LCPE (Topic 2) : Components of fitness + fitness tests

Define Health related physical fitness

Associated with disease prevention and functional health

Define Performance related physical fitness

Skills that’s will improve a persons ability to perform in a sport

What are the health-related components of fitness (COF)

1. Muscular strength

2. Muscular endurance

3. Flexibility

4. Cardio respiratory endurance

5. Body composition

Define cardio respiratory endurance

The ability of your heart, blood cells and lungs to work continuously for an extended period of time

Define muscular strength

The maximum amount of force a muscle can produce in a single effort (attempt)

Define muscular endurance

The ability to contract your muscles several times without excessive fatigue

Define flexibility

The range of motion your joints have during movement

Define body composition

The ratio of water, bone, muscle and fat in the body

What are the performance relate components of fitness (COF)

1. Speed

2. Reaction time

3. Agility

4. Balance

5. Coordination

6. Power

Define speed

The ability to move a body part quickly

Define reaction time

How quickly one’s brain can respond to stimuli and react accordingly

Define agility

The ability to change the direction and speed you are travelling quickly and efficiently

Define balance

The ability to maintain equilibrium whilst moving or stationary

Define coordiantion

Using different body parts at the same time smoothly and accurately

What does the force/velocity curve demonstrate

Shows an inverse relationship between the two

An increase in force would lead to a decrease in velocity

Define fitness test battery

A group of tests that closely represent the physiological demands of a sport

What is the fitness test for cardio respiratory endurance

Bleep test

What’s the fitness test for muscular strength

Standing long jump

What’s the fitness test for muscular endurance

Wall squat

What’s the fitness test for flexibility

Sit and reach test

What’s the test for Body composition

BMI

What’s the fitness test for speed

20m sprint

What’s the fitness test for power

Vertical jump test

What’s the fitness test for reaction time

Ruler drop test

What’s the fitness test for agility

T test

What’s the fitness test for balance

Standing stork test

What are the key factors to consider when designing a fitness test battery

1. Normative data

2. Health and safety considerations

3. Accurate measurementa

4. Reliability

5. Validity

6. Equipment and facility’s available

7. Sequence of tests

8. Tester competence

Why is normative data important for a fitness test

Data to compare against and it is collected from a specific population

Why are health and safety considerations important in a fitness test

The tester must ensure that the athlete is not injured and are fit enough to be tested

Why is accurate measurements important for fitness tests

Must be accurate so they can be compared against in the future

Why is reliability important in fitness test

When a result is repeatable it becomes reliable eg. If an athlete does a bleep test one morning and then the next day gets a completely different score

Why is equipment and facilities available important for fitness test design

You must have access to a safe environment and equipment to complete the tests

Why does sequence of tests matter when fitness testing

By completing the easiest tests first and the harder ones last so you can get accurate results (so ur not knackered for the rest of them if u start with the hard ones)

Why does tester competence matter when fitness testing

The quality of the test is only as good as the person conducting it