Fitnessgram
The 4 Fitnessgram tests required by the state of Illinois.
What are:
Push-Ups
Curl-Ups
Sit-and-reach
Pacer
The physical education teacher at an elementary school provides her students with a fitness calendar to complete during summer recess to promote participation in a variety of physical activities. What basic training principle does this scenario best illustrate?
What is regularity?
Flexibility is defined as the ________.
What is the range of motion around a joint?
Recommended amount of daily physical activity for school-aged youth
What is 60 minutes?
What type of training occurs when students move through a series of stations such as jumping rope, step aerobics, and stationary cycling intermixed with some strength exercises?
What is circuit training?
Scores that do not fall unto the healthy fitness zone are classified as ______________.
What is Needs Improvement?
How people should increase overload on the body to obtain fitness gains is the ____________________ principle.
What is progression?
Monitoring intensity can also be defined as "if you are too out of breath to talk, then the intensity is too high; if you can sing, then the intensity is too low". This test is the _________________
What is the talk test?
Type of motivation occurs when reinforcement is presented to increase the likelihood of the behavior occurring again.
What is extrinsic motivation?
The first step in setting fitness goals should be to
Grades that fitness test data/scores need to be submitted to the State of Illinois.
What is 5th, 7th, and 10th grades?
Starting students with a body-weight squat and when ready advancing them to a goblet squat and then a front squat is an example of the principle of _______.
What is progression?
The focus of resistance training for children should be on:
What is developing form and technique?
____________________ is defined as the process of designing a routine of physical activity in a systematic and individualized manner.
What is exercise prescription?
Designing lesson tasks that match the growth and maturity level of students is referred to as what type of activity?
What is developmentally appropriate?
Formal assessment of the health-related fitness test of flexibility, muscular endurance and muscular strength should begin at which grade?
What is 3rd grade?
The basic physiological changes that occur over the course of a training period are called ____________________.
What are training adaptations?
Name two methods that can be used to measure cardiorespiratory intensity.
What is:
-RPE
-Talk Test
-Pulse/HR/HR Monitors
Name ONE psychological factor that influences physical activity levels?
What is:
-past experiences
-skill level
-self-management (ability to set goals, follow through, decision making, self control, etc)
-enjoyment
-personal beliefs (perceptions, self-efficacy, outcome expectancy)
Explain how you could to reduce student reluctance and anxiety in health-related fitness assessment?
What is:
give students multiple opportunities to practice each assessment item over an extended period in a relaxed and safe environment?
Select ONE fitness assessment that we did in class.
Share 2 common errors, 2 tips for success, and healthy fitness zones for adult males and females.
What is:
-sit and reach: bent knees, sole of foot not on floor, fingers not overlapped; breathe, hold stretch for 2 seconds; 8 for males and 12 for females
-curl-ups: heels coming off floor, out of sync, hands lift of mat, head doesn't touch mat; do the best you can, exhale on way up, listen to recording; 24 for males and 18 for females
-Push-ups: not going down to 90 degrees, back not flat, out of sync; do the best that you can, listen and stay with the recording; 18 for males and 7 for females
-Pacer: not crossing line, false start; do as many as you can, start out faster on new level and then adjust pace; 54 for males and 38 for females
Sam is the coach of a local cross-country team who recently attended a running clinic put on by a highly successful coach from one of the local universities. In an effort to improve his runner’s performances, Sam implements one of the advanced running programs he learned about at the coaching clinic for his team’s summer training. Over the course of the summer: (a) several of the runners respond extremely well and appear ready for the season, (b) a few others struggled to complete the program and have demonstrated minimal improvement, and (c) several of the younger runners developed overuse injuries and two even quit the team. What basic training principle(s) were not accounted for in this scenario?
What is individuality?
Define eccentric and concentric contractions. Provide an example for each.
What is:
concentric: shortening of muscle; lifting phase of bicep curl, pulling handles toward you during seated row, extending legs during leg press
eccentric: lengthening of muscle; lowering yourself down from a pull-up, lowering down in push-up, lowering phase of bicep curl
Explain what a Comprehensive School Physical Activity Plan is and name ONE other component beyond Physical Education.
What is:
-PA before and after school
-family and community engagement
-staff involvement
-PA during the school day
List the 6 skill-related fitness components.
What is:
-balance
-coordination
-reaction time
-speed
-agility
-power