S.M.A.R.T. Goal Setting

·    Assessment Description: We will instruct students in setting short and long term individualized goals that are; Specific, Measurable, Adjustable, Realistic, and Timed.  All goals should focus on self-improvement and follow the Process – Performance – Outcome Continuum.

 

Heart Rate PACER Test

·    Assessment Description: Students will complete the Fitnessgram PACER Test of aerobic endurance.  The score is recorded as the laps completed before falling behind the PACER CD and the maximum heart rate achieved.  

20 Minute Cross Country Run

·    Assessment Description: Students will run the 1 mile cross country loop at the fastest pace they can handle for 20 minutes.  The score is recorded as the distance covered to the nearest 1/10 of a mile.  Students must maintain a consistent heart rate between assessments for the assessment to be valid.

 

Max Push-Ups

·    Assessment Description: Students will complete the FitnessGram Push-Up assessment to the cadence of the CD that is provided.  Students must go from full extension to and 90 degree bend in the elbow and back to full extension on each rep for it to count.  No rests are allowed during the assessment.  Students are stopped when the second form correction is made or when they experience extreme discomfort or pain.

 

Max Chin-Ups

·    Assessment Description: Students will perform the assessment with their palms facing toward themselves.  A rep is counted as moving from a dead hang until you can touch your chin to the bar and back again.  The body and legs must be limited to an up and down motion, so swinging or kicking is allowed.

 

Body Fat Percentage (This is not a required assessment)

·    Assessment Description: We will be assessing students using Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis or BIA.  BIA is considered one of the most reliable and accessible methods of screening body fat. In conventional BIA, a person is weighed, then height, age, gender and weight or other physical characteristics such as body type, or physical activity level are entered in a computer. While the person is standing on electrodes that are on the surface of the scale, a small electric signal is circulated. Simply explained, BIA measures the impedance or resistance to the signal as it travels through the water that is found in muscle and fat. The more muscle a person has, the more water their body can hold. The greater the amount of water in a person's body, the easier it is for the current to pass through it. The more fat there is within the body, the more resistance to the current.  BIA is safe and it does not hurt. In fact, the signal used in body fat monitors can not be felt at all either by an adult or child.  During the assessment, students will remove their shoes and step onto the scale barefoot (the scale is sanitized between each user). The students will be individually assessed and discreetly handed their results immediately after completing the assessment.  Students are encouraged not to share their results with other students and to respect others privacy by not asking to see others results.

 

Sit and Reach

·    Assessment Description: Students will test their right and left sides separately.  On the right side assessment the students will place the right leg in a straight position with their heel at the zero mark of the tape on the floor.  The left leg should be bent to the side with the sole of the foot against the right inner thigh.  Slowly slide both hands forward as far as you can reach without over straining.  The score is recorded as the number of inches you can reach (+ for past your heal and – for number behind your heal) with both hands evenly.