Ankle Flexibility Test For Men and Women. This article explains about ankle flexibility test. Ankle flexibility use in many of sports, like football, volleyball, etc. The objective of this test is to monitor the development of the athlete's ankle flexibility.
Required resources
To undertake this test you will require:
- Wall
- 1-metre ruler
- Assistant.
How to conduct the ankle flexibility test?
Starting position
- Stand to face a wall
- Feet flat on the ground toes touching the wall
- Lean into the wall.
- Slowly slide the feet back from the wall as far as possible
- Keep the feet flat on the ground, body, and knees fully extended and the chest in contact with the wall
- Measure the distance between the toe line and the wall - to the nearest 1/4 of an inch
- Repeat the test 3 times and record the best distance.
Analysis
Analysis of the result is by comparing it with the results of previous tests. It is expected that, with appropriate training between each test, the analysis would indicate an improvement.
Table adapted from Johnson B.L & Nelson J.K. Practical Measurements for Evaluation in PE 4th Ed 1986
Normative data for the ankle flexibility test
Measurements are in inches.
Rating
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Men
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Women
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Excellent
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>35.00
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>32.00
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Good
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35.00-32.51
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32.00-30.51
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Average
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32.50-29.51
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30.50-26.51
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Fair
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29.50-26.50
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26.50-24.25
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Poor
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<26.50
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<24.25
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Target group
This test is suitable for active individuals but not for those where the test would be contraindicated.Reliability
Reliability would depend upon how strict the test is conducted and the individual's level of motivation to perform the test.Validity
There are published tables to relate results to the potential level of flexibility and the correlation is high.Reference
Mackenzie, Brian. 2005. 101 Performance Evaluation Test. Electric World Plc. London.