Illinois agility test
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The Illinois agility test is a fitness test designed to test one's sport agility
. It is a simple test which is easy to administer and requires little equipment. It tests the ability to turn in different directions and at different angles.
The aim of the test is to complete a weaving running course in the shortest possible time. Cones mark the course; the subject starts face down, with the head to the start line, and hands by the shoulders. At the whistle, the subject runs the course, without knocking down any cones.
The course can be measured out either in meters or feet 10 m long by 5 m wide or 30 ft (approx 9.14 mm) by 15 ft (approx 4.53m )
The world record for the test is held by Daniel Kerr, in a time of 11.29 seconds at the Wilding Centre on March 15, 2010. Kerr beat long-term rival and enemy James 'Herman' Allen's previous record. Allen completed the event in 11.32 seconds at the Wilding Centre on December 20, 2008.
Sport agility
Agility or nimbleness is the ability to change the body's position efficiently, and requires the integration of isolated movement skills using a combination of balance, coordination, speed, reflexes, strength, endurance and stamina....
. It is a simple test which is easy to administer and requires little equipment. It tests the ability to turn in different directions and at different angles.
The aim of the test is to complete a weaving running course in the shortest possible time. Cones mark the course; the subject starts face down, with the head to the start line, and hands by the shoulders. At the whistle, the subject runs the course, without knocking down any cones.
The course can be measured out either in meters or feet 10 m long by 5 m wide or 30 ft (approx 9.14 mm) by 15 ft (approx 4.53m )
The world record for the test is held by Daniel Kerr, in a time of 11.29 seconds at the Wilding Centre on March 15, 2010. Kerr beat long-term rival and enemy James 'Herman' Allen's previous record. Allen completed the event in 11.32 seconds at the Wilding Centre on December 20, 2008.