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SIT AND REACH TEST. This event measures flexibility of the upper and lower trunks of the body, specifically lower back, hips, and hamstring muscle groups. The test requires a metal or wooden box, and a yardstick with a fifteen (15) inch xxxx at the edge or an engraved pre-measured box with the fifteen (15) inch xxxx on the box. The officer warms up slowly, and then he/she removes their shoes. The officer sits on the floor with legs extended, feet placed squarely against the box, and reaching forward with arms extended, hands placed on top of each other with fingers extended and joined, and reaches out slowly forward with both hands as far as possible, and hold position momentarily. The distance reached on the yardstick or on the box by the fingertips in inches in the best of three (3) trials is the flexibility score. The above information was taken from the VCJTC Academy policy and procedures. The indications in reference to candidates have been replaced with the word officer. The following are the forty percent (40%) and fifty percent (50%) scores based on the Vermont Police Academy entrance physical testing exam as of July 1, 2011. The following scores will be used as the achieving the minimum forty percent (40%) score and the possible fifty percent (50%) score throughout the length of this contract. See the next page for the Physical Assessment Standards in the 50th and 40th percentiles. The standards are base on the current VCJTC standards as of the signing of this contract and are subject to change by the VCJTC during the term of this contract. Physical Assessment Minimum Standards: 40th Percentile Requirements MALE Flexibility Bench Press Sit-ups Push-ups 1.5 Mile Run 20-29 16.5" 0.99 38 29 12:29 30-39 15.5" 0.88 35 24 12:53 40-49 14.3" 0.80 29 18 13:50 50-59 13.3" 0.71 24 13 15:14 FEMALE Flexibility Bench Press Sit-ups Push-ups 1.5 Mile Run 20-29 19.3" 0.59 32 15 15:05 30-39 18.3" 0.53 25 11 15:56 40-49 17.3" 0.50 20 9 17:11 50-59 16.8" 0.44 14 7 19:10 Physical Assessment Minimum Standards: 50th Percentile Requirements MALE Flexibility Bench Press Sit-ups Push-ups 1.5 Mile Run 20-29 17.5" 1.06 40 33 11:58 30-39 16.5" 0.93 36 27 12:25 40-49 15.3" 0.84 31 21 13:05 50-59 14.5" 0.75 26 15 14:33 FEMALE Flexibility Bench Press Sit-ups Push-ups 1.5 Mile Run 20-29 20.0" 0.65 35 18 14:13 30-39 19.0" 0.57 27 14 15:14 40-49 18.0" 0.52 22 11 16:13 50-59 17.9" 0.46 17 N/A 18:05 APPENDIX 5 FULL TEXT FMLA 2014 The full text of the FMLA 2014 can be found by clicking on the following l...
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SIT AND REACH TEST. The sit and reach test is a common measure of flexibility, and specifically measures the flexibility of the lower back and hamstring muscles. This test is important as because tightness in this area is implicated in lumbar lordosis, forward pelvic tilt and lower back pain. This test was first described by Xxxxx and Xxxxxx (1952) and is now widely used as a general test of flexibility. SIT AND REACH TEST 0/tape line/where your heels should be
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