1.1.4: Physical activity as part of yourHealthy, active lifestyle

Learning Outcomes:

Must: know what is meant by PAR-Q (C)

Should: understand how to assess fitness using a number of tests (B)

Could: be able to distinguish which tests are used for different components of fitness (A)

STARTER:Write down everything you know about skill-related

fitness

Tweet a summary of something you have learnt:

Try the following tests:Sit and reach, Standing stork test, Standing broad jump, Ruler drop test, Three ball juggle.

EXAM QUESTION 2

Imran plays for the school football team. At the start of the season the team undergo a series of fitness tests. In the table below:

•tick the most relevant fitness test for a football player (not goalkeeper)•Explain why this fitness test is relevant to Imran (2 marks)

EXAM QUESTION 1

Which one of the following is a test of power?

A Sergeant jump test

B Cooper’s 12-minute run test

C 30-metre sprint test

D Harvard step test

Health-related exercise fitness tests

Cooper’s 12-minute run test

Hand grip strength test

Sit and reach test

Harvard step test

Illinois agility run

Standing stork test

Sergeant jump test

Three ball juggle

Standing broad jump

Ruler drop test

30-metre sprint

Tick most relevant test to football player

Explain why this fitness test is relevant to the footballer

Illinois agility run

Hand grip strength test

Standing stork test

Discuss why a PAR-Q is important.

D/C B A

Important Information

• Assessment grade tracking on front of books

• Home Learning – Attempt the exam paper again. Use your books and previous paper (green pen answers) to help you if needed.

• Deadline – Thursday 28th November 2013.

Thursday 21st November 2013

Assessing your fitness levels

Learning Outcomes: By the end of this lesson you will…

• know what is meant by PAR-Q (C)• understand how to assess fitness using a number of tests (B)• be able to distinguish which tests are used for different

components of fitness (A)

Cooper’s 12 minute run test• What does it test for?• Cardiovascular fitness• Muscular endurance

• How does it work?• Run around a course for 12

minutes (or treadmill).• Measure the distance covered• Measure the VO2 Max

(Aerobic capacity)

Hand grip strength test• What does it test for?• Muscular strength

• How does it work?• Squeeze the hand grip

dynamometer as tightly as possible.

• Take 3 recordings and keep the best score.

Sit and reach test

• What does it test for?• Flexibility of the hamstring

• How does it work?• Use a sit and reach box• Measure how far beyond

your toes you can reach

Harvard step test

• What does it test for?• Cardiovascular endurance• Muscular endurance

How does it work?• Step on and off a bench

(45cm) every 2 seconds for 5 minutes

Illinois agility run

• What does it test for?• Agility

• How does it work?• Course set as shown • Run around course,

changing direction on numerous occasions

• Run is timed.

Standing stork test• What does it test for?• Balance (static)

• How does it work?• Place hands on hips• Lift one leg and put foot on

the knee of the other leg.• Swap legs• Test is timed.

Sergeant jump• What does it test for?• Power (in legs)

• How does it work?• Chalk finger tips and touch the

wall as high as you can (no jump)

• Then jump up as high as possible making another mark.

• Measure distance between the two marks.

Standing broad jump• What does it test for?• Power

• How does it work?• Measure you height on the floor

by lying down and getting someone to mark where your feet and head are.

• From a standing jump, jump from where your feet were marked to see how far beyond your own height you can jump.

Ruler drop test• What does it test for?• Reaction time

• How does it work?• Work with a partner• Partner holds a metre ruler at

0cm• You place your thumb and

forefinger at the 50cm mark• Your partner releases the ruler• You must catch the ruler as soon

as possible.

30 metre sprint• What does it test for?• Speed

• How does it work?• Mark out 30 metre distance• When signalled, sprint over

30 metres as quick as possible

• Test is timed.

Three ball juggle

• What does it test for?• Co-ordination

• How does it work?• Using 3 tennis balls, juggle

for as long as you can without dropping a ball or stopping.

• Test is timed.