Results Table

Subject Rhiannon Norman Elliot Leggett Joe Munt Helia Tarat Lucy Cutter Caitlin Brown Patrick Wilson Shaun Rees Grace Howells Tom Perry Bleep test 9.9 10.2 9.8 7.3 6.4 6.7 10.2 9.6 6.4 9.7 Abdominal curl test 6.17secs 5.48secs 3.43secs 3.50secs 2.03secs 1.11secs 5.47secs 3.38secs 2.01secs 2.29secs Vertical Job 42inch 45inch 40inch 31inch 30inch 45inch 39inch 32inch 30inch 30inch Illinois agility test 14.02secs 15.24secs 16.01secs 14.21secs 20.50secs 13.9secs 15.78scs 16.25secs 13.40secs 16.75secs

The Multi-Stage (Bleep) Fitness Test Equipment: 20 m measuring tape, prerecording of test, tape player, markers, scoring recorders. Target Population: Sports teams & school classes. Health screen first! Advantages: Large groups can do test together. Disadvantages: Audio tape can stretch, high motivation needed for accurate score, scoring can be subjective. Procedure: Subjects run between two lines 20m apart trying to keep up with a set of pre-recorded bleeps on a tape or CD. Roughly every minute the level changes (and the bleeps get closer together) and the running speed gets 0.5 km/h faster (start speed is 8.5 km/h). The athlete tries to keep up with the recording getting as many levels and shuttles into the test as possible. The results below are not predictions for Max VO2 but are indicators for aerobic fitness. Each score implies the test level and the number of shuttles completed successfully (e.g. 4/6 = level four and six shuttles completed).

Abdominal curl test- This is a general description of a sit up test to measure abdominal muscle endurance. The procedures and technique can vary depending on which specific test you are performing. See the procedures for links to test instructions for specific abdominal endurance tests.

Equipment required: flat, clean, cushioned surface, stopwatch, recording sheets, and pen. Some variations will also require the following: curl up strips, a tempo device (a metronome, drums, a sit up beep test mp3, the PACER test cd which includes cadences for a sit up test).

test procedure: A common method of performing a sit up fitness test is to record the maximum number of sit ups in a certain time period, such as 30 seconds (Euro fit), one minute (President's Challenge Curl Up Test, home sit up) or two minutes (e.g. in the US Army and US Marines and US Navy). Alternatively, the test may be performed at a set tempo, and the maximum number of total sit-ups is recorded (Fitness gram, partial sit up test, NHL curl up beep). For this method, a metronome may be set at the desired tempo, or a audio tape or cd with a recording of the pace may be used. The NCF Abdominal Curl Conditioning Test takes this a step further, and has a tempo test that progressively gets faster, much like the running beep test.

Vertical sergeant jump test

The athlete warms up for 10 minutes The athlete chalks the end of his/her finger tips The athlete stands side onto the wall, keeping both feet remaining on the ground, reaches up as high as possible with one hand and marks the wall with the tips of the fingers (m1) The athlete from a static position jumps as high as possible and marks the wall with the chalk on his fingers (m2) The assistant measures and records the distance between M1 and M2 The athlete repeats the test 3 times The assistant calculates the average of the recorded distances and uses this value to assess the athletes performance

To undertake this test you will require:

Wall Tape measure Step Ladder Chalk Assistant

Illinois agility testProcedure: The length of the course is 10 meters and the width (distance between the start and finish points) is 5 meters. Four cones are used to mark the start, finish and the two turning points. Another four cones are placed down the center an equal distance apart. Each cone in the center is spaced 3.3 meters apart. Subjects should lie on their front (head to the start line) and hands by their shoulders. On the 'Go' command the stopwatch is started, and the athlete gets up as quickly as possible and runs around the course in the direction indicated, without knocking the cones over, to the finish line, at which the timing is stopped.

equipment required: flat non-slip surface, marking cones, stopwatch, measuring tape, timing gates (optional)

purpose: to test running agility