Fitness Testing

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Fitness Testing

• Dan Vashinko

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Target Audience

• This powerpoint is designed for high school
  physical education classes. Every year there is
  fitness testing in P.E. class and the students
  need to know how to perform these tests and why
  they are important.

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Lesson Goal

• My goal is to have the students learn how
  important physical fitness and health is. They
  will learn how to perform different fitness tests
  and understand why fitness testing and exercise
  is important.

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Assessment

• I will assess the students by having them perform
  these fitness tests. They will also need to
  calculate their body fat percentage and their BMI
  without the use of specialty machines.

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High School Fitness Tests

• Shuttle Run
• Standing Long Jump
• 40 Yard Dash
• Sit and Reach
• All used in Presidents Challenge

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Presidents Challenge

• Two Types
• Performance Related- Athletic performance
• Health Related- Lower risks of high blood
  pressure, diabetes, low back pain.
• Aerobic Fitness- Heart and lungs
• Muscular, Strength, Endurance- Protect lower back
• Flexibility- ROM
• Body Composition- Body fat

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Shuttle Run

• Tests speed and agility.
• Wooden blocks, marker cones, measurement tape,
  stopwatch.
• Procedure
• Set up two lines of cones 30 ft. apart.
• Place 2 blocks of wood behind one of the lines.
• Student picks up both blocks and returns them one
  at a time.

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Shuttle Run

• Scoring
• Two or more trials.
• Quickest is recorded.
• Nearest 10th of a second.
• Blocks placed, not thrown.

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Shuttle Run

• Shuttle Run

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Standing Long Jump

• A.K.A. Broad Jump.
• Used in NFL combine.
• Once an event at Olympic Games.
• Event in the Sports Hall Competition in the UK.
• Measures explosive leg power.

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Standing Long Jump

• Equipment
• Tape Measure- measure distance.
• Non slip floor for take off.
• Soft landing area.
• Lines should me clearly marked.
• Long Jump Landing Mats also used.

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Standing Long Jump

• Procedure
• Stand behind line.
• Feet slightly apart.
• Two foot take off, swing arms, bend knees.
• Jump as far as possible, dont fall back.
• Land on both feet.
• 3 attempts allowed.

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Standing Long Jump

• Scoring
• Measurement is taken from the take off line to
  the nearest point of contact on the landing
  (heels).
• Record best of 3 attempts.

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Standing Long Jump

• Standing Long Jump

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40 Yard Dash

• Part of the SPARQ rating system for football.
• Determines acceleration.
• Reliable indicator of speed, agility and
  quickness.

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40 Yard Dash

• Equipment used
• Measuring tape or marked track
• Stopwatch
• Cone markers
• Flat and unobstructed grass, track, or turf
  surface
• At least 60 yards in length

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40 Yard Dash

• Procedure
• Warmup and practice runs should be given.
• Must sprint 40 yards.
• Can start in 3 point stance (if comfortable).
• Starting position held for 3 secondsmay lean
  over starting line.

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40 Yard Dash

• Results
• 2 trials are allowed.
• Recorded to nearest 2 decimal places (hundredth).
• Timing starts at first movement and ends when the
  chest crosses the finish line.

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40 yard Dash

• 40 Yard Dash

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Sit and Reach

• Measures flexibility of the lower back and
  hamstring muscles.
• Sit and reach box is used.
• Procedure
• Sit on ground with legs straight out .
• Feet must be placed flat against the box and
  shoulder width.
• Hands on top of each other with palms facing down.

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Sit and Reach Scoring

• 3 practice reaches.
• 4th reach is held for 2 seconds.
• Recorded to nearest centimeter or half inch.

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Sit and Reach

• Sit and Reach Test

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Other Tests

• Other popular fitness tests are
• Sit-ups
• Push-ups
• Vertical Jump
• 1- mile run

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How many hours per week do you exercise?

• gt 14 hours
• 10-13 hours
• 5-9 hours
• 1-4
• lt 1

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Which fitness test measures flexibility?

• 40 yard dash
• Shuttle run
• Sit and Reach
• Standing Long Jump
• Sit-ups and push-ups

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What are the two types of testing in the
Presidents Challenge?

• Performance and Health related.
• Strength and Conditioning related.
• Vertical and Quickness related.

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Works Cited

• http//www.topendsports.com/
• http//www.adultfitnesstest.org/