[Correlations between the components of the test for the evaluation of physical performance II of the Canadian Association of Health, Physical Education and Recreation].

The Fitness-Performance Tests developed in 1965 by the Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation have been criticized with regard to the validity of the 300 yard run as an endurance measure and with regard to the redundance of some items involving lower limb performance. The purposes of this study were to identify a more appropriate endurance performance test item and to analyze the inter-dependence of the items which utilize leg power in their performance. A sample of 9000 young Canadians aged 6 to 17 years, was randomly selected from the 10 provinces and the 2 territories. Correlation coefficients were calculated between: standing long jump, the 50 m. run, and the endurance run (800 m. for 6-9 years, 1600 m. for 10-12 years and 2400 m. for 13-17 years). Among the different age and sex groups, the correlations between the endurance run and the 50 m. run varied from 0.40 to 0.49. The correlations between standing long jump, the agility run (4 x 10 m.) and the 50 m. run were from 0.69 to 0.83 for all the boys and girls. The correlations between these three items are even lower when performances are analyzed by age and sex groups. The highest variations are mainly in the preadolescent period for both sexes.