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A Comparison Of Fitness Scores Between Injured And Uninjured Police Cadets., J. Jay Dawes, Robin Orr, Rodney Pope, Craig Elder Aug 2016

A Comparison Of Fitness Scores Between Injured And Uninjured Police Cadets., J. Jay Dawes, Robin Orr, Rodney Pope, Craig Elder

Rodney P Pope

Purpose: The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether there were significant mean score differences on selected fitness tests between cadets who sustained an injury while attending a 27-week state patrol training academy and their uninjured counterparts. Methods: Archival data for eighty-one cadets from two 27-week state patrol training cohorts were utilized for this analysis. This data was collected as part of the agency’s normal training academy fitness assessment prior to commencement of training. The data included self-reported age (yrs); height (in) and weight (lbs); and push-up, sit-up, vertical jump and 20 meter multi-stage fitness test (20m-MSFT) scores. Injury …


A Comparison Of Fitness Scores Between Injured And Uninjured Police Cadets., J. Jay Dawes, Robin Orr, Rodney Pope, Craig Elder Aug 2016

A Comparison Of Fitness Scores Between Injured And Uninjured Police Cadets., J. Jay Dawes, Robin Orr, Rodney Pope, Craig Elder

Rob Marc Orr

Purpose: The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether there were significant mean score differences on selected fitness tests between cadets who sustained an injury while attending a 27-week state patrol training academy and their uninjured counterparts. Methods: Archival data for eighty-one cadets from two 27-week state patrol training cohorts were utilized for this analysis. This data was collected as part of the agency’s normal training academy fitness assessment prior to commencement of training. The data included self-reported age (yrs); height (in) and weight (lbs); and push-up, sit-up, vertical jump and 20 meter multi-stage fitness test (20m-MSFT) scores. Injury …