1. Speed testing Fitness testing for Year 10 What equipment will you use?
What are the pre-test procedures?
What are the instructions?
How do you record / measure the results?
How do you compare results?
What are the advantages / disadvantages of each test?

2. Fitness testing methods
Flexibility (Sit & Reach test)
Strength (Grip Dynamometer)
Aerobic Endurance (Various tests)
Speed: 35m sprint
Speed and agility (Illinois agility run)
Anaerobic power (Vertical jump test)
Muscular endurance(1 minute tests)
Body composition (Various tests)

3. 35m sprint Need stopwatches that can measure to one- tenth of a second
Line-up on start line
Begin sprinting on command
Sprint through 35m line
No more than 2/3 attempts in 1 day
Fastest time recorded

4. 35m sprint Score Male Female Excellent <4.80 <5.30 Good
Average
Fair
Poor
5.60+
6.20+

5. Advantages and Disadvantages
Low cost
Easily compare to normative data
Disadvantages
Testing large groups will be time consuming
Need stopwatch

6. Illinois agility run test
Measured in secs
Set out course: 10m long x 5m width
Centre cones are 3.3 m apart
Lie on front – Head at start line
Run to top cone – Down- in and out middle cones – Repeat in and out cones – Top line – Bottom - Complete

7. Illinois agility run Score Male Female Excellent <15.2 <17.0
Good
17.0 – 17.9
Average
16.2 – 18.1
18.0 – 21.7
Fair
18.2 – 19.3
Poor
>19.3
>23.0

8. Advantages and Disadvantages
Easy to carry out
Easily compare to normative data
Disadvantages
Footwear and surface can affect score
Need stopwatch and cones
Accuracy of timing