Table 4

Field-based fitness tests used to assess motor fitness

Fitness test battery (country)
Fitness qualityFitness testEUROFIT (EU)FITNESSGRAM (USA)PCHF (USA)PCPF (USA)AAUTB (USA)YMCAYFT (USA)NYPFP (USA)HRFT (USA)Physical Best (USA)IPFT (USA)CAHPER-FPT II (CAN)CPAFLA (CAN)NFTP-PRC (CHIN)NZFT (NZ)AFEA (AUS)
Speed and agilityShuttle run (10×5m)·
Shuttle run·····
with sponges (10×4m)
10 sec 25 m·
shuttle run
Speed100 m dash···
50 m dash····
Speed of limbsPlate tapping·
BalanceFlamingo balance·
  • Organisational abbreviations given in table 1.

  • EU, Europe; CAN, Canada; CHIN, China; NZ, New Zealand; AUS, Australia.