LEARNING OUTCOME

1.  Know a range of laboratory-based and field-based fitness tests

CONTENT

1. Develop a knowledge and understanding of how a range of laboratory-based and field-based fitness tests work.

Fitness Tests: flexibility, eg sit and reach; strength, eg IRM, grip dynamometer; aerobic endurance, eg multi-stage fitness test, step test, maximal treadmill protocol; speed, eg sprint tests; power, eg vertical jump, wingate test; muscular endurance, eg one-minute press up, one-minute sit up; body composition, eg skinfold calipers, bioelectrical impedance analysis, hydrodensitometry.

Advantages and disadvantages of different tests: eg cost, time, equipment requirement, facility requirements, skill level of person carrying out the test, issues with test validity, issues with test reliability.

ASSESSMENT GUIDANCE

PASS / P1 – Describe one test for each component of physical fitness, including advantages and disadvantages
MERIT / M1 – Explain the advantages and disadvantages of one fitness test for each component of physical fitness

SCENARIO

You have gained a work experience placement within the fitness department at Hertfordshire University. You will be working closely with the Fitness Manager within the Fitness Suite at the University, who will guide you through many of their testing processes and procedures. You have been given the task to research one fitness test for each component of fitness and report back to your manager once completed. It must involve either laboratory-based and/or field-based fitness tests which can be used for the different types of athletes that use the facilities at the University. This need’s to include:-

·  A description of the individual fitness test, including advantages and disadvantages P1

·  A diagram of the fitness test P1

·  An explanation of the advantages and disadvantages of each of the fitness tests for each component.

-  How reliable is the test?

-  How valid is the test?

-  How practical is the test?

-  Discuss the health and safety points for each of the tests. M1

Grading criteria: P1 & M1