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Named Fitness Tests

The named Edexcel fitness tests and the components of fitness they measure, from the Cooper 12-minute test to the sit and reach, including which components have no named test.

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Testing fitness 🏃

Coaches measure fitness with **named fitness tests** so they can compare athletes and track progress. Each test measures a particular **component of fitness**. In the Edexcel course, **seven** of the eleven components have a named test. This module matches each component to its test, and shows how a couple of the tests are carried out.

Some key tests 🔑

Four of the Edexcel named fitness tests:

Component and test 🔗

  • Cardiovascular fitness
  • Strength
  • Flexibility
  • Speed
  • Cooper 12-minute test or Harvard step test
  • Grip dynamometer
  • Sit and reach test
  • 30-metre sprint test

Which test? 🎯

Which named test measures flexibility?

  • The sit and reach test
  • The grip dynamometer
  • The 30-metre sprint
  • The vertical jump

Edexcel's cardiovascular tests 💡

For **cardiovascular fitness**, Edexcel names the **Cooper 12-minute test** (running or swimming as far as you can in 12 minutes) and the **Harvard step test** (stepping on and off a bench and measuring recovery). Be careful: the **multi-stage fitness test**, often called the bleep test, is used by some other exam boards, but it is **not** an Edexcel-named test.

The cardio test 📋

Which is an Edexcel-named test for cardiovascular fitness?

  • The Cooper 12-minute test
  • The multi-stage fitness test, or bleep test
  • The grip dynamometer
  • The sit and reach test

Not every component has a test ⚖️

In the Edexcel course, only seven of the eleven components have a named fitness test.

How the sit and reach works 🪜

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Real Edexcel tests ✅

Select the TWO tests that Edexcel names as fitness tests.

  • The Illinois agility run test
  • The vertical jump test
  • The stork stand test for balance
  • The ruler drop test for reaction time

The tests in words 🧱

Strength is measured with a grip _____. Flexibility is measured with the _____ and reach test. Speed is measured with a _____-metre sprint. Power is measured with a _____ jump. For cardiovascular fitness, Edexcel names the _____ 12-minute test.

dynamometer sit 30 vertical Cooper bleep 100 horizontal press Harvard

Which have a named test? 🖍️

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Test the athlete 🧭

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Describe a test ✍️

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