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Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly
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2005-01-01
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22
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4
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Health-related criterion-referenced physical fitness has developed into an important domain for all youngsters in American schools. Although considered important for youngsters with or without disabilities, much less attention has been given to measuring and assessing health-related physical fitness of youngsters with disabilities. The Brockport Physical Fitness Test (BPFT) was developed as a healthrelated criterion- referenced test of fitness as a part of a federal grant entitled Project Target: Criterion-Referenced Physical Fitness Standards for Adolescents with Disabilities. This special issue of the Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly (APAQ) presents the conceptual framework for the BPFT and the technical information used as a basis for the selection of test items and standards associated with the test. Technical information is presented in separate articles covering aerobic functioning, body composition, muscular strength and endurance, and flexibility/range of motion. This first article introduces the reader to health-related fitness testing. Project Target, the BPFT, the general organization of information in this issue, and key contributors to Project Target and the development of the BPFT.
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Winnick, Joseph P. (2005). Introduction to the Brockport Physical Fitness Technical Manual. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 22(4), 315-322.