Coordination TEst

• Alternate Hand Wall Toss Test Protocol:


  • A line is marked out 2 meters away from a flat wall.

  • Stand facing the wall behind the line.

  • Throw the ball underarm against the wall from right to left hand. Alternate the hands from right to left and left to right.

  • Count the number of completed catches in 30 seconds
• Alternate Hand Wall Toss Test Equipment:

  • Tennis ball • Stopwatch • Assistant to time and count • Tape measure • Cones • Suitable wall to complete the test against.
• Alternate Hand Wall Toss Test Validity:


  • This is a valid test to measure hand eye coordination only. It does not measure other aspects of coordination such as foot-eye which would be more relevant for footballers for example.
• Alternate Hand Wall Toss Test Reliability:

  • If completed outside, the weather can affect the results (if it is windy, it may affect the flight of the ball).

  • If the test is not completed against a flat wall, it can affect the results as the ball may deflect in different directions.
• Alternate Hand Wall Toss Test Practicality:


  • Cheap equipment and easy to run. Lots of athletes can take part in one go
• Stick Flip Coordination Test Protocol: 


  • A stick is held in each hand at waist level so that the sticks are horizontal

  . • A third stick is placed across the two hand-held sticks.

  • The subject then attempts to flip the balanced stick so that it turns one half of a rotation and lands back on the two hand‐held sticks.

  • The subject should attempt five half-flips with one point scored for each successful attempt.

  • Once this has been achieved, they can attempt 5 full flip rotations which is worth 2 points
• Stick Flip Coordination Test Equipment:

  Three sticks (60 cm long).
• Stick Flip Coordination Test Validity:


  • Valid test for hand eye coordination but not for foot eye coordination
• Stick Flip Coordination Test Reliability:

  • If the sticks are not to the required length (60cm) the results may be unreliable
• Stick Flip Coordination Test Practicality

  Cheap and quick to run with minimal equipment. • Lots of athletes can take part if there are enough sticks