Testing Flashcards
why do we test?
1) used to assess athletic talent
- recruitment and ranking of athletes
2) determine areas in need of improvement/success
- team and individual
- provides sport coach & s&c coach with trends and “bucketing” athletes
3) evaluate progress towards goal
- is the programming athletes are creating an adaptation (ex. are we fit enough for season)
how do we determine what to test?
- needs analysis
- athlete experience
- training status
- age
- environmental factors when selecting tests
what components go into needs analysis (determining what to test)
- metabolic energy systems
- biomechanical movement patterns
- demand of sport/activity
on the determining what to test slide, there was a wheel of 4 components around evaluate:
analyze, design, develop, implement
what abilities can we test?
- we can test the same attributes we can train
- important on the specificity of selecting what needs to be tested
what 5 abilities can we test?
1) mobility/stability
2) resistance training
3) power
4) movement (SAQ)
5) conditioning
when do we test?
1) beginning of off season
2) mid-off season
3) pre-season
4) mid in-season
what is the purpose of testing at the begining of off-season?
- establishing a baseline for upcoming training
- evaluate an effectiveness of in-season programming
what is the purpose of testing at mid-off season?
progress toward goal
what is the purpose of pre-season testing?
- determine effectiveness of off-season training
- establish a baseline for in-season training
what is the purpose of mid in-season testing?
evaluate effectiveness off in-season programming
testing and monitoring are different things: describe testing
pro:
- great opportunity to evaluate longitudinal progress
con:
- infrequency of quarterly testing does not evaluate metrics that are easily impacted by neural fatigue
*testing = 1 event
*can be extensive, couple hrs to days
*can be standardized but doesn’t consider fatigue and lifestyle things
testing and monitoring are different things: describe monitoring:
pro:
- able to collect more data points and make more informed inferences
con:
- time and resource extensive
*testing at more frequent basis
describe the ordering of testing
1) non fatiguing tests
2) speed/agility tests
3) max power and strength tests
4) local muscular endurance tests
5) fatiguing anaerobic capacity tests
6) aerobic capacity tests
what big idea do we have to keep in mind when thinking about ordering of testing?
the order of tests shoudl be designed in a way that the completion of one test does not adversely affect performance of subsequent test
give some examples for each ordering of testing
non fatiguing - light
mobility/anthropometry
speed/agility - sprint/agility
max power and strength-any jump/max power clean
Fatiguing anaerobic capacity - local muscular endurance tests
aerobic capacity tests- conditioning tests/aerobic capacity
what are the 3 main testing considerations?
1) validity and reliability
2) experience/training status
3) environmental
describe validity and reliability
validity: does the test measure what it is supposed to
reliability: the degree of consistency and repeatability of a test
describe experience/training status
technique intensive tests (agility)
describe environmental testing considerations
temperature, humidity, altitude, flooring
name the 4 test administration components
1) health and safety
2) selection and training of testers
3) testing battery/sequencing
4) preparation
describe health and safety
maximal exertion tests (strength or conditioning) present an inherent higher level of risk
describe selection and training of testers
thorough understanding of procedures and protocols, including verbal instruction (cueing)
describe testing battery/sequencing
allowing for sufficient rest between trials and exercises
describe preparation
familiarization of tests and consistent warm-ups and instructions
what 2 types of specificity for selecting tests?
metabolic energy system specificity
biomechanical movement pattern specificity
describe metabolic energy system specificity
what is the sport & activit?
- what % of the sport uses phosphagen, glycolytic and oxidative systems?
describe biomechanical movement pattern specificity
- vertical vs horizontal power - which is needed? both?
- muscle groups involved
- relative strength vs absolute
