How to Design and Implement a Legally Defensible Tactical Fitness Test

by Brent Alvar, PhD, CSCS,*D, RSCC*D, FACSM, FNSCA, Mark Abel, PhD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D, Thor Eells, TSAC-F, and Bradley J. Warr, MPAS, PhD, CSCS
May 2015

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This session from the NSCA’s 2015 TSAC Annual Training provide examples of how different agencies (i.e., fire, military, and police) have implemented legally defensible fitness tests. Previous experiences will be shared as well as general recommendations on how to implement a scientifically-based testing battery.

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Brent A. Alvar, PhD, CSCS,*D, TSAC-F,*D, FNSCA

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Mark Abel is a Professor and Director of the First Responder Research Laboratory in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion at the Universi ...

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Thor Eells has more than 26 years of law enforcement experience with the Colorado Springs Police Department. He has served in patrol, investigations, ...

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Brad Warr is the Research Physician Assistant at the Military Performance Division of the United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medic ...

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