YRP Open - Qualifying Rounds

York Regional Police is inviting athletes, fitness enthusiasts and community members from across Ontario to take part in this high-energy fitness competition inspired by the physical demands of policing.

Whether you’re into running, hockey, CrossFit, football, swimming, dance, martial arts or another activity, the YRP Open offers a fun and engaging challenge of agility, endurance and strength.

Please note: The YRP Open is not part of the police hiring process, applicant screening or any recruitment assessment.

Participants who achieve Level 7 or higher will receive a Fast Pass certificate, valid for six months. This certificate may be used to bypass the fitness component of the York Regional Police hiring process.

How to register

Participants may register for one qualifying round only.

Dates:

• Tuesday, September 15, 2026
• Tuesday, September 22, 2026
• Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Each qualifying date includes two separate sessions:

• Male category: 11 a.m.
• Female category: 12:30 p.m.

There are 30 spaces available in each session, for a total of 60 participants per qualifying date. Spaces are limited and registration is required.

Qualifying rounds

During your selected qualifying session, you will complete:

• Shuttle run
• Push-ups

Your combined score will be used to rank competitors across all qualifying sessions. The top 10 competitors overall will advance to the final.

Finalists will be notified on September 30, 2026.

Final round

The YRP Open final will take place on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at the Jewish Community Centre.

Only the 10 highest-scoring competitors from the qualifying rounds will be invited to compete in the final.

Overview of events 

Shuttle Run

The shuttle run is a 20-metre continuous running test. Participants run back and forth across a 20-metre course in time with recorded audio signals.

The test begins at a slow jogging pace, which serves as a warm-up. As the test continues, the pace progressively increases. Participants continue running until they are no longer able to keep up with the required pace.

This event measures cardiovascular endurance, pacing and aerobic capacity.
For more information: Ontario Fitness PIN Test Overview

Push-Ups

The push-up event measures upper-body strength and muscular endurance.

Participants must keep their upper body in a straight line throughout the movement. Each repetition requires the participant to lower themself until the upper arm is parallel to the floor, then return to the starting position.

The stomach and thighs must not touch the floor during the movement.
For more information: Ontario Fitness PIN Test Overview

Sit-and-Reach

The sit-and-reach event measures flexibility, particularly in the lower back and hamstrings.

Participants are seated without shoes, with their legs fully extended and the soles of their feet placed flat against the flexometer. The insoles of the left and right foot must be six inches apart.

Keeping the knees fully extended, arms evenly stretched and palms facing down, participants bend forward and reach as far as possible while slowly exhaling.
For more information: Ontario Fitness PIN Test Overview

Pursuit/Restraint Circuit

The pursuit/restraint circuit is designed to simulate an emergency response involving physical tasks that may reflect the demands of policing.

Participants complete a 100-metre course while wearing a four-kilogram belt and four-kilogram vest. The circuit includes:

• Climbing up and down a set of stairs four times
• Scaling a 1.2-metre/four-foot fence twice
• Pulling up to look over a two-metre/6.5-foot fence twice
• Crawling under a low barrier four times
• Engaging with two machines that simulate the control and restraint of a resisting offender twice
• Pulling an offender or victim from a vehicle
• Dragging the offender or victim 50 feet to a triage area

This event measures agility, strength, endurance, coordination and the ability to complete physically demanding tasks under sustained effort.
For more information: YouTube.