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The Yo-Yo intermittent test is aimed at estimating performance in stop-and-go sports like football (soccer), cricket, basketball and the like. It was conceived around the early 1990s by Jens Bangsbo, [1] a Danish soccer physiologist, then described in a 2008 paper, "The Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test". [2]
The Cooper test which was designed by Kenneth H. Cooper in 1968 for US military use is a physical fitness test. [1] [2] [3] In its original form, the point of the test is to run as far as possible within 12 minutes. Pacing is important, as the participant will not cover a maximal distance if they begin with a pace too close to an all out sprint.
The SPARQ Rating was a sport-specific assessment of athleticism. SPARQ had test protocols for six sports –american football, boys'/girls' soccer, baseball, fastpitch, boys'/girls' basketball, as well as a test for general athleticism. The tests were designed to test the skills and athleticism demanded by each sport. [1]
In her work with U.S. Soccer, Scott also advocated for standardized fitness testing and data collection for players in the United States top-division professional women's club league, the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), and also added menstruation-aware educational workshops for club staff in 2019. [4]
However, it has been announced that the Physical Fitness Test on which these awards are based will no longer be available after the 2012–2013 school year. [32] Additionally, there is the Active Lifestyle Award for staying active [ 33 ] and the Presidential Champions Award for raising one's amount of activity. [ 34 ]
Jara, a former player for both teams, now appears on a website where the public can register an over-45-year-old supporter of one of these clubs to obtain a free prostate antigen test.
The Presidential Fitness Test was a national physical fitness testing program conducted in United States public middle and high schools from the late 1950s until 2013, when it was replaced with the Presidential Youth Fitness Program. National interest in physical fitness testing existed in the United States since the late 1800s. [1]
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