The Youth Fitness International Test (YFIT) battery for monitoring and surveillance among children and adolescents: A modified Delphi consensus project with 169 experts from 50 countries and territories

Francisco B. Ortega, Kai Zhang, Cristina Cadenas-Sanchez, Mark S. Tremblay, Gregor Jurak, Grant R. Tomkinson, Jonatan R. Ruiz, Katja Keller, Christine Delisle Nyström, Jennifer M. Sacheck, Russell Pate, Kathryn L. Weston, Tetsuhiro Kidokoro, Eric T. Poon, Lucy-Joy M. Wachira, Ronald Ssenyonga, Thayse Natacha Q.F. Gomes, Carlos Cristi-Montero, Brooklyn J. Fraser, Claudia Niessner, Vincent O. Onywera, Yang Liu, Li-Lin Liang, Stephanie A. Prince, David R. Lubans, Justin J. Lang, Adewale L. Oyeyemi, Adilson Marques, Aidan Gribbon, Anelise Reis Gaya, Antonio García-Hermoso, Arja Sääkslahti, Arunas Emeljanovas, Avery Faigenbaum, Bernadette Nakabazzi, Bojan Leskošek, Boris Popovic, Brendan O'Keeffe, Brian W. Timmons, Brigita Mieziene, Brooklyn Fraser, Caroline Brand, Cecilia Anza-Ramirez, Celia Alvarez-Bueno, Cesar A. Agostinis-Sobrinho, Charles H. Hillman, Claudia Niessner, Clemens Drenowatz, Costan G. Magnussen, Cristina Cadenas-Sanchez, Daniel Berglind, Danilo Rodrigues Pereira da Silva, Dario Colella, David Lubans, David Matelot, Dawn M. Tladi, Diego Augusto Santos Silva, Diego Moliner-Urdiales, Dot Dumuid, Dylan Blain, Edtna Jáuregui-Ulloa, Enrique Pintos-Toledo, Eric T. Poon, Eun-Young Lee, Eva-Maria Riso, Evelin Mäestu, Farid Bardid, Felicia Cañete, Fernando Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Gabriela De Roia, Garden Tabacchi, Gareth Stratton, Gavin Sandercock, Georgi Georgiev, Germán Vicente-Rodríguez, Gerson Ferrari, Gil Rosa, Greg Welk, Gregor Jurak, Gregor Starc, Idoia Labayen, Igor Cigarroa, Irene Esteban-Cornejo, Iván Clavel San Emeterio, Ivana Milanović, Janine Clarke, Janusz Dobosz, Jarek Mäestu, Javier Brazo-Sayavera, Jennifer M. Sacheck, Jennifer Servais, Jeremías David Secchi, Jérémy Vanhelst, Jesús Viciana Ramírez, João Magalhães, Johana Soto-Sánchez, Johannes Jaunig, John J. Reilly, Jordan Smith, Jorge Mota, Jose Castro-Piñero, José Francisco López-Gil, Juliah Wambui Githang'a, Júlio Brugnara Mello, Kathleen Janz, Kathryn L. Weston, Kelly Laurson, Kevin Till, Khanyile Dlamini, Konstantinos D. Tambalis, Laura Basterfield, Laura Joensuu, Laurent Béghin, Leandro dos Santos, Lillian Mugisha, Liye Zou, Juan Ricardo López Y Taylor, Lovro Štefan, Luc Léger, Lucy-Joy Wachira, Luís B. Sardinha, Lukas Rubin, Mabliny Thuany, Magdalena Cuenca-García, Mai Chin A Paw, Mairena Sanchez-Lopez, Maret Pihu, Maria Jose Noriega, María Medrano-Echeverría, Maria Reyes Beltran-Valls, Marie Löf, Marjeta Misigoj-Durakovic, Mark S. Tremblay, Markus Gerber, Maroje Sorić, Matteo Giuriato, Matteo Vandoni, Matthieu Lenoir, Mauro D. Santander, Miguel Peralta, Mikko Huhtiniemi, Mohamed Ahmed Said, Mónika Kaj, Naomi Burn, Nicola D. Ridgers, Nicola Lovecchio, Nicolas Aguilar-Farias, Niels Wedderkopp, Oscar L. Veiga, Pedro Saint-Maurice, Peter Katzmarzyk, Pontus Henriksson, Rachel Colley, Reginald T-A. Ocansey, Reinhold Kliegl, Robinson Ramírez-Vélez, Ronald Ssenyonga, Rowena Naidoo, Russell R. Pate, Ryan McGrath, Saima Kuu, Sanja Salaj, Seryozha Gontarev, Shawnda A. Morrison, Siphesihle Nqweniso, Sitong Chen, Stanley Kagunda, Stephanie A. Prince, Stephen H. Wong, Stevo R. Popovic, Stuart J. Fairclough, Susana Andrade, Susi Kriemler, Tamás Csányi, Taru Manyanga, Tawonga W. Mwase-Vuma, Tetsu Kidokoro, Thayse Natacha Q.F. Gomes, Thordis Gisladottir, Tim Takken, Timo Jaakkola, Timo Lakka, Timothy Olds, Tuija Tammelin, Urs Granacher, Valerie Carson, Vicente Martínez-Vizcaíno, Vincent Onywera, Vittoria Carnevale Pellino, Wendy Y. Huang, Xiaojian Yin, Yang Liu, Yi Song, Yi Sun, Yuan Liu

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10.1016/j.jshs.2024.101012
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2025-12
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.jshs.2024.101012,
  title = {The Youth Fitness International Test (YFIT) battery for monitoring and surveillance among children and adolescents: A modified Delphi consensus project with 169 experts from 50 countries and territories},
  author = {Francisco B. Ortega and Kai Zhang and Cristina Cadenas-Sanchez and Mark S. Tremblay and Gregor Jurak and Grant R. Tomkinson and Jonatan R. Ruiz and Katja Keller and Christine Delisle Nyström and Jennifer M. Sacheck and Russell Pate and Kathryn L. Weston and Tetsuhiro Kidokoro and Eric T. Poon and Lucy-Joy M. Wachira and Ronald Ssenyonga and Thayse Natacha Q.F. Gomes and Carlos Cristi-Montero and Brooklyn J. Fraser and Claudia Niessner and Vincent O. Onywera and Yang Liu and Li-Lin Liang and Stephanie A. Prince and David R. Lubans and Justin J. Lang and Adewale L. Oyeyemi and Adilson Marques and Aidan Gribbon and Anelise Reis Gaya and Antonio García-Hermoso and Arja Sääkslahti and Arunas Emeljanovas and Avery Faigenbaum and Bernadette Nakabazzi and Bojan Leskošek and Boris Popovic and Brendan O'Keeffe and Brian W. Timmons and Brigita Mieziene and Brooklyn Fraser and Caroline Brand and Cecilia Anza-Ramirez and Celia Alvarez-Bueno and Cesar A. Agostinis-Sobrinho and Charles H. Hillman and Claudia Niessner and Clemens Drenowatz and Costan G. Magnussen and Cristina Cadenas-Sanchez and Daniel Berglind and Danilo Rodrigues Pereira da Silva and Dario Colella and David Lubans and David Matelot and Dawn M. Tladi and Diego Augusto Santos Silva and Diego Moliner-Urdiales and Dot Dumuid and Dylan Blain and Edtna Jáuregui-Ulloa and Enrique Pintos-Toledo and Eric T. Poon and Eun-Young Lee and Eva-Maria Riso and Evelin Mäestu and Farid Bardid and Felicia Cañete and Fernando Rodríguez-Rodríguez and Gabriela De Roia and Garden Tabacchi and Gareth Stratton and Gavin Sandercock and Georgi Georgiev and Germán Vicente-Rodríguez and Gerson Ferrari and Gil Rosa and Greg Welk and Gregor Jurak and Gregor Starc and Idoia Labayen and Igor Cigarroa and Irene Esteban-Cornejo and Iván Clavel San Emeterio and Ivana Milanović and Janine Clarke and Janusz Dobosz and Jarek Mäestu and Javier Brazo-Sayavera and Jennifer M. Sacheck and Jennifer Servais and Jeremías David Secchi and Jérémy Vanhelst and Jesús Viciana Ramírez and João Magalhães and Johana Soto-Sánchez and Johannes Jaunig and John J. Reilly and Jordan Smith and Jorge Mota and Jose Castro-Piñero and José Francisco López-Gil and Juliah Wambui Githang'a and Júlio Brugnara Mello and Kathleen Janz and Kathryn L. Weston and Kelly Laurson and Kevin Till and Khanyile Dlamini and Konstantinos D. Tambalis and Laura Basterfield and Laura Joensuu and Laurent Béghin and Leandro dos Santos and Lillian Mugisha and Liye Zou and Juan Ricardo López Y Taylor and Lovro Štefan and Luc Léger and Lucy-Joy Wachira and Luís B. Sardinha and Lukas Rubin and Mabliny Thuany and Magdalena Cuenca-García and Mai Chin A Paw and Mairena Sanchez-Lopez and Maret Pihu and Maria Jose Noriega and María Medrano-Echeverría and Maria Reyes Beltran-Valls and Marie Löf and Marjeta Misigoj-Durakovic and Mark S. Tremblay and Markus Gerber and Maroje Sorić and Matteo Giuriato and Matteo Vandoni and Matthieu Lenoir and Mauro D. Santander and Miguel Peralta and Mikko Huhtiniemi and Mohamed Ahmed Said and Mónika Kaj and Naomi Burn and Nicola D. Ridgers and Nicola Lovecchio and Nicolas Aguilar-Farias and Niels Wedderkopp and Oscar L. Veiga and Pedro Saint-Maurice and Peter Katzmarzyk and Pontus Henriksson and Rachel Colley and Reginald T-A. Ocansey and Reinhold Kliegl and Robinson Ramírez-Vélez and Ronald Ssenyonga and Rowena Naidoo and Russell R. Pate and Ryan McGrath and Saima Kuu and Sanja Salaj and Seryozha Gontarev and Shawnda A. Morrison and Siphesihle Nqweniso and Sitong Chen and Stanley Kagunda and Stephanie A. Prince and Stephen H. Wong and Stevo R. Popovic and Stuart J. Fairclough and Susana Andrade and Susi Kriemler and Tamás Csányi and Taru Manyanga and Tawonga W. Mwase-Vuma and Tetsu Kidokoro and Thayse Natacha Q.F. Gomes and Thordis Gisladottir and Tim Takken and Timo Jaakkola and Timo Lakka and Timothy Olds and Tuija Tammelin and Urs Granacher and Valerie Carson and Vicente Martínez-Vizcaíno and Vincent Onywera and Vittoria Carnevale Pellino and Wendy Y. Huang and Xiaojian Yin and Yang Liu and Yi Song and Yi Sun and Yuan Liu},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Journal of Sport and Health Science},
  doi = {10.1016/j.jshs.2024.101012},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2024.101012}
}

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Ortega, F. B., Zhang, K., Cadenas-Sanchez, C., Tremblay, M. S., Jurak, G., Tomkinson, G. R., Ruiz, J. R., Keller, K., Nyström, C. D., Sacheck, J. M., Pate, R., Weston, K. L., Kidokoro, T., Poon, E. T., Wachira, L. M., Ssenyonga, R., Gomes, T. N. Q., Cristi-Montero, C., Fraser, B. J., Niessner, C., Onywera, V. O., Liu, Y., Liang, L., Prince, S. A., Lubans, D. R., Lang, J. J., Oyeyemi, A. L., Marques, A., Gribbon, A., Gaya, A. R., García-Hermoso, A., Sääkslahti, A., Emeljanovas, A., Faigenbaum, A., Nakabazzi, B., Leskošek, B., Popovic, B., O'Keeffe, B., Timmons, B. W., Mieziene, B., Fraser, B., Brand, C., Anza-Ramirez, C., Alvarez-Bueno, C., Agostinis-Sobrinho, C. A., Hillman, C. H., Niessner, C., Drenowatz, C., Magnussen, C. G., Cadenas-Sanchez, C., Berglind, D., Silva, D. R. P. D., Colella, D., Lubans, D., Matelot, D., Tladi, D. M., Silva, D. A. S., Moliner-Urdiales, D., Dumuid, D., Blain, D., Jáuregui-Ulloa, E., Pintos-Toledo, E., Poon, E. T., Lee, E., Riso, E., Mäestu, E., Bardid, F., Cañete, F., Rodríguez-Rodríguez, F., Roia, G. D., Tabacchi, G., Stratton, G., Sandercock, G., Georgiev, G., Vicente-Rodríguez, G., Ferrari, G., Rosa, G., Welk, G., Jurak, G., Starc, G., Labayen, I., Cigarroa, I., Esteban-Cornejo, I., Emeterio, I. C. S., Milanović, I., Clarke, J., Dobosz, J., Mäestu, J., Brazo-Sayavera, J., Sacheck, J. M., Servais, J., Secchi, J. D., Vanhelst, J., Ramírez, J. V., Magalhães, J., Soto-Sánchez, J., Jaunig, J., Reilly, J. J., Smith, J., Mota, J., Castro-Piñero, J., López-Gil, J. F., Githang'a, J. W., Mello, J. B., Janz, K., Weston, K. L., Laurson, K., Till, K., Dlamini, K., Tambalis, K. D., Basterfield, L., Joensuu, L., Béghin, L., Santos, L. D., Mugisha, L., Zou, L., Taylor, J. R. L. Y., Štefan, L., Léger, L., Wachira, L., Sardinha, L. B., Rubin, L., Thuany, M., Cuenca-García, M., Paw, M. C. A., Sanchez-Lopez, M., Pihu, M., Noriega, M. J., Medrano-Echeverría, M., Beltran-Valls, M. R., Löf, M., Misigoj-Durakovic, M., Tremblay, M. S., Gerber, M., Sorić, M., Giuriato, M., Vandoni, M., Lenoir, M., Santander, M. D., Peralta, M., Huhtiniemi, M., Said, M. A., Kaj, M., Burn, N., Ridgers, N. D., Lovecchio, N., Aguilar-Farias, N., Wedderkopp, N., Veiga, O. L., Saint-Maurice, P., Katzmarzyk, P., Henriksson, P., Colley, R., Ocansey, R. T., Kliegl, R., Ramírez-Vélez, R., Ssenyonga, R., Naidoo, R., Pate, R. R., McGrath, R., Kuu, S., Salaj, S., Gontarev, S., Morrison, S. A., Nqweniso, S., Chen, S., Kagunda, S., Prince, S. A., Wong, S. H., Popovic, S. R., Fairclough, S. J., Andrade, S., Kriemler, S., Csányi, T., Manyanga, T., Mwase-Vuma, T. W., Kidokoro, T., Gomes, T. N. Q., Gisladottir, T., Takken, T., Jaakkola, T., Lakka, T., Olds, T., Tammelin, T., Granacher, U., Carson, V., Martínez-Vizcaíno, V., Onywera, V., Pellino, V. C., Huang, W. Y., Yin, X., Liu, Y., Song, Y., Sun, Y., & Liu, Y. (2025). The Youth Fitness International Test (YFIT) battery for monitoring and surveillance among children and adolescents: A modified Delphi consensus project with 169 experts from 50 countries and territories. Journal of Sport and Health Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2024.101012

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