Activity Analysis and Fitness components Flashcards
Direct observation
The game is viewed and subjective information is gathered
Direct observation advantages
Immediate changes can be made
Direct observation disadvantages
- Decisions are subjective (opinion based).
- Difficult to view multiple players.
- Not data for future comparison
- Hard to gain much of value during fast games.
Aerobic Power and factors affecting
The rate of aerobic ATP energy production
Factors affecting: Respiratory system, cardiovascular system, age, gender, muscular system and fibre type
Muscular endurance and factors affecting
The ability of the muscle or muscle group to continue sustained contractions for an extended period of time
factors affecting: fatigue, fibre type and gender
Flexibility and factors affecting
The capacity of a joint to move through its full range of motion
factors affecting: joint structure, connective tissue, somatotype, gender, muscle temperature, age
Body composition and factors affecting
The relative proportions of bone, muscle and fat within the body
factors affecting: age, gender, genetics, diet and physical activity levels
Anaerobic capacity and factors affecting
The total amount of energy obtainable from the anaerobic energy systems
factors affecting: gender, fibre type, age, lactate tolerance
Muscular strength and factors affecting
The maximal force that can be generated by a muscle or muscle group in one maximal effort
factors affecting: muscle action, speed of contraction, length of muscle, cross-sectional area of muscle, fibre type and arrangement, age, joint angle, gender
Muscular power and factors affecting
The ability to exert a force rapidly, over a short period of time
factors affecting: speed of contraction, fibre types, gender, muscular strength, age, motor unit recruitment
Speed and factors affecting
How fast you move your body, or body parts, from one point to another.
factors affecting: anaerobic power, muscle arrangement, age, gender, motor unit recruitment, fibre type, lactate tolerance
Balance and factors affecting
The ability of the body to remain in a state of equilibrium while performing a desired task
factors affecting: centre of gravity, body mass, base of support, line of gravity, ear issues
Coordination and factors affecting
The ability to use different parts of the body together
smoothly and efficiently
factors affecting: poor vision or hearing, stage of development and cognitive limitations
Reaction time and factors affecting
The time between a stimulus and the first response
factors affecting: age, number responses, anticipation of cue occurring, environmental cues and warning sign
Agility and factors affecting
The ability to change direction with maximal speed and control
factors affecting: speed of contraction, gender, fibre type, centre of gravity, age, flexibility
Process prior to commencing training program
- Conduct activity analysis
- Determine FC, ES , Muscle groups required in the sport.
- Select and conduct appropriate fitness tests.
- Analyse tests results to determine strengths and weaknesses.
- Select appropriate Training methods
Purpose of fitness testing
- Identify athlete’s strengths and weaknesses, which can be used to develop/evaluate a training program.
- Monitor progress.
- Testing can motivate athlete’s to strive for improvement in their fitness.
- Determining team positions.
- Establishing a baseline
- Determining mental toughness
- Creating motivation
Pre fitness assessment considerations
Fitness testing should include activities that encourage participants to:
- accept that levels of performance are unique to individuals
- Understand that commitment to fitness components is affected by motivation and sociocultural factors
- Recognise that participants with disabilities may need modifications to the tests
Physiological considerations
- Current fitness and health conditions
- Pre participation health screening (complete PAR-Q)
- Physical demands of the test (sub-max or max)
-Disabilities
-Safety – testing conditions safe?
Psychological considerations
- Self esteem – how will people feel if they test poorly on the multi-stage fitness test (could be psychological too)
- Does the test motivate the athlete to complete it to their best standard?
Sociocultural considerations
- Cost – expensive lab testing often not appropriate
- Gender – are people comfortable doing the beep test in front of
male peers? - Self esteem – how will people feel if they test poorly on a test with
norms (eg the multi-stage fitness test) This could also be psychological factor too. - Age – would you beep test prep kids?
-Is the test accessible for the participants/team.
pre-participation health screening (PAR-Q)
A PARQ – Athletes complete a questionnaire to ensure it is safe to commence activity.
- Informed Consent – includes:
- Outline the activity, potential risks, what the results are used for, explain that they can withdraw from the test at any time (give time to process) and obtain a signature.
- This is to ensure the athlete is physical able to complete the tests and understands that they should not put their health at risk at any stage.
Fitness tests for aerobic power
- 1.6km jog test
- 20 metre shuttle run test
Tests for anaerobic power
- Phosphate recovery test
- 30 sec Windgate test
Muscular strength test
- 1RM bench press
- Grip strength dynamometer
Speed tests
- 20 metre sprint
- 50 metre sprint
Muscular endurance tests
- 60-second pushup test
- 30-second situp test
Flexibility test
- Shoulder rotation test
- Groin flexibility test
Agility test
- Illinois agility test
- Semo agility test
Body composition test
- Body mass index
- Skin folds test
Maximal tets
Tests that are performed to exhaustion
Muscular power tests
- seated basketball throw
- vertical jump
