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PT Manager's Assessment Builder Keeps The Test You Designed For One Client So The Retest Means Something, And It Pairs With Today's Two Posts
From the FASTER syllabus: this article is taught in full in PT Manager, free with any FASTER course →
In short: PT Manager's Assessment builder lets a trainer build a self-made test for a client in five steps: list the movements, mark which matter for the goal, define the movement in plain words, set the success line and chunk a pre-test. It checks the test against seven principles, adds a retest column for each round, can attach the test to a client, prints with the FASTER mark, and can turn the movements into a radar wheel.
The short version
Today's Level 3 post is about researching who will hire you. The Motor Skill Application Specialist post is about building a test for one client. Both ask for something written down, so it can be checked again later. PT Manager's Assessment builder is where the test lives.
Key Takeaways
- Name a test, then build it in five steps from the client's goal.
- A seven-principle checklist keeps it specific, reliable and safe.
- A retest column per round means the second run is the same test as the first.
The problem it takes away
A test you designed on the back of a notebook gets run a little differently each time. The change between the first run and the second then says more about the notes than the client. The builder keeps one version, so a retest compares like with like.
What it does
Type a name, for example "Sam: return-to-football screen", and press Build an assessment. Then work down the page. List the movements on test and mark how much each matters to the end goal. Define each in plain words. Set the success line, then chunk a pre-test. A checklist covers specificity, validity, reliability, objectivity, feasibility, safety and progressive overload.
Retests, clients and paper
Add a retest column each round and the baseline stays beside it. Attach the test to a client, print it or save it as a PDF with the FASTER mark on it, or turn the movements into a radar wheel you score out of ten and track over time. For a regular client, the page suggests the assessment can be part of the workout, run as a circuit or obstacle course.
How it connects to the course
The five steps follow the process Module 6 of the Motor Skill Application Specialist course teaches. The tool does the keeping, and the course teaches you to design the test.
How to get PT Manager
PT Manager opens the moment you sign up with FASTER, so you can explore it and set it up in your own name from day one. Adding real clients unlocks once you are qualified and on the Register. New to the industry, the Level 2 and Level 3 course gets you PT Manager from the start of your career. Already qualified, the Movement Coach course brings you in without repeating Level 2 and 3. See PT Manager.
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Also worth a look: Motor Skill Application Specialist, where today's second post lives.
See what the course covers →Frequently asked
What does the Assessment builder check?
Seven principles: specificity, validity, reliability, objectivity, feasibility, safety and progressive overload.
Can I run the same test again later?
Yes. Add a retest column and the baseline stays in view.
Is it free?
PT Manager opens the moment you sign up with FASTER to learn on. Adding real clients unlocks once you are qualified and on the Register.
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