WJEC/Eduqas GCSE PE Personal Fitness Programme: Student Companion

Self-analysis 3 2. Compare with the national norms a) Compare your test results with the national norms tables below and complete the self-analysis sections. b) Record how you compared to national norms in the Pre- tness scores table on page 30 (in the last column). Note: These tables show norms for a variety of age ranges (between 14–19-year-olds). You can look up other ranges at https://brianmac.co.uk/. Multi-stage fitness test (Cardiovascular endurance) Test result 1: Level Shuttle Gender Excellent Above average Average Below average Poor Boys L12 / S7 L11 / S2 L8 / S9 L7 / S1 L6 / S6 Girls L10 / S9 L9 / S1 L6 / S7 L5 / S1 L4 / S7 Self-analysis Bizley, K. et al. (2012) ‘BTEC First Sport Level 2’ in Brian Mackenzie (n.d.) BrianMac Sports Coach [Online]. 12-minute Cooper run (Cardiovascular endurance) Test result 1: Gender Excellent Above average Average Below average Poor Boys >2800 m 2500–2800 m 2300–2499 m 2200–2299 m <2200 m Girls >2100 m 2000–2100 m 1700–1999 m 1600–1699 m <1600 m Self-analysis Cooper, K.H. (1968) ‘A Means of Assessing Maximal Oxygen Intake’ in Brian Mackenzie (n.d.) BrianMac Sports Coach [Online]. These will be ‘excellent’/‘above average’/‘average’/‘below average’/‘poor’ 31