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Leg Strength Test
Testing and measurement are the means of collecting information
upon which subsequent performance evaluations and
decisions are made but in the analysis we need to bear in mind the factors that may influence the results.
Objective
To monitor the development of the athlete's elastic leg
strength.
Required Resources
To undertake this test you will require:
- 400 metre track - 25 metre marked section on the straight
- Cones
- Stop Watch
- Assistant
How to conduct the test
Mark out a 25 metre section on the straight section of the track
with two cones. The athlete starts 10 to 15 metres behind the starting line.
Using a jog run up, the athlete starts hopping on the dominant leg from the
first cone. The time taken to hop between the two cones is recorded. The test
is then repeated with the other leg.
Analysis
Analysis of the result is by comparing it with the results of
previous tests. It is expected that, with appropriate training between each
test, the analysis would indicate an improvement.
Normative data for the Leg Strength Test
The following data has been obtained from the results of tests
conducted with world class athletes.
| % Rank |
Females |
Males |
| 91-100 |
3.13 - 3.75 secs |
2.70 - 3.25 secs |
| 81 - 90 |
3.76 - 4.50 secs |
3.36 - 3.90 secs |
| 71 - 80 |
4.51 - 5.70 secs |
3.91 - 5.00 secs |
| 61 - 70 |
5.71 - 6.90 secs |
5.01 - 6.10 secs |
| 51 - 60 |
6.91 - 8.15 secs |
6.11 - 7.20 secs |
| 41 - 50 |
8.16 - 8.90 secs |
7.21 - 7.90 secs |
| 31 - 40 |
8.91 - 9.45 secs |
7.91 - 8.40 secs |
| 21 - 30 |
9.46 - 10.05 secs |
8.41 - 8.95 secs |
| 11 - 20 |
10.06 - 10.34 secs |
8.96 - 9.25 secs |
| 1 - 10 |
10.35 - 10.70 secs |
9.26 - 9.60 secs |
Table reference: D.A. Chu;
Explosive Power and Strength; Human Kinetics; 1996
Target Group
This test is suitable for active individuals but not for those
where the test would be contraindicated.
Reliability
Reliability would depend upon how strict the test is conducted and
the individual's level of motivation to perform the test.
Validity
There are published tables to relate results to potential level of
fitness and the correlation is high.
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Associated Pages
The following Sports Coach pages should be read in conjunction with this page:
Associated Books
The following books provide more information related to this topic:
- Advanced Studies in Physical Education and Sport, P Beashel et al., ISBN 0 17 4482345
- Physical Education and the Study of Sport, B. Davis et al., ISBN 0 7234 31752
- Essentials of Exercise Physiology, W.D. McArdle et al., ISBN 0 683 30507 7
- Physical Education and Sport Studies, D. Roscoe et al., ISBN 1 901424 20 0
- The World of Sport Examined, P. Beashel et al., ISBN 0 17 438719 9
- Advanced PE for Edexcel, F. Galligan et al., ISBN 0 435 50643 9
- Examining Physical Education, K. Bizley, ISBN 0 435 50660 9
- Sport and PE, K Wesson et al., ISBN 0 340 683821
- PE for you, J. Honeybourne, ISBN 0 7487 3277 2
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