Students need to score at least the 50th percentile for a passing score. A horizontal bar approximately one and one half inches in diameter at a height from which the student can hang with arms fully extended and feet off the floor and a stopwatch. Student hangs from a horizontal bar at a height the student can hang from with arms fully extended and feet free from the floor, using either an overhand or underhand grip. Small students can be lifted to starting position. Student raises body until chin clears bar, and then lowers body to a full hang starting position.
Student performs as many correct pull ups as possible.
Pull ups should be done in a smooth rather than jerky motion. Kicking or bending of the legs is not permitted, and the body must not swing during the movement. The following test will be used with students unable to perform a pull - up. A horizontal bar approximately one and one half inches in diameter at a height from which the student can hang with arms fully extended and feet off the floor and a stopwatch. Using either the underhand or overhand grip, the student assumes a flexed - arm hang position with chin clearning the bar.