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Do Barrier Test Results Predict Survival in Specialist Police Tactical Selection Courses?
Entry to specialist police tactical teams is governed by performance on a physically intense and psychologically demanding selection course. The aim of this study was to determine the attributes associated with completion of a specialist police selection course. Data pertaining to 18 candidates was...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6765931/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31505855 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16183319 |
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description | Entry to specialist police tactical teams is governed by performance on a physically intense and psychologically demanding selection course. The aim of this study was to determine the attributes associated with completion of a specialist police selection course. Data pertaining to 18 candidates was obtained including 1 min push-ups, loaded pull-ups, loaded 30 m crawl, agility run, 1.2 km run and multi-stage fitness assessment. Comparisons from those who did and did not complete the selection week were performed and a hierarchical multiple regression performed. Eleven candidates finished, with significant difference found in those who completed the course in push-ups (+9.1 reps), loaded pull-ups (+2.9 reps), 1.2 km run (−16 s), loaded crawl (−6.3 s), agility (−0.67 s) and VO(2max) (+4.8 mL/kg/min). In combination, the fitness assessments pull-ups, 30 m loaded crawl and agility time were found to predict 70% of the variability in course completion (adjusted R(2) = 0.70, F (3,14) = 14.373, p = 0.001). When assessed independently, push-ups, 1.2 km run and VO(2max) results only predicted a non-significant 0.02%, 0.29% and 0.12%, respectively, of course completion. Completion was influenced by aerobic fitness, upper limb strength and endurance and agility. These variables appear to be predictive of course success. |
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spelling | pubmed-67659312019-09-30 Do Barrier Test Results Predict Survival in Specialist Police Tactical Selection Courses? Robinson, Jeremy Schram, Ben Canetti, Elisa Orr, Robin Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Entry to specialist police tactical teams is governed by performance on a physically intense and psychologically demanding selection course. The aim of this study was to determine the attributes associated with completion of a specialist police selection course. Data pertaining to 18 candidates was obtained including 1 min push-ups, loaded pull-ups, loaded 30 m crawl, agility run, 1.2 km run and multi-stage fitness assessment. Comparisons from those who did and did not complete the selection week were performed and a hierarchical multiple regression performed. Eleven candidates finished, with significant difference found in those who completed the course in push-ups (+9.1 reps), loaded pull-ups (+2.9 reps), 1.2 km run (−16 s), loaded crawl (−6.3 s), agility (−0.67 s) and VO(2max) (+4.8 mL/kg/min). In combination, the fitness assessments pull-ups, 30 m loaded crawl and agility time were found to predict 70% of the variability in course completion (adjusted R(2) = 0.70, F (3,14) = 14.373, p = 0.001). When assessed independently, push-ups, 1.2 km run and VO(2max) results only predicted a non-significant 0.02%, 0.29% and 0.12%, respectively, of course completion. Completion was influenced by aerobic fitness, upper limb strength and endurance and agility. These variables appear to be predictive of course success. MDPI 2019-09-09 2019-09 /pmc/articles/PMC6765931/ /pubmed/31505855 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16183319 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Robinson, Jeremy Schram, Ben Canetti, Elisa Orr, Robin Do Barrier Test Results Predict Survival in Specialist Police Tactical Selection Courses? |
title | Do Barrier Test Results Predict Survival in Specialist Police Tactical Selection Courses? |
title_full | Do Barrier Test Results Predict Survival in Specialist Police Tactical Selection Courses? |
title_fullStr | Do Barrier Test Results Predict Survival in Specialist Police Tactical Selection Courses? |
title_full_unstemmed | Do Barrier Test Results Predict Survival in Specialist Police Tactical Selection Courses? |
title_short | Do Barrier Test Results Predict Survival in Specialist Police Tactical Selection Courses? |
title_sort | do barrier test results predict survival in specialist police tactical selection courses? |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6765931/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31505855 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16183319 |
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