1. Physical Fitness Testing

2. Starter In sentences… 1. Why is it important to carry out physical fitness tests? 2. Name a test you used to measure your aerobic endurance. 3. Name a test you used to measure your balance. 4. Describe a test you used to measure the power in your legs.

3. Activity 1 The stork test is used to measure _______ A test to measure agility is the ________ A test to measure power in the legs is the ___ The grip dynamometer is a test to measure ______ in the forearm The 60 second push up test is a test used to measure _________ ________ in the arms A test to measure muscular endurance in the quads is the H______ S______ T______

4. Activity 3 Using the cards in front of you… 1. Rank them in order of the most important to least important for a midfielder in football 2. Rank them in order of most important to least important for a position/sport of your choice You will be asked to present why you ranked each of the aspects of fitness as you did.

5. Homework Choose a test from yesterday and… 1. Describe how to set it up, what information it aims to collect and why you would use the test. Include: Equipment What you did Who else was involved What the test told you about your strengths/weaknesses Advantages of using the test