Leeds South Sports
Schools Sports Partnership for South Leeds
Fitness Testing
Standing Broad Jump
Stand with feet comfortably apart and toes immediately behind the line. Bend knees and jump forward as far as possible. Measure the distance from rear heel back to the start.
Two attempts each and record best score.
Standing Vertical Jump
Stand next to the wall and reach up with your nearest arm to the wall. Place bottom of metre ruler at finger tip. Both feet must remain flat on the floor at this stage. From a two footed stationary jump, reach as high as possible up the ruler. Measure height jumped.
Two attempts each and record best score.
Alternate Hand Wall Toss
Stand two metres away from the wall. Throw a tennis ball from your right hand against the wall and catch it with your left hand. Then throw it with your left hand and catch it with your right hand. How many can you do in 30 Secs.
Two attempts each and record best score.
Medicine Ball Throw
Stand behind the line and with a two handed throw from the chest. Throw the ball as far as possible. Must throw from a stationary position. Measure throw using measuring tape.
Two attempts each and record best score.
Speed Shuttle (40m)
Pupils start one at time on the centre line.
On the starters command they run ten metres to first line and turn, they run past centre line to next ten metres mark and turn and return to the centre line.
Record time.
Two attempts each and record best score.
15m Shuttle Run (5 mins)
Pupils work with a partner with one running at a time. The pupil not running counts the score for their partner. The runner runs for 5 minutes between two lines 15 metres apart. They must ensure at least one foot touches or crosses the line at each end. There and back is two.
Record score
Speed Bounce
Two cones hockey stick length apart. Place hockey stick on top. Pupils have 30 secs to see how many double footed jumps they can complete. If they knock the stick off it can be replaced and they begin to count from the total they have already achieved.
Two attempts each and record best score.
