Chapter 13: Administration, Scoring, and Interpretation of Selected Tests

Question 1

Aerobic Capacity

Question 2

Aerobic Power

Answer 2

Max rate at which an athlete can produce energy through oxidation of energy sources (carbs, fats, proteins) usually expressed as a volume of oxygen consumed per kilogram of body weight.

Question 3

Agility

Answer 3

A rapid whole-body change of direction or speed in response to a sports-specific stimulus.

Question 4

Anaerobic Capacity

Answer 4

Maximal rate of energy production by the combined phosphagen and anaerobic glycolytic energy systems for moderate-duration activities.

Question 5

Anaerobic Power

Question 6

Anthropometry

Answer 6

The science of measurement applied to the human body, generally includes measurements of height, weight, and selected body girths.

Question 7

Athletic Performance

Answer 7

The ability to respond effectively to the various physical demands of the specific sport or event.

Question 8

Athletic Profile

Question 9

Balance

Answer 9

Is the ability to maintain static and dynamic equilibrium or the ability to maintain the body’s center of gravity over its base of support.

Question 10

Body Composition

Answer 10

Relative proportions by weight of fat and lean tissue.

Question 11

Central Tendency

Question 12

Descriptive Statistics

Question 13

Difference Score

Question 14

Effect Size

Question 15

Flexibility

Answer 15

A range of motion about a body joint.

Question 16

High-speed Muscular Strength

Question 17

Inferential Statistics

Question 18

Local Muscular Endurance

Answer 18

Certain muscles or groups to perform repeated contractions against a submaximal resistance.

Question 19

Low-Speed Muscular Srength

Answer 19

Maximual effort while maintaining proper form often in the form of a 1 rep max. Called low speed as it’s not in an attempt of how fast one can move the weight.

Also measured isometrically (immovable object) measured with a transducer.

Question 20

Magnitude Statistics

Question 21

Maximal Anaerobic Muscular POwer

Answer 21

The ability of the muscle to exert force at high speed.

(Anaerobic POwer Tests)

Question 22

Mean

Question 23

Median

Question 24

Mode

Question 25

Percent Change

Question 26

Percentile Rank

Answer 26

R

Question 27

Range

Question 28

Smallest Worthwhile Change

Question 29

Speed

Answer 29

Time take to move from one position to another.

Question 30

Stability

Answer 30

The ability to return to a desired position following a disturbance to the system.

Question 31

Standard Deviation

Question 32

Statistics

Question 33

Variability