Flexibility
To test your flexibility you would use the sit and reach test to see how flexible the person is.
What is each test purpose and what does it measure?
The purpose for the sit and reach test is to calculate the persons flexibility of the persons reach and the athlete has three chances to get his best score out of three attempts. It measures the flexibility of the person how far they can reach forward but it specifically measures the flexibility of the lower back and hamstrings muscles. It is important and is used to stretch the lumbar lordosis, forward pelvic tilt and lower back pain as they are all tight and are needed to cause no injury or pain to this part of the body.
How do you set up and run each test step by step?
To set up a sit and reach test the equipment you will need is a sit and reach box. First of all the person measuring their flexibility takes their shoes off and then sits on the floor with their legs flat out straight touching the sit and reach box with the soles of their feet, with their knees locked and flat on the floor. This should be with palms facing downwards and the hands on one another or side by side. The person reaches forward along the measuring line as far as possible, however the hands can not reach further forward than one another, make sure the hands remain at the same level. After a few practice goes, the person then reaches out as far as they can but they have to hold it there for 1-2 seconds whilst the distance is recorded, this is so there are no jerky movements that would make the hand increase going forward or decrease how far they reached. Then the subject would do this another 2 times and record their results and calculate their average score by adding up all 3 of their scores they got then dividing by 3.
What equipment is needed?
The equipment that is need is a sit and reach box but if you are not able to get one, you can alternatively use a ruler and a step or a box.

Task 2- Now explain possible advantages and disadvantages for each of the 7 tests

How long does the test take?
It is a quick and easy way to calculate your flexibility.
How much does it cost?
It requires minimal and inexpensive equipment.
Skills needed to carry out the test?
The test is easy, however it is specific to the range of motion, muscles and joints of the lower back and hamstrings, it does not cover all aspects of the body on who flexible the body is, it targets a certain part of the body.
What practical value does the test have?
The practical helps to see how flexible an athlete is but a disadvantage about the subjects variation in arm, leg and trunk length, can comparisons between athletes confusing as people have shorter arms than one another so it does show if a persons more flexible than someone else because someone could have short arms meaning then can't reach as far.