Sports Specific Performance Testing
Sports Specific Performance Testing
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Each sport has its common performance tests that coaches use to evaluate game readiness. We do our best to evaluate student-athletes in the Human Performance classes with a relevant performance test. Please review the table below and explore the sports-specific tests to see if your athletes are prepared for the season, or, how they stack up against other players out there.
Baseball
Baseball
- Speed: 30y Dash (youth)
- Speed: 60y Dash (H.S.)
- Jumping: Vertical Jump
- Agility: 20y Shuttle
- Throwing: Radar Tests
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Basketball
Basketball
- Speed: 20m Dash
- Jumping: Vertical Jump
- Jumping: Vertical w/ Step
- Agility: 5-0-5 Test
- Fitness: 20m Beep Test
- (Yo-Yo, Pacer, etc.)
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Bowling
Bowling
Sadly, there is not an established set of testing norms for bowling. However we would test the following criteria:
- Core Strength (TBD)
- Leg Strength (TBD)
- Mobility Assessment (TBD)
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Competitive Cheer
Competitive Cheer
Sadly, there is not an established set of testing norms for Competitive Cheer. Suggestions have been created from the scientific community:
- Jumping: Vertical Jump
- Strength: Bench Press, Seated Military Press, Hang Snatch
- Anthropometric and Body Composition Measurements
- Flexibility Measurements
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Golf
Golf
Golf also lacks an established set of physical testing norms for performance assessment. However an independent assessment has been developed by the Titleist Performance Institute (TPI)
- 90/90 Flexibility Test
- Glute Bridge Test
- The Lat Test
- Overhead Deep Squat Test
- Pelvic Rotation Test
- Torso Rotation Test
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Soccer
Soccer
- Speed: 30m Dash
- Jumping: Vertical Jump
- Agility: 20y Shuttle
- Fitness: Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test
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Softball
Softball
- Speed: 20y Dash (H.S. & Youth)
- Speed: 40y Dash (H.S.)
- Jumping: Vertical Jump
- Jumping: Broad Jump
- Agility: 20y Shuttle
- Agility: 4 Corner Drill
- Throwing: Radar Tests
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Swimming
Swimming
Swimming lacks a set of norms for traditional tests in jumping, strength, etc. because of its non-weight bearing nature. There are however some tests can be conducted.
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Tennis
Tennis
The USTA is one of the best science-based sports programs in the U.S. They have published a number of performance tests they believe relate directly to tennis performance.
- Body Composition
- Flexibility Tests
- Strength: 60s. Sit-Up Test
- Strength: 60s. Push-Up Test
- Jumping: Vertical Jump
- Power: 4lb Medicine Ball Chest Pass
- Speed: 20y Dash
- Agility: Hexagon Test
- Agility: Spider Run Test
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Track and Field/Cross Country
Track and Field/Cross Country
Track and Cross races are the ultimately test of response to training. There are however key indicators that can be done outside of track meets.
- Speed: 20m Dash
- Jumping: Vertical Jump
- Jumping: Broad Jump
- Jumping: 3-Step Jump
- Backwards Shot Throw
- Underhand Shot Throw
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Volleyball
Volleyball
- Jumping: Vertical Jump
- Jumping: Approach Jump
- Jumping: Block Jumps
- Agility: USA Volleyball Shuttle Run
- Strength: Power Clean
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Wrestling
Wrestling
- Anthropometric and Body Composition Measurements
- Speed: 10m Dash
- Jumping: Vertical Jump
- Strength: Bench Press
- Strength: Squat
- Flexibility Testing
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