Table 3.
Component-based contents of the physical fitness batteries for preschool children.
| Test battery (citation number) | Region (start year) | Age | Health-related | Skill-related | Reliability report | Country (citations) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body composition |
Cardio
vascular fitness |
Muscular strength | Flexibility | Agility-speed | Power | Balance | Coordination | Reaction time | |||||
| Assessing FITness in PREschoolers PREFIT (n = 24) | Spain (2015) | 3–5 years | ①Height, weight, BMI | ③20 m SRT | ④Handgrip strength | - | ⑤4 × 10 m SRT | ⑥Standing long jump | ⑦One-leg stance test | - | - | Good reliability, except for one-leg stance | Spain (n = 11) (14, 20–28, 72) |
| Sweden (n = 6) (29–32, 65, 66) | |||||||||||||
| ②Waist circumference | China (n = 1) (73) | ||||||||||||
| Estonia (n = 1) (36) | |||||||||||||
| Norway (n = 1) (33) | |||||||||||||
| Italy (n = 1) (37) | |||||||||||||
| Chile (n = 1) (89) | |||||||||||||
| Turkey (n = 1) (88) | |||||||||||||
| Serbia (n = 1) (38) | |||||||||||||
| Chinese National Physical Fitness Measurement (n = 11) | China (2000) | 3–6 years | ①Height, weight, BMI | - | - | ②Sit and reach | ③2×10 m SRT | ④Standing long jump | ⑥Balance beam walk | ⑦5 m Jumping on 2 feet | - | Good reliability, except for balance beam walking | China (n = 11) (73–80, 84–86) |
| ⑤Tennis ball throw | |||||||||||||
| The fitness test battery by Latorre (n = 6) | Spain (2015) | 3–6 years | - | ①10 × 20 m | - | - | ②20 m run | ③Standing long jump | ④Balance stand Test | - | ⑤Ruler drop test | Good reliability | Spain (n = 6) (39–44) |
| Karlsruher Motorik-Screening für Kindergartenkinder (KMS 3-6) (n = 4) | Germany (2004) | 3–6 years | - | - | - | ①Stand and reach | - | ②Standing long jump | ③One-legged stance 1mins | ④15 s Side-to-side jumps | - | Good reliability (in German) | Germany (n = 2) (45, 46) |
| Austria (n = 2) (34, 35) | |||||||||||||
| the “Fuprecol kids” battery (n = 1) | Colombian (2019) | 3–5 years | ①Height, weight, BMI | ⑤20 m SRT-PREFIT | ④Handgrip strength | ⑤Sit and reach | ⑥4 × 10 m SRT | ⑦Standing long jump | - | - | - | Good reliability | Colombian (n = 1) (90) |
| Waist circumference | |||||||||||||
| Kinderturn-Test (n = 1) | Germany (2006) | 3–6 years | - | - | - | ①Stand and reach | - | ②Standing long jump | ③Balance beam walk | ④Side-to-side jumps | - | Good reliability, except for balance beam walking (in German) | Germany (n = 1) (56) |
BMI, Body Mass Index; SRT, Shuttle Run Test.