I Test Items and Scores: 100 scores
(1) Base physical agility test (25%): muscle force (50%), muscular endurance (50%);
(2) Tug-of-war tactics (25%)
(3) Sport achievements scores (50%)
(4) If total scores are same, players with higher achievement scores, stronger physical agility and higher tactics scores are admitted with priority.
II Test Content
1. Basic physical agility (25%)
(A) muscular endurance (50%)
(1) Selection method
Tug-of-war machine is used for the selection. Player pulls the machine which is 1.5 times of weight of player, and then muscular endurance is tested and recorded.
(2) Scoring standard
Score | Endurance time | Score | Endurance time |
100 | >4 minutes | 70 | 2 min and 20 sec |
97 | 3 min and 50 sec | 67 | 2 min and 10 sec |
94 | 3 min and 40 sec | 64 | >2 min |
91 | 3 min and 30 sec | 61 | 1 min and 50 sec |
88 | 3 min and 20 sec | 58 | 1 min and 40 sec |
85 | 3 min and 10 sec | 55 | 1 min and 30 sec |
82 | >3 min | 52 | 1 min and 20 sec |
79 | 2 min and 50 sec | 49 | 1 min and 10 sec |
76 | 2 min and 40 sec | 46 | >1 min |
73 | 2 min and 30 sec | No record | <2 min |
(Muscular Endurance Scoring Table)
(B) Muscle force (50%)
(1) Selection method
(a) Tug-of-war machine is used to test the biggest muscle force pulling highest weight. Players should step back by one meter, lasting for two seconds.
(b) Every tester has three chances within two minutes.
(2) Scoring standard
Score | Times | Score | Times |
100 | > 2 times | 75 | > 1.5 times |
95 | > 1.9 times | 70 | > 1.4 times |
90 | > 1.8 times | 65 | > 1.3 times |
85 | > 1.7 times | 60 | > 1.2 times |
80 | > 1.6 times | No record | <1.9 times |
(Muscle Force Scoring Table)
2. Tactics (25%)
(1) Selection method
Tester pulls against two professional players on 6-meter tug-of-war lane cushion within one minute. Starting, attacking, defending and posture will be scored by two selection committees.
(2) Scoring standard
Score | Action |
10--25 | Starting |
10--25 | Attacking |
10--25 | Defending |
10--25 | posture |
(Tactic Scoring Table)
3 Sport Achievement Score (50%)
Sport achievement score 50%:
(1) Score will be added based on results in international competition (see table below);
(2) 100 scores will be record even higher than 100 scores.
Competitions | World Tug-of-War Championships | Asian Tug-of-War Championships | National Tug-of-War Championships |
Scores | 15 | 13 | 11 |
ranks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Score addition | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |