APPROPRIATE + INAPPROPRIATE FITNESS TESTS

• illinois agility test

  appropriate

  • tennis player: you need to be able to go across the court hitting the ball

  inappropriate

  • 100 m sprinter: you run in a straight line not needing to dodge anything
• stork balance test

  appropriate

  • gymnast: have to hold your balance

  inappropriate

  • squash players: not regularly still so you don't need to hold your balance
• multi-stage fitness test

  appropriate

  • basketball players: often need to run up and down the court

  inappropriate

  • golfers: don't need to run
• wall toss test

  appropriate

  • cricketers: need good co-ordination to be able to catch the ball

  inappropriate

  • rowers: they don't need to catch anything
• sit and reach test

  appropriate

  • dancers: need good flexibility in their legs

  inappropriate

  • swimmers: they need good flexibility but not in their hamstrings
• sit-up bleep test

  appropriate

  • goalkeeper: may have to make regular saves involving their upper and lower body

  inappropriate

  • marathon runners: need muscular endurance but the test doesn't mimic the movement needed for them
• vertical jump test

  appropriate

  • figure skaters: need to jump with strong leg power

  inappropriate

  • kayaking: doesn't require leg power to be aplied
• ruler drop test

  appropriate

  • cricketers: need to react quickly when catching a ball

  inappropriate

  • snowboarders: need reaction time but not the action mimicked in the test
• one rep max test

  appropriate

  • boxers: need to excert maximum force in a punch

  inappropriate

  • middle-distance runners: don't need to excert maximal force in a race
• handgrip dynamometer test

  appropriate

  • judo: requires maximal grip strength

  inappropriate

  • sprinters: no need to use their grip
• 30m sprint test

  appropriate

  • basketball players: may need to sprint the length of the court

  inappropriate

  • discus throwers: no need to run when throwing