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30 Second Endurance Jump

The 30 Second Endurance Jump was once part of the SPARQ rating system for basketball and soccer, and the protocol they used is listed here.

• purpose: The 30 Second Endurance Jump is a test of agility and lower body strength endurance
• equipment required: a stopwatch and SPARQ Soft Endurance Hurdle (12" high)
• procedure: Stand comfortably with both feet flat on the ground, perpendicular to the hurdle.The timing starts from the first movement. The athlete jumps off both feet and lands on both feet on the other side of the hurdle, then back again. The test continues for 30 seconds, with the total number of jumps counted.

• scoring: The total number of completed jumps in the time period is recorded.
• results: US Decathlete Bryan Clay achieved 67 jumps in 30 seconds in this test during a SPARQ testing exercise (published in SPARQ Magazine, Summer 2008).
• target population: basketball and soccer

Related Pages

• see the similar Multistage Hurdle Jump Test that uses 2 x 20 sec jump periods and the hurdle agility jump test over 45 seconds.
• other muscle strength endurance fitness tests
• the SPARQ rating system for basketball and soccer
• about the SPARQ rating system