POLICE RECRUITMENT

Fitness Test

We will conduct your fitness assessment in accordance with the WA Police Force Academy requirements. Each assessment will be supervised by one of our qualified trainers.


01.

Agility Test

02.

Sit-Up Test

03.

Push-Up Test

04.

Grip Test

05.

Bag Lift and Carry

06.

Beep Test


The modified illinois agility test is a maximal capacity test used to assess your ability to change direction under speed. It requires the applicant to move their body in space accurately and rapidly via changes of speed and direction within a horizontal plane.


The abdominal strength test requires the applicant to lie on the floor on their back with both arms crossed over the chest with hands in contact with the shoulders. The knees must be raised up to an angle of approximately 90 degrees, keeping both feet flat on the ground.


Applicants are required to perform 10 push-ups. This task will assess upper body strength in a pushing
phase and the individual’s ability to support their body weight.

The applicant must begin in the ‘up’ position on toes, whilst keeping legs straight and feet together. The arms should be straight with hands slightly wider than shoulder distance. The individual will lower their body until the arms are at a 90 degree bend or less, keeping the body straight at all times and then returning to the start position. This counts as one repetition. Applicants must keep the body straight, lower sufficiently, fully return to the start position and/or pause for no longer than 3 seconds between repetitions. 


An adjustable dynamometer is used to measure grip strength. The individual, using a hammer grip, will
grip the apparatus commencing with their dominant hand and then progressing to their non-dominant
hand. The arm stays by their side with a 90 degree bend at the elbow. The applicant squeezes as hard as possible for approximately 3 seconds
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Grip strength.

An adjustable dynamometer is used to measure grip strength. The individual, using a hammer grip, will grip the apparatus commencing with their dominant hand and then progressing to their dominant hand and then progressing to their non-dominant hand. The arm stays by their side with a 90 degree bend at the elbow. The applicant squeezes as hard as possible for approximately 3 seconds.

Two attempts may be conducted on each side with a minimum of 30kg on both left and right sides required for competency in the test. The second attempt will only be used if the applicant is unsuccessful on the first attempt you are allowed the second attempt.


Applicants are required to lift a 35kg aqua bag with correct lifting technique. Once they have lifted the bag they are to walk with it at hip height for a distance of 20 meters and place it safely on a table approximately 70cm in height. The applicant is only allowed to walk with the bag.

Applicants are provided with two attempts in this test. If they are successful on their first attempt then they do not require the second attempt, however if they are unsuccessful on the first attempt than they are allowed the second attempt.


The beep test is a test designed to assess cardiovascular fitness. This exercise is carried out on a flat, non-slip surface between two lines 20 meters apart. Applicants are required to run between the markers in time with a CD or iPod. See diagram.

Only one attempt is given for this test.