 seconds

Question 17

Arm curl test

Answer 17

To measure upper body strength

Participant sits in the middle of seat
And then a dumble is given in hand
Cudl the arm up through a complete range of motion
This complete action should b repeated by the Participant as many time as possible within 30 second

Question 18

Chair sit and reach test

Answer 18

To measure lower body flexibility

Person sits on the edge of chair
One foot on the floor and other foot extended with knee straight
Exhale and reach towards the toe
Keep back straight and head up and hold the reach for 2 seconds

Question 19

Back scratch test

Answer 19

To measure upper body flexibility

Performed in standing position
Ome hand is kept behind the head over the shoulder
Place the other hand behind the back
And then participant has to overlap or touch both his hands
If they overlap measure the distance
If not measure the distance bw the fingertips

Question 20

Eight foot up and go test

Answer 20

To measure agility

The participant is initiat completely seated
Place a cone 8 feet away in front of chair
On the command go person stand up and walk around the cone ad quick as possible and sit down on tbe chair
Scoring is counted based on time taken

Question 21

Six minute walk test

Answer 21

To measure aerobic fitness or aerobic endurance

The walk track is laid in rectangle area with cone marking
Person walk as quick as possible for 6 minutes to cover max distance
Measure in metre the distance covered by the person in 6 minute

Question 22

Johnson metheny test

Answer 22

Motor educability

4 motor stunts
Front eoll
Back roll
Jumping half turns
Jumping full turns

Mat area length 15 ft and 2 ft wide 10 sections

Question 23

Front roll

Answer 23

Front roll
Ignore the long middle dividing line, subject is asked to start outside the marked area and perform 2 front rolls 7.5
5 points each

Question 24

Back roll

Answer 24

Subject is to start outside the matked area and is to perform two back rolls in 2 ft lane are one upto first half and second back roll in second half

Question 25

Jumping half turns

Answer 25

Subject is adked to start with feet on first 3 inch line jump with both feet to second 3 inch line executing a half turn either left or right and then in opposite direcyion

Question 26

Jumping full turns

Answer 26

Subject is asked to start with the feet outside the marked area at about centre of the lane then is required to jump with feet together to second rectangle space executing a full turn with body either left or right, jumpi in alternate rectangular spaces across the marked mat executing full turns rotating body in same direction

Question 27

In which year motor ability test was development

Answer 27

1953 by hm barrow