1. Year 10 GCSE PE
Fitness Testing

2. Learning Objectives
To show understanding of the health and skill-related components of fitness.
To learn how these components of fitness can be tested.
To explain what components of fitness are relevant to your chosen sport

3. Starter Guess what cards
Using the card you have been giving find your partner.
Match the definition word to the definition description.

4. Testing Components of Fitness
Cardiovascular Fitness
Cooper 12
Minute Run
Coordination
Three Ball Juggle
Reaction Time
Ruler Drop Test
Flexibility
Sit and Reach Test
Speed
30 Metre Sprint

5. Testing Components of Fitness
Muscular Strength
Hand Grip Test
Illinois Agility Test
Agility
Balance
Standing Stork Test
Muscular Endurance
Power
One Minute
Sit Up Test
Sergeant Jump Test

6. Cooper 12 Minute Run
This test tests how far an athlete can run in 12 minutes.
You can also use the Treadmill Test and the Harvard Step test to test cardiovascular endurance.

7. Ruler Drop Test
A 30cm ruler is held above the hand of the athlete being tested.
It will then be dropped and the athlete has to quickly respond and catch the ruler.
A measurement is then taken at the point where the ruler has been caught.

8. Sit and Reach Test A sit and rest box is used.
Athletes put their feet against the box, and keeping their legs flat on the floor, reach forward as far as they can.
A measurement is then taken.

9. Hand Grip Test A hand dynamometer is used in this test.
Athlete start with the hand dynamometer by their side, grip it as hard as they can and bring it up to shoulder height.
A measurement is then taken.

10. Illinois Agility Test
The athlete is timed on how quick they can complete the test.
They must be able to change direction quickly and efficiently.

11. Standing Stork Test
The athlete will stand on one leg, the other leg will rest on the standing leg.
Athletes will then be timed on how long they can stand without putting their foot down.

12. Harvard Step Test
The athlete steps up and down on the step at a rate of 30 steps per minute (every two seconds) for 5 minutes or until exhaustion.
Pulse rate is measured every 3 minutes after the test.

13. Sergeant Jump Test
The athlete stands side on to 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.
The athlete from a static position jumps as high as possible and marks the wall with the chalk on his fingers.
Distance between the two marks is measured.

14. Guess what card Guess the test your partner has on their card
Once you guess it correctly you then move onto another person.

15. Exam Q’s Coordination is: A How well a task is completed
B The ability to use two or more body parts together
C The ability to change position quickly and with control
D Working together as a team

16. Exam Q’s

17. Exam Q’s

18. Homework Complete exam questions .
Hand in next lesson (Monday 17th September).