Limitations Of Fitness Tests

• • For fitness tests to be comparable, the tests are often not sport-specific, this may mean that the benefits to the sportsperson are restricted 
  • It may also mean that the conclusions drawn about that individual's fitness are not wholly representative
• • Fitness tests are generalised so they do not replicate movements of activity and do not always indicate an individual's proficiency in certain movements or sports
• • Sports participation often involves unique conditions which cannot be replicated accurately in a fitness test
• if a fitness test is  measuring a fitness component which is not a maximal reading, then it will affect the reliability
• • Some readings may be affected by motivational factors: an individual's motivation may be influenced by the knowledge that they are completing a test
• • To make valid measurements, fitness tests must be standardised and all follow the exact same procedure
  • Tests carried out without this in mind will not be comparable to averages for the same fitness component and this will affect the validity