10 m Sprint
sPure acceleration over the first ten metres.
Protocol: Standing start behind the line, timing gates at 0 m and 10 m. Best of two attempts with full recovery.
Lower is better
Test battery
Measurements and protocols
Every Gradus test is run the same way, with the same equipment, by trained operators. That is what makes a result from a club in Perth directly comparable to one from a club in Newcastle.
Speed
40 m Sprint
sTop-speed development across forty metres.
Protocol: Standing start, timing gates at 0 m and 40 m, with a 10 m split recorded. Best of two attempts.
Lower is better
Agility
5-10-5 Agility
sChange of direction and deceleration control.
Protocol: Athlete starts centrally, sprints 5 m to one side, 10 m across, then 5 m back through the start. Both directions timed.
Lower is better
Power
Countermovement Jump
cmLower-body explosive power.
Protocol: Hands on hips, countermovement jump on a contact mat. Best of three attempts.
Higher is better
Standing Broad Jump
cmHorizontal power and landing control.
Protocol: Two-foot take-off from a static start, measured to the rearmost heel contact. Best of three.
Higher is better
Technical
Ball Control
repsRepeatable technical touch under time pressure.
Protocol: Sixty seconds of controlled touches inside a marked 3 m square. Successful touches counted.
Higher is better
Endurance
Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery
mRepeated high-intensity running capacity.
Protocol: Standard Yo-Yo IR1 protocol with audio pacing. Total distance covered before two warnings.
Higher is better