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What is the point?
Agility is a key component of sports - it allows a player to pick a route through would-be tacklers in rugby or
football, or weave through a crowd of defenders in football (soccer) or basketball. The Quick Feet Test is an excellent way to assess a player's footspeed and agility.
What do you need?
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How do you do the test?
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Place 20 two-foot long sticks 18 inches apart or a 20-rung stride rope ladder on a flat surface (grass, athletics' track)
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Run down the ladder without touching the sticks/rungs
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While running you should pump your arms vigorously in a sprint-arm motion and use minimal knee lift
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Timing starts when your foot first touches the ground between the first and second stick/rung, and ends when you step beyond the last stick/rung
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Rest two minutes and repeat
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Record the better of the two trials
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What results you'll get :
Comparing you results over the course of several months will indicate if your training is improving your quickness (agility).
For comparison, refer to the chart below. A time of less than 2.8 seconds for males and 3.4 seconds for females is considered excellent for
student athletes.
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Primary School |
High School |
University |
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Males (time) |
< 3.8 seconds |
< 3.3 seconds |
< 2.8 seconds |
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Females (time) |
< 4.2 seconds |
< 3.8 seconds |
< 3.4 seconds |
What is being measured again?
This is an excellent test of foot speed and agility.
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