SPORT-RELATED TESTS
Sport
Tests
Comment
Baseball
Pitching
Speed
90 mph: major league velocity
83 – 88 mph: college average
77 – 83 mph: high school average
Home to
first
4.2 – 4.3 sec: major league average
First to
third
6.8 – 6.9 sec: major league average
Catch to
catch
<2.0 sec. from catcher to second: excellent
60-yard
dash
6.7 – 6.8 sec: major league average
Basketball
Vertical
Jump
>30 in.: excellent at any level (boys/men)
Football
10 – yard
dash
1.5 sec: good, skill positions (electronic)
1.65 sec: acceptable, linemen (electronic)
20 – yard
dash
Not available
40 – yard
dash
<4.5 sec: college receivers/defensive backs
20 – yard
shuttle
<4.0 sec: college skill position players
<4.6 sec: college linemen
Vertical
jump
27 – 29 in: college linemen
>30 in: college skill positions
Golf
18-hole
scores
High 70’s: 13 – 14 year olds
Sport
Tests
Comment
Gymnastics
20 – meter
sprint
80th percentile: 3.04 sec.
(girls, 10 –
14)
Push-Ups
80th percentile: 14
Pull-Ups
80th percentile: 7
Leg lifts in 10
sec
80th percentile: 7
Splits
80th percentile: 13.9 in
Shoulder
flexibility
80th percentile: 21 in
Vertical
jump
80th percentile: 19.9 in
Soccer
Illinois Agility
Run
17.34 (U18 men’s national team average)
16.68 (U21 women’s national team average)
Vertical
Jump
25.98 (U18 men’s national team average)
20.80 (U21 women’s national team average)
Intermittent
Recovery
Not available
7 x 30m
recovery
10.86% (U18 men’s national team average)
7.99% (U21 women’s national team average)
Softball
Pitching
speed
55 – 57 mph; average for high school
59 – 61 mph; average for college
Running home to
first
<3.0 sec considered good
Running home to
home
< 12.0 sec considered good
Throwing home to 2nd
<2.0 sec considered good
Swimming
Event Results only
Tennis
Match Results only
Cross Country Race results only
Volleyball
Standing
jump
9 – 11: average, elite boys, 14 – 16
9 – 0: average, elite girls, 15 – 17
Approach
jump
6 – 0; average, elite boys, 14 – 16
9 – 10; average, elite girls, 15 – 17
Slide
jump
6 – 0; average, elite boys, 14 – 16
8 – 0; average, elite girls, 15 – 17
Wrestling
Match results only | ONE-REPETITION MAXIMUM DATA FOR BENCH PRESS
TYPE OF
ATHLETE
ONE REP MAX
(lb)
ONE-REP MAX (kg)
NCAA Division I College Football Players
Offensive
Linemen
385
175
Defensive
Linemen
377
171
Linebackers
358
163
Offensive
Backs
335
152
Tight
Ends
333
151
Defensive
Backs
307
140
Wide
Receivers
280
127
Quarterbacks
277
126
College Baseball Players
(Men)
233
106
College Basketball Players
(Men)
225
102
College Basketball Players
(Men)
207
94
College Track Athletes
(Women)
103
47
College Basketball Players
(Women)
113
51
NCAA Division II College Basketball Players (Women)
Guards
95
43
Forwards
105
48
* Data are either means or 50th percentiles (medians). The two sets of data for men’s and women’s basketball come from multiple samples.
- Adapted from T.R. Boechle and R.W. Earle, Essentials of Strength
& Conditioning (2nd edition), 2000, Human Kinetics.
ONE-REPETITION MAXIMUM DATA FOR SQUAT
TYPE OF
ATHLETE
ONE REP MAX
(lb)
ONE-REP MAX (kg)
NCAA Division I College Football Players
Offensive
Linemen
531
241
Defensive
Linemen
502
228
Linebackers
476
216
Offensive
Backs
471
214
Tight
Ends
464
211
Defensive
Backs
415
189
Wide
Receivers
390
177
Quarterbacks
379
172
College Baseball Players
(Men)
308
140
College Basketball Players
(Men)
302
137
College Basketball Players
(Men)
233
106
College Track Athletes
(Women)
150
68
College Basketball Players
(Women)
182
83
NCAA Division II College Basketball Players (Women)
Guards
165
75
Forwards
185
84
* Data are either means or 50th percentiles (medians). The two sets of data for men’s and women’s basketball come from multiple samples.
- Adapted from T.R. Boechle and R.W. Earle, Essentials of Strength
& Conditioning (2nd edition), 2000, Human Kinetics.
LOCAL MUSCLE ENDURANCE
MAXIMUM # OF SIT-UPS IN 1 MINUTE
Ages 20 –
29
Ages 30 – 39
Percentile
Men
Women
Men Women
99
>55
>51
>51 >42
90
52
49
48
40
80
47
44
43
35
70
45
41
41
32
60
42
38
39
29
50
40
35
36
27
40
38
32
35
25
30
35
30
32
22
20
33
27
30
20
10
30
23
26
15
01
<27
<18
<23 <11
AEROBIC CAPACITY
MAXIMUM # OF SIT-UPS IN 1 MINUTE
Ages 20 –
29
Ages 30 – 39
Percentile
Men
Women
Men Women
99
<7:29
<8:33
<8:11 <10:05
90
9:09
11:43
9:30 12:51
80
10:16
12:51
10:47 13:43
70
10:47
13:53
11:34 14:24
60
11:41
14:24
12:20 15:08
50
12:18
14:55
12:51 15:26
40
12:51
15:26
13:36 15:57
30
13:22
15:57
14:08 16:35
20
14:13
16:33
14:52 17:14
10
15:10
17:21
15:52 18:00
01
>17:48
>19:25
>18:00 >19:27
*All times are given as minutes:seconds.
- Adapted from E Harmon, J. Garhammer, and C. Pandorf, 2000 in
Essentials of Training & Conditioning (2nd ed), Human Kinetics.
POWER TEST 1:
ONE-REPETITION MAXIMUM POWER CLEAN
POWER CLEAN DATA FOR ATHLETES IN DIFFERENT SPORTS
SPORT
1 REP MAX (lb) 1 REP MAX (kg)
College baseball
(men)*
207
94
College basketball
(men)*
192
87
College track
(women)*
106
48
NCAA Division IA college football (starting
players)**
Quarterbacks, running backs,
fullbacks
264
120
Tight ends, wide
receivers
259
118
Offensive
linemen
294
134
Defensive tackles, defensive
ends
298
135
Linebackers
305
139
NCAA Division IA college football (non-starting players)**
Quarterbacks, running backs,
fullbacks
241
110
Tight ends, wide
receivers
237
108
Offensive
linemen
280
127
Defensive tackles, defensive
ends
274
125
Linebackers
297
135
*Values are either means or 50th percentile
**Values are means.
Adapted from Harman, Garhammer and Pandorf 2000.
POWER TEST 2: VERTICAL JUMP
VERTICAL JUMP DATA FOR ATHLETES IN DIFFERENT SPORTS
SPORT
VERT. JUMP (in) VERT. JUMP (cm)
NCAA Division I college football
Split ends, strong safetys, offensive & def.
backs
31.5
80
Wide receivers and outside
linebackers
31
79
Linebackers, tight ends,
safetys
29.5
75
Quarterbacks
28.5
72
Defensive
tackles
28
71
Offensive
tackles
25 to
26
64 to 66
Offensive
guards
27
69
College basketball
(men)
27 to
29
69 to 74
NCAA Division II college basketball (women)
Guards
19
48
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