Test and Measurement in Sports

Meaning of Sports Test and Measurement

Test and measurement in physical education are the devices for collecting essential details regarding the needs, capacities,abilities and attitudes of the sportspersons.

Meaning of test 


The test is the presentation of a situation or a series of situations which bring out a specific response or answer from the subject. A test is a procedure to check the quality, performance or reliability of something.

Meaning of measurement 


Measurement is the use of tests and techniques to collect information or data about a specific skill of fitness level of an individual . Measurement is such a process through which our level of performance, fitness level, ability, knowledge, personality traits and skills are measured with the help of various standard tests.

Importance of test and measurement in sports


Test and measurement are an important aspects of all the programmes of physical education and sports. Without test and measurement , it becomes very difficult to determine the level of achievement of various objectives of physical education and sports by an individual.

  1. For getting knowledge about the progress
  2. For preparation of effective planning 
  3. For knowing the abilities and capacities 
  4. For discovering the needs of partcipants
  5. For giving motivation
  6. For classification of sportspersons
  7. For knowing the achievements in future
  8. For research and experimentation 


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