:Standing Long Jump
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Approach:  Open space Level: Year 4 and year 8 
Focus: Strength, coordination. 
Resources: 4 bibs.
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Questions/instructions:

1. Stand with toes of both feet on the marker.

2. Jump as far and as well as you can.

3. Land and balance on both feet to the
    count of 3.

You have 3 goes.
 




% responses
2002 ('98)
y4
y8
Take off:
both feet together
97 (95)
96 (100)
one foot first
3 (5)
4 (0)
Take off –
arms swung from rear to front/top:


strongly
44 (46)
46 (50)
moderately
43 (43)
38 (40)
weakly or not at all
13 (11)
16 (10)
Take off –
use of all leg/ankle joints:

strong
41 (39)
43 (46)
moderate
50 (52)
46 (43)
weakly
9 (9)
11 (11)
Distance jumped (estimated):
approximately student’s height
29 (34)
34 (31)
60 to 90% of height
60 (56)
54 (55)
less than 60% of height
11 (10)
12 (14)
Landing:
stable and held
56 (49)
59 (64)
moderate
35 (39)
33 (30)
poor
8 (12)
8 (6)
 
Total score:



10
15 (16)
18 (15)
8–9
32 (32)
33 (39)
6–7
37 (32)
30 (31)
4–5
11 (15)
13 (14)
0–3
5 (5)
6 (1)
Commentary
There was very little difference between year 4 and year 8 students on this task. Similarly, performance had not changed for either year level between 1998 and 2002.
 
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