The Shuttle Sprint & Dribble Test measures agility by measuring acceleration, deceleration and change of direction whilst dribbling a hockey ball between markers.

Equipment Required: Large open space, tape measure, marker cones x6, stopwatch, hockey stick, hockey ball, test administrator x1

Procedure:

1. Participant performs a short warm-up following a RAMP protocol.
2. Test administrator sets-up course. They select the starting point, and place two cones, 1m apart (Gate A). Test administrator then measures a distance of 6m and places two additional cones (Gate B) mirroring the initial two cones. The administrator then measures a further 4m from these last two cones and places a final pair of cones (Gate C), again mirroring the previous 2 sets of cones.
3. Participant readies themself on the line of Gate A in a standing split-stance position with their hockey stick and ball.
4. Participant is counted down “3-2-1-GO” by the test administrator. On the command of “GO”, the administrator starts the stopwatch.
5. Participant sprints as quickly as they can towards Gate B whilst dribbling the hockey ball. Once they reach Gate B, they must stop, turn around, and dribble the ball as fast as they can back to Gate A. Once the participant has reached Gate A, they must stop, turn around, and dribble the ball as fast as they can back through Gate B and continue all the way to through to Gate C. Test administrator stops the timer once the participants crosses through Gate C.
6. Participant completes three attempts and the test administrator records best attempt.
7. Participant inputs the fastest time into SharedGoals by clicking on the green “Add score” button.