Irving, Shane

Orr, Rob Marc

Robinson, Jeremy

Schram, Ben

Strader, Jessica

English

Specialist tactical response police are highly trained individuals. Their tasks can include hostage rescue, barricades assaults, high-risk warrant executions, and response to terrorism. As such these officers require a high level of muscular strength and aerobic and anaerobic fitness

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Bond UniversityResearch RepositoryComparing an Occupational Specific Physical Assessment to Fitness Measures SpecialistTactical Response Police Candidates: A Retrospective Cohort StudyStrader, Jessica; Robinson, Jeremy ; Schram, Ben; Irving, Shane; Orr, Rob MarcPublished: 11/02/2020Document Version:Peer reviewed versionLink to publication in Bond University research repository.Recommended citation(APA):Strader, J., Robinson, J., Schram, B., Irving, S., & Orr, R. M. (2020). Comparing an Occupational SpecificPhysical Assessment to Fitness Measures Specialist Tactical Response Police Candidates: A RetrospectiveCohort Study. Poster session presented at 5th International Congress on Soldiers' Physical Performance,Quebec, Canada.General rightsCopyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright ownersand it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights.For more information, or if you believe that this document breaches copyright, please contact the Bond University research repositorycoordinator.Download date: 12 Apr 2020Comparing an Occupational Specific Physical Assessment to Fitness Measures in Specialist Tactical Response Police Candidates: A Retrospective Cohort StudyJessica Stradera, Jeremy Robinsonb, Ben Schrama,c, Shane Irvingc, & Robin Orra,caFaculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University; bAustralian Federal Police, ACT, AustraliacTactical Research Unit, Bond University, Queensland, Australia; MethodsA retrospective analysis of data from 18 male specialist tactical response police candidates (mean age = 32.1±5.04 yrs; height = 183.72±5.79 cm; mass = 89.44±8.56 kg; Body Mass Index (BMI) = 26.45±1.58 kg/m2) was conducted. Data comprised of anthropometric measures, fitness measures (1 Repetition Maximum bench press, squat, deadlift, and shoulder press, grip strength, loaded pull ups, 7 stage sit ups, push ups in 60 secs and beep test) and an OSPA (repeated efforts of crawling, adopting kneeling firing positions 80 kg victim dragging, etc) with a 28.43 (±0.54) kg load.6A stepwise linear regression determined the influence of measured fitness parameters on OSPA performance.Results• Descriptive results from the outcome measures are shown in Table 1• The stepwise linear regression data featured both the 1RM military shoulder press (65.64±9.07 kg) and grip strength of the non-dominant hand (60.17±5.40 kg) as the most significant predictor of performance on the OSPA, accounting for 56.5% of the variance (p<0.003) (Table 2). • A separate model, exclusively using the 1RM military shoulder press predicted OSPAperformance, accounting for 24.0% of the variance in performance. • Although both the 1RM shoulder press and grip strength were featured in the regression, the only significant independent factor was the shoulder press (r=-0.533, p=0.023). • Apart from the 1RM shoulder press no correlations were found with other fitness measures and OSPA performance.Conclusion• Given that the upper limbs are the leading site of injury in law enforcement personnel, these results emphasize the importance of optimal upper limb musculoskeletal strength on key occupational tasks in specialist tactical response police candidates. • The lack of association between cardiovascular fitness and OPSA performance could be due the high level of cardiovascular fitness of the officers and a potential ceiling effect. IntroductionSpecialist tactical response police are highly trained individuals.1Their tasks can include hostage rescue, barricades assaults, high-risk warrant executions, and response to terrorism.2,3,4As such these officers require a high level of muscular strength and aerobic and anaerobic fitness.5Contact: rorr@bond.edu.auOperational Relevance:Apart from the need for a generally high level of fitness, specific attention to strength in the upper limbs should inform the bases of strength and conditioning and reconditioning protocols for this population.References:1. A.N.T.O. , SWAT Standards For Law Enforcement Agencies. 20082. Irving, S., Orr, R., & Pope, R. (2019). Profiling the Occupational Tasks and Physical Conditioning of Specialist Police Int J Exerc Sci. 3. Pleban, R.J., H.L. Allentoff, and T.J. Thompson, Preliminary assessment of selected predictors of special forces qualification course success. 1989, Army Research Inst for the Behavioral and Social Sciences Alexandria VA4. .Williams, J.J. and D. Westall, SWAT and non-SWAT police officers and the use of force. Journal of Criminal Justice, 2003. 31(5): p. 469-474.5. Maupin, D., Wills, T., Orr, R., & Schram, B . (2018). Fitness Profiles in Elite Tactical Units: A Critical Review. Int J ExercSci, 11(3), 1041-1062. 6. Thomas, R., Schram, B., Irving, S., Robinson, J., & Orr, R. (2019). Associations between Specialist Tactical Response Police Unit Selection Success and Urban Rush, along with 2.4 km and 10 km Loaded Carriage Events. International journal of environmental research and public health, 16(19), 3558. PurposeThis study aimed to investigate the relationships between select measures of physical fitness and performance on an occupational specific physical assessment (OSPA).

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