testing athletes Flashcards
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testing
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measuring phsiological statsu or response to a planned, controlled, standardised stimulus using a set protocol
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monitoring
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measuring physiologica response to an uncontrolled situation (competition)
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Standardising variables whilst testing
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- important that conditions are controlled so that changes in test score are due to change in fitness eg day of week, warmup, training load, diet
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Where to test
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- lab
- feild
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Labortory testing pros and cons
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pros:
- controlled conditions
- accurate, sensitive equitment
- direct physiological measurements
- precise measures of internal and external load
cons: - expensive
- time/labour intensive
- single athelete
- fixed location
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Field testing pros
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Pros: - actual movement, equitment and surface - multiple athletes - afforadable equitment - atheletes environment cons: - unpredictable weather - less detailed measurement
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What to test
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- demands of the sport
- Components of fitness
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Speed feild tests
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- distance over time
- common in team sports and raquet sports
- make sure testing speed not acceleration
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Repeated sprint ability
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- the ability of an athlete to repeatedly maintain brief burts of high intensity effort with minimal recovery Variables include: - efforts - length/duration of efforts - departure cycle - recovery mode
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agility tests
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- the ability to change direction at speed
- movements may be planned or unplanned
- tests are conducted over a short distance and may involve single or multiple direction changes
- short duration, turning is a major determinant or results
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power tests
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- power is measured as work over time
- expressed as Watts
- instantaneous power indicates explosivness
- vertical jump
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sustained power tests
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- enduarance sports
- if speed is stable and resistance is constant, velocity is directly proportional to power and can therefore be used as a proxy measure
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Stamina tests
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- aerobic power
- beep test
- yoyo test
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Suppleness tests
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- flexability is important and getting the correct range of motion in association with adequate strength/control/movement intergrity
- indicator of injury risk
- sit and reach, shoulder int./ext. rotation
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Why monitor athletes
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- how much training load
- how is the athlete responding
- how is the athlete coping
- Is training going according to plan
