GCSE Physical Education Assessing Your Fitness Levels

1. GCSE Physical EducationAssessing Your Fitness Levels

2. Learning Objectives By the end of this lesson pupils should: Know what is meant by PAR-Q Understand the need to assess fitness levels Be able to assess all health and skill related components of fitness using a number of tests

3. PAR-Q Before starting a fitness programme, you must make sure you are ready to do so. Whether you are or not can be tested using A Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q).

4. Why assess fitness levels? Before starting an exercise programme, you should know what you are looking to improve. These components should be tested before starting the exercise programme to give ‘baseline data’. Why is this important to do?

5. Cooper’s 12-Minute Run Test

6. Cooper’s 12-Minute Run Test Tests cardiovascular fitness and muscular endurance in athlete’s legs Can measure VO2 max (aerobic activity) This can also be performed on a treadmill

7. Hand Grip Strength Test

8. Hand Grip Strength Test Tests muscular strength in the hand. Using a Hand Grip Dynamometer and squeeze as tight as you can Take 3 recordings and work out the mean (average)

9. Sit and Reach Flexibility Test

10. Sit and Reach Flexibility Test Tests measures of flexibility of the hamstrings Aim is to measure how far beyond the toes the athlete can reach If you can just reach your toes you score a zero

11. Harvard Step Test

12. Harvard Step Test Test measures cardiovascular endurance and muscular endurance Athletes use power to propel themselves and objects in a certain distance Often counting helps: 1-2-3-4

13. Illinois Agility Run

14. Illinois Agility Run Test measures agility Run is made up of numerous changes in direction Run is timed and aim is to complete the test as quickly as possible

15. Illinois Agility Run

16. Standing Stork Test

17. Standing Stork Test Test measures a person’s static balance Hands on hips, leg on other knee, standing leg heel off the floor Repeat test on other foot

18. Standing Stork Test

19. Sergeant Jump Test

20. Sergeant Jump Test Test measures leg power Remember that: Power = Strength x Speed Measure how high above standing mark athlete can reach

21. Standing Broad Jump

22. Standing Broad Jump Test also measures leg power Remember that: Power = Strength x Speed Although test is similar to Sergeant Jump, different sports use these different tests

23. Ruler Drop Test

24. Ruler Drop Test Test measures reaction time Not the most scientific test, but nevertheless can give athletes an idea of their reaction time No signal to when ruler is to be dropped. Stimulus is when the ruler starts to fall

25. 30 Metre Sprint Test

26. 30 Metre Sprint Test Test measures speed Simple sprinting test measuring how quickly athlete can cover distance What other skill-related component of fitness is also important here?

27. Alternate Hand Wall Throw

28. Alternate Hand Wall Throw Test measures coordination Athlete uses both hands and has to rely on hand-eye coordination

29. Learning Objectives (Revisited) By the end of this lesson pupils should: Know what is meant by PAR-Q Understand the need to assess fitness levels Be able to assess all health and skill related components of fitness using a number of tests

30. Thank you Any questions, please do not hesitate to ask