Development of a Fitness Test Battery for Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Operators—A Pilot Study

Megan Sax van der Weyden, Christopher D. Black, Daniel Larson, Brian Rollberg and Jason A. Campbell
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Megan Sax van der Weyden: Department of Health and Exercise Science, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA
Christopher D. Black: Department of Health and Exercise Science, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA
Brian Rollberg: Department of Health and Exercise Science, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA
Jason A. Campbell: Department of Health and Exercise Science, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 15, 1-11

Abstract: This investigation examined relationships between a Special Weapons and Tactics-specific fitness test (SORT) and an obstacle course (OC) used for qualification in fourteen male SWAT members from three local, regional police departments. The SORT included: squat, pushup, and lunge in 60 s; pullup hold; sled drag; and Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test L1. The obstacle course included: 25 m sprint (repeated); window ascent; scale under a wall; 25 m serpentine run (repeated), body drag (20 m, repeated). Pearson coefficients examined SORT and OC relationships ( p ? 0.05); intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC 2,1 ) assessed agreement of SORT trials. Repeated measures ANOVA evaluated differences in SORT metrics across time. Coefficients of variation (COV) examined SORT scoring consistency. The YoYo test was related to all SORT assessments (r = ?0.803–0.894), except sled drag. The remaining SORT metrics were related to ?two tests. SORT COVs ranged from 0.77–13.26% for trials 1–2 but decreased between trials 2–3 (0.95–8.97%). The OC was associated with YoYo, lunges, squats and sled drag ( r = ?0.790, ?0.730, ?0.766, and 0.802, respectively). No differences ( p > 0.05) existed across SORT trials for event scores. The SORT battery appears to be a valid and reliable testing measure to assess SWAT occupational specific fitness.

Keywords: tactical; fitness testing; police; anaerobic capacity; muscular endurance; aerobic capacity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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