title: The Functional Movement Screen as a predictor of police recruit occupational task performance.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to determine whether poor movement patterns impact on police recruit task performance.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty-three volunteers were randomly selected from a pool of 173 police recruits attending basic recruit training. Relationships between movement performance, as measured by the Functional Movement Screen, and four occupational tasks were investigated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Eleven percent failed the marksmanship and baton strike assessments, 21% failed defensive tactics and 36% failed the tactical options assessment. Mean Functional Movement Screen score was 13.96 points (±1.99 points). Only the tactical options assessment approached a significant difference (p = 0.077) between pass/fail recruits. When Functional Movement Screen scores when graded as pass (14+) or fail (<14) again only the tactical options assessment approached significance (p = 0.057).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of this study suggest that a relationship between an officer's movement patterns and occupational performance, most notably choice of tactical options, may exist.
authors.affiliation: Bond Institute of Health and Sport, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland 4226, Australia. Electronic address: clairebock@student.bond.edu.au.
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bock
authors.affiliation: Sydney Police Centre, Level 6, 151 Goulburn St, Surry Hills, New South Wales 2010, Australia. Electronic address: stie1mic@police.nsw.gov.au.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stierli
authors.affiliation: Sydney Police Centre, Level 6, 151 Goulburn St, Surry Hills, New South Wales 2010, Australia. Electronic address: hint1ben@police.nsw.gov.au.
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hinton
authors.affiliation: Tactical Research Unit, Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland 4226, Australia. Electronic address: rorr@bond.edu.au.
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Orr
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D016272:Occupational Health; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D016495:Police; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis
keywords: Basic training; FMS; Marksmanship; Recruit; Tactical athlete