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Development of Criterion-Referenced Standards for Musculoskeletal Fitness in Youth: Considerations and Approaches by the FitnessGram Scientific Advisory Board
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Welk, Gregory; Janz, Kathleen; Laurson, Kelly; Mahar, Matthew; Zhu, Weimo; Pavlovic, Andjelka – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2022
The FitnessGram program has prioritized the use of evidence-based, criterion-referenced standards to advance health-related fitness assessments in physical education. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) highlighted the importance of strength and power for youth fitness assessment and surveillance. The report specifically recommended the use of…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Physical Education, Muscular Strength, Human Body
Estimation of Lower Body Muscle Power from Vertical Jump in Youth
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Mahar, Matthew T.; Welk, Gregory J.; Janz, Kathleen F.; Laurson, Kelly; Zhu, Weimo; Baptista, Fatima – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2022
Incorporation of the vertical jump (VJ) test in health-related fitness batteries is predicated on the availability of prediction equations to accurately estimate VJ power. The purpose was to develop and validate a generalizable equation to estimate VJ power from VJ height, body mass, age, and sex in 10- to 18-year-olds. The sample (N = 529)…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, Muscular Strength, Psychomotor Skills, Body Height