The aim of this study was to review the tests used to measure flexibility in gymnastic disciplines. The search was conducted on PubMed, WOS, Scopus, Sport Discus and Google Scholar databases, and included studies in English and Spanish that assessed flexibility in gymnasts and were published between January 2005 and March 2020. Twenty-seven manuscripts were selected, rhythmic and women’s artistic gymnastics being the most frequently studied disciplines. Flexibility was most commonly assessed in the hip and shoulder joints. Within the wide variety of tests performed, the most commonly used ones were the split, shoulder flexibility, bridge and sit-and-reach tests . Linear measurements were usually used, followed by the angular ones. In conclusion, in spite of flexibility being a determining capacity in gymnastic disciplines, several studies did not provide information on the validity of their results. Further studies including validated tests applied to larger samples and using longitudinal approaches are needed, with the aim to confirm test predictive validity and to allow for greater generalisation.

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体操柔韧性测试的系统评价

本研究的目的是回顾用于衡量体操学科灵活性的测试。搜索是在 PubMed、WOS、Scopus、Sport Discus 和 Google Scholar 数据库中进行的，其中包括评估体操运动员灵活性的英语和西班牙语研究，并于 2005 年 1 月至 2020 年 3 月期间发表。选择了 27 份手稿，包括节奏性和女性的艺术体操是最常被研究的学科。柔韧性最常在髋关节和肩关节中进行评估。在进行的各种测试中，最常用的是劈叉测试、肩部柔韧性测试、桥接测试和坐姿伸展测试。通常使用线性测量，然后是角度测量。总之，尽管灵活性是体操学科的决定性能力，一些研究没有提供关于其结果有效性的信息。需要进一步的研究，包括应用于更大样本的验证测试和使用纵向方法，目的是确认测试预测的有效性并允许更大的概括。