Unit 3 - Fitness testing

Question 1

Validity

Answer 1

This means that the test will actually test what it is meant to test

Question 2

Reliability

Answer 2

If a test is reliable it means that if the test was repeated, similar results would be seen again

Question 3

Qualitative data

Answer 3

This data is formed by opinions. It is someone’s opinion of how someone else performed

Question 4

Quantitative data

Answer 4

This type of measurement is based on numbers and facts. No opinions are looked at just pure facts and numbers.

Question 5

Agility

Answer 5

Illinois Agility Test

Question 6

Balance

Answer 6

Stork Balance Test

Question 7

Cardio Vascular Endurance

Answer 7

Multi-Stage Fitness Test

Question 8

Co-ordination

Answer 8

Wall Toss Test

Question 9

Explosive Strength

Answer 9

Vertical Jump Test

Question 10

Reaction Time Test

Answer 10

Ruler Drop Test

Question 11

Maximal Strength

Answer 11

One Rep Max Test

Question 12

Speed

Answer 12

30-metre sprint

Question 13

Strength

Answer 13

Hand Grip Dynamometer Test

Question 14

Muscular Endurance

Answer 14

Sit Up Bleep Test

Question 15

Illinois Fitness Test

Answer 15

Equipment:
8 large cones, tape measure, 1 stopwatch

Method:

• All athletes start at the cone
• The athlete must lie down at the start
• The athlete must go when the whistle is blown
• They must try and do this as quickly as possible
• The run is timed in seconds

Question 16

Multi stage fitness test

Answer 16

Equipment:
Cones, Tape measure, CD/App with with test

Method:

• Set out line of cones, 20 metres apart
• All athletes start on the same line of cones and will start when the test indicates
• The athlete must run to the next lines of cones before they hear the next bleep
• They must then repeat these shuttles continuously running in time with the bleeps.
• If the athlete cannot keep up they are out

Question 17

Wall toss test

Answer 17

Equipment:
Ball, Flat wall and stopwatch

Method:

• The athlete must stand 2 metres away from the wall
• Then they place the ball in one hand
• When the timekeeper shouts go, you must throw the ball against the wall and catch it in the opposite hand
• The athlete must repeat this as many times as possible in 30 seconds
• Only successful catches are counted

Question 18

Sit and reach

Answer 18

Equipment:
Sit and reach box and marker

Method:

• Sit with your legs straight and the soles of your feet against the box
• With palms face down, one hand of the other on the box top, stretch and reach as far as possible
• Record the distance the athlete reached.

Question 19

Sit up bleep test

Answer 19

Equipment:
1 partner per athlete, gym mat and CD/App with recording

Method:

• The test is very similar to the multistage fitness test, however the athletes completes sit ups.
• They have to sit up on every bleep
• They will do this until they cannot do it any longer
• This will be there score on their last rep

Question 20

Vertical jump test

Answer 20

Equipment:
Wall, ruler/marker and chalk

Method:

• The athlete must stand side on to the wall with their feet flat. Using their hand to measure how high there standing reach is
• The athlete will jump there highest, touching the side of the wall
• The athletes score is recorded in cm

Question 21

Ruler drop test

Answer 21

Equipment:
A ruler

Method:

• One person not the athlete holds the ruler
• The athlete places the bottom of their thumb at the bottom of the ruler at 0cm
• The tester then releases the ruler
• The athlete must catch the ruler as soon as they can dependant on their reaction times.

Question 22

One rep max test

Answer 22

Equipment:
Bench press or leg press

Method:

• The athlete starts by lifting a weight for just one rep
• The athlete then repeats this rep by adding on more weight every time
• The process then continues until the athlete completes one rep with the heaviest weight possible
• This will be there one rep max

Question 23

30 metre sprint

Answer 23

Equipment:
2 cones, tape measure and stop watch

Method:

• Place the cones 30 metres apart
• With a flying start the athlete will sprint as fast as they can between the two cones
• This test is measures how fast they ran the 30 metres in seconds.

Question 24

Handgrip dynamometer test

Answer 24

Equipment:
Handgrip dynamometer

Method:

• The athlete should take grip of the dynamometer with their predominant hand
• Then the athlete should squeeze the dynamometer with all their strength
• After this they will measure there score