Profiling the New Zealand police physical appraisal test
| Autor: | Robin M. Orr, Ben Schram, Jason Movshovich, Robert G. Lockie, Elisa Canetti, Jay Dawes |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
education.field_of_study Wilcoxon signed-rank test business.industry Population 030229 sport sciences Management Science and Operations Research 030210 environmental & occupational health Test (assessment) Fitness assessment 03 medical and health sciences Vertical jump Grip strength 0302 clinical medicine Cohort Physical therapy medicine business education Safety Research |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Emergency Services. 10:266-275 |
| ISSN: | 2047-0894 |
| DOI: | 10.1108/ijes-06-2020-0032 |
| Popis: | PurposeThe aims of this study were to evaluate fitness levels in a cohort of police trainees and compare these results to other police trainees and the general population.Design/methodology/approachRetrospective data for 274 male and 152 female police trainees were supplied. Measures included height, body mass and physical appraisal test (PAT; 2.4 km run, vertical jump, push-ups and grip strength) results, assessed twice, prior to commencement of training, separated by several months. Wilcoxon signed rank tests were used to analyze non-parametric initial and final PAT scores and Mann–WhineyUtests were used to determine variance between groups.FindingsMale trainees were significantly quicker in the run (−12%,p p p p p = 0.002).Originality/valueWhen compared to the general population from which they were drawn and to other law enforcement trainees, the police trainees in this study were quicker, more powerful and stronger. While there was no loss of fitness between initial and final PAT performance, a conditioning program, spanning the periods between initial and final PAT may be of benefit to increase fitness prior to training commencement especially for female trainees who were generally less fit than, yet must complete the same training as, male trainees. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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