Unit 3 - Fitness testing Flashcards
Validity
This means that the test will actually test what it is meant to test
Reliability
If a test is reliable it means that if the test was repeated, similar results would be seen again
Qualitative data
This data is formed by opinions. It is someone’s opinion of how someone else performed
Quantitative data
This type of measurement is based on numbers and facts. No opinions are looked at just pure facts and numbers.
Agility
Illinois Agility Test
Balance
Stork Balance Test
Cardio Vascular Endurance
Multi-Stage Fitness Test
Co-ordination
Wall Toss Test
Explosive Strength
Vertical Jump Test
Reaction Time Test
Ruler Drop Test
Maximal Strength
One Rep Max Test
Speed
30-metre sprint
Strength
Hand Grip Dynamometer Test
Muscular Endurance
Sit Up Bleep Test
Illinois Fitness Test
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
Multi stage fitness test
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
Wall toss test
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
Sit and reach
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.
Sit up bleep test
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
Vertical jump test
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
Ruler drop test
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.
One rep max test
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
30 metre sprint
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.
Handgrip dynamometer test
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
