Tests and qualifications

German Motor Test 6–18 (Deutscher Motorik-Test)

Children and adolescents aged 6 to 18. School and club, groups.

• 20-metre sprint
• Balancing backwards
• Jumping sideways
• Stand-and-reach
• Push-ups in 40 seconds
• Sit-ups in 40 seconds
• Standing long jump
• 6-minute run

Norm values: Age- and sex-related norm values in the test manual — not included here.

Source: Bös, K.; Schlenker, L.; Büsch, D. et al. (2009): Deutscher Motorik-Test 6–18 (DMT 6–18).

Eurofit

School children and adolescents; in adapted form also adults. School; designed to be comparable across Europe.

• Flamingo balance
• Plate tapping (hand speed)
• Sit-and-reach
• Standing long jump
• Hand grip
• Sit-ups in 30 seconds
• Bent arm hang
• Shuttle run 10 × 5 metres
• 20-metre shuttle run with audio signal

Norm values: Reference values by country in the national evaluations — not included here.

Source: Council of Europe, Committee for the Development of Sport (1988): EUROFIT: Handbook for the EUROFIT Tests of Physical Fitness.

Senior Fitness Test

Adults aged 60 to 94. Health and senior sport.

• Chair stand in 30 seconds
• Arm curl with dumbbell in 30 seconds
• 6-minute walk or 2-minute step test
• Chair sit-and-reach
• Back scratch
• Stand up, walk 2.4 metres, turn, sit down

Norm values: Normal ranges in five-year groups in the test manual — not included here.

Source: Rikli, R. E.; Jones, C. J. (2013): Senior Fitness Test Manual.

12-minute run (Cooper test)

Adolescents and adults. Endurance in the field; often part of admission tests.

• Run as far as possible on the track in 12 minutes; the distance is measured

Norm values: Rating tables differ between institutions — not included here.

Source: Cooper, K. H. (1968): A means of assessing maximal oxygen intake: correlation between field and treadmill testing.

20-metre shuttle run with audio signal

Children, adolescents and adults. Endurance indoors, many people at once.

• Run back and forth between two lines 20 metres apart; the pace rises every minute; the level reached is counted

Norm values: Estimation equation and levels in the source — not included here.

Source: Léger, L. A.; Mercier, D.; Gadoury, C.; Lambert, J. (1988): The multistage 20 metre shuttle run test for aerobic fitness.

Schools with a sports focus

Sports middle schools, sports grammar schools, schools for performance sport

Motor aptitude test with running, jumping, throwing, apparatus gymnastics, ball games and swimming in a combination chosen by the school; often with an interview and a medical certificate.

Prepare with: Learning to move · Learning cards · Training planner · Exercise library

Tasks and pass marks are stated in the call of the school concerned.

Sport studies and teacher training in physical education

Universities and university colleges of teacher education

Supplementary examination to prove physical and motor aptitude, usually with athletics, swimming, apparatus gymnastics, ball games and gymnastics or dance.

Prepare with: Training planner · Exercise library · Training load and trend · Field test sheet

Admission is governed by the Austrian Universities Act; disciplines and pass marks are set by each institution.

Coach education

Federal sports academies and sport federations

Sport-specific aptitude test of personal skill level, plus minimum age and prior knowledge depending on the course.

Prepare with: Control loop and season plan · Video analysis · Learning cards

Requirements are stated in the course announcement.

Squads and performance centres

Sport federations, performance centres

Sport-specific performance diagnostics and selection according to the federation's criteria.

Prepare with: Control loop and season plan · Field test sheet · Measuring nodes · Training folder

Criteria are published by the federation concerned; this page does not reproduce them.