Activity Analysis Flashcards
Why must an Activity Analysis be completed first?
Allows a person to identify physiological requirements of the sport to help apply specifity to training program
What are the 5 Physiological Requirements of a sport that can be indentified through Activity Analysis?
- Energy System usage during the event
- Major fitness components required in the event
- Major muscle groups and joint actions relevant for the event
- Work to rest ratios
- Heart Rate Data
Top 3 are more important
What are the different methods of conducting an Activity Analysis
There are 6
- Direct Observation
- Video/Digital Recording
- GPS
- Heart Rate Monitor
- Mobile Apps
- Aerial Technology
Top 3 are most likely to come up
List adavantages of Direct Observation
2/3
- Practical: suitable for many groups
- Players get immediate feedback
- Low cost
List Disadvantages of Direct Observation
3/6
- Cognitive/Memory Limitations
- Can’t see all players/body parts at same time
- Can’t be recorded
- Subjectivity of the coach
- Happens so fast that key things are missed
- Labour intensive
List advantages of Video/Digital Recording
3/6
- Players can watch recordings and see for themselves what they are doing
- Footage can be rewound
- Footage can be slowed down
- Footage can be stored for later vieweing
- Footage can be shown to aditional coaches
- Footage can be editied to focus on specific aspects
List Disadvantages of Video/Digital Recording
2/3
- Equipment can be expensive
- Person recording needs to understand the game or skill to video accurately
- Need an appropriate place to record from
List advantages of GPS
2/3
- Collects objective or quantative data
- Collects a wide range of data such as speed, distance, acceleration and heart rate
- Data can be analysed by analysists in real time and make immediate decisions
List disadvantages of GPS
2/3
- Expensive
- Need expertise to set up and analyse data
- Won’t work indoors
List Advantages of Heart Rate Monitor
2/2
- Collects objective or quantative data on intensity
- Easy to use and interpret data
List Disadvantages of Heart Rate Monitor
2/2
- Limited data collected
- Most are not waterproof
List advantages of Mobile Apps
2/4
- Collects objective or quantative data
- Data is easily stored to referback to
- Can be interactive with friends
- The app may be free or very cheap
List disadvantages of Mobile Apps
2/3
- The device that the app is on often expensive
- A lot of older people struggle to use the technology
- The device is often not waterproof
List Advatnges of Eye in the Sky (Aerial Technology)
2/2
- Can see all players at the same time
- Great for tactical awareness
List Disadvantages of Eye in the Sky (Aerial Technology)
2/3
- Can be very expensive
- Doesn’t provide you with physiological data
- Need training to operate technology
