Obstacle course in the hall (HiBa hall)

Time ratios (25 min.) correspond to a group size of approx. 30 participants.
Of course, each participant is tested individually.

The indoor obstacle course (HiBa Halle) is used to test fitness and coordination skills. The aim is to test agility and technique on the HiBa hall by means of time measurement.

Execution regulations

Facility:

As the name suggests, the HiBa hall must always be held indoors and cannot be moved outside. In the HiBa hall, all posts are precisely prescribed and are located in a clearly defined place. A volleyball court should be marked out in the hall, as the controls are distributed according to certain measurement specifications starting from this court. The controls are distributed along the outer line of the volleyball court. Securing the elements to minimise the risk of injury is the responsibility of the test leader and has the highest priority.

Post description:

1. Forward roll: The forward roll is performed on a small soft mat.
2. Slalom: Five painting sticks serve as slalom poles.
3. Crawling under/jumping over: Three vaulting box centre pieces are used for crawling under/jumping over, which are placed between four small soft mats and distributed evenly.
4. Balancing: A long bench is clamped between two vaulting boxes (between the second and top centre section, or 3rd/4th element, so that the long bench is practically flush with the top section of the vaulting box). The narrow side of the long bench faces upwards. The height of the Swedish boxes is 1.10 m.
5. Low jump: The bar height from the floor is 1.20 m for the front bars and 1.70 m for the rear bars. The greatest possible distance is set between the bars. Two small soft mats are placed behind the parallel bars to cushion the competitor's low jump (fix the mats with adhesive tape, long side in the direction of movement). There is no small soft mat on the floor of the parallel bars (risk of tripping).
6. Jumping over: Two vaulting boxes or long pommel horses are used for vaulting (short pommel horse does not meet the standard). The height of the vaulting boxes/pommel horses is 1.10 metres. A small soft mat is placed between the two elements. The long side of the mat lies flush with the two elements.
7. Crawling underneath: A large soft mat is placed over two long benches. The front edge of the soft mat is flush with the entrance to the crawl under between the two long benches. A pig cone is placed in front of each of the two long benches so that the participants know where the two long benches are located and do not injure themselves on them.

Execution:

Forward roll: The participant performs a forward roll on the small soft mat.

Slalom: The participant runs around the marker sticks in a slalom, regardless of which side the first marker stick is passed on. If the participant touches a pole in such a way that it falls over, penalty seconds are added to the total time at the finish (2 seconds per tipped over pole).

Crawling under/skipping over: The participant crawls under the first and third centre sections of the vaulting box, the middle element is skipped.

Balancing: The participant jumps/climbs onto the (first) vaulting box and balances over the narrow side of the long bench to the other vaulting box, from where they jump down to the ground to continue the run. If the participant falls down, the element must be repeated (restart at the turnaround).

Lower jump: The participant jumps over/climbs over/climbs the second bar, whereby the first bar must be passed underneath (climbing underneath) in order to get to the floor of the bar between the two bars first. The most common variant for jumping over the bar is for the participant to hold on to one bar with each hand and jump off the floor of the bar, with the arms acting as a support, in order to get onto the lower bar with one leg. With the supported leg, the participant then pushes off from the lower bar, allowing them to cross the upper bar with the support of the free-swinging leg. However, there are also other ways to move the body over the upper bars (see overcoming the beam obstacle on the obstacle course in the field).

Skipping: The participant jumps over the two obstacles. Possible variations for crossing are a squat jump or swinging the legs sideways over the vaulting box/pommel horse. The soft mat between the two elements must be touched by the participant. Jumping from the first to the second obstacle is therefore prohibited.

Crawling under: The participant crawls/crawls under the large soft mat.

Finish: The finish line must be crossed completely with the whole body before the time is stopped.

Attempts:

Two to five, the best attempt is counted.
Each participant must complete at least two attempts. Further attempts are voluntary, with a maximum of five attempts available. For time reasons, the test director may adjust the maximum number of attempts.

Measurement:

The time from the start command until the participant has completely crossed the finish line is measured to the nearest 1/10 of a second.
2 seconds are added to the total time for each pole knocked over.

Control:

The test leader explains all the execution rules to the participants in advance and demonstrates the controls if necessary (however, all participants should be familiar with the test from training). During the HiBa hall, the test leader is alternately at the start and finish. The test leader sends the participants onto the course in staggered formation, whereby there are never more than two participants on the obstacle course at the same time. The next participant can be sent onto the course at the earliest as soon as the participant in front has passed the third obstacle, provided that the latter has not knocked over a marker stick during the slalom. The test leader decides whether to send a competitor onto the course later so that the competitor in front is not caught up. During the HiBa hall, the test leader keeps track of whether the participants are passing through the controls correctly and notes any penalty seconds due to knocked over marker sticks. As soon as the participant crosses the finish line with their whole body, the test leader stops the time. The result is recorded directly electronically or transferred later from an evaluation sheet to an electronic device.

Evaluation:

Evaluation forms and electronic evaluation programmes are available for all sports tests:
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15 colouring sticks, 3 Swedish boxes, 2 Swedish boxes or long horses, 8 small soft mats, 3 long benches, 1 large soft mat, 2 pig cones, 1 measuring tape, 2 stopwatches, HiBa hall control sheet including writing materials, possibly a device for electronic data collection