U4AoS1 - Activity Analysis Flashcards

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What is an activity analysis?

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Most important step in development of a training program

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How does a coach use an activity analysis?

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Enables coaches/performers to make links between training and actual performance

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What does an activity analysis involve?

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Recording/illustrating physical demands on performer in competitive setting
Physical demands can be translated into training

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Who/why are activity analysis important for

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Elite athletes - they exhibit movements and skills that are more likely to lead to optimal performance

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What is the key to success?

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Specificity
- helps coaches gain specific knowledge
- used to design tailored training programs
- select specific fitness tests

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Element of an activity analysis

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  • Heart Rate
  • Work to rest ratio
  • Movement patterns
  • Skill frequency
    Focus on the physiological requirements
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Steps to designing a specific training program

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  1. Activity analysis
  2. Determine physiological requirements
  3. Conduct specific fitness tests
  4. Design training program
  5. Post tests
  6. Evaluation
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Why do we use an activity analysis?

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First step in the effective development/implementation of strategic training programs (collection of data in games)

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Methods of collecting data

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Direct observation and digital recording

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Advantages of direct observation

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  • practical
  • coach can make immediate changes
  • player fatigue easier to identify
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Disadvantages of direct observation

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  • low accuracy
  • subjective information
  • memory reliance
  • hard to observe all aspects of game
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Advantages of a digital recording

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  • high accuracy
  • objective data
  • data can be reviewed
  • replayed
  • eliminates recall limitations
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Disadvantages of digital recording

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  • less practical
  • costly
  • time consuming
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What does a digital recording focus on?

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Focus on isolated aspects
Concentrate on key areas for improvement

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15
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What data can be collected in an activity analysis?

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  • skill requirements
  • work rests ratio
  • distances/speed travelled
  • movement patterns/type/direction
  • intensity
  • muscle groups
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16
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What sports are best suited to an activity analysis?

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Team/intermittent sports
Analysis of continuous activity limited to HR and intensity

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17
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Why should highest level of performance be observed?

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Allows for greater accuracy in data as it provides information on how to achieve optimal performance

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What is data collection?

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Process of gathering information.
First step to activity analysis

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19
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Methods of data collection

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  • digital= observation
  • digital recording
  • GPS tracking
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20
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Direct observation

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  • subjective
  • how athlete moves
  • intensity
  • skill frequency
  • muscle groups that need conditioning
  • no supportive data
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21
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Digital recording

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Statistical data can be recorded live, gathered and analysed after an event
Preferred method
Immediate analysis programs make it more efficient

22
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What does GPS use?

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satellite to identify position and movement

23
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What does GPS stand for?

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Global positioning system

24
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What does GPS measure?

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  • distance/frequency
  • duration at speed
  • speed/acceleration
  • intensity
  • paths taken
25
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What are movement patterns best suited to?

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Team sports on large playing fields

26
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How are movement patterns recorded?

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GPS and manually

27
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What information does analysis of movement patterns provide?

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Highly accurate information required to develop training programs
- determine predominant energy systems/fitness requirements

28
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What does movement patterns reveal?

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Typical activities completed
- determine distance of efforts
- distance of sprints determine energy fitness component

29
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What is recorded as part of movement patterns

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  • Type
  • Duration
  • Distance of movements
30
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Locomotor recording sheet

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  • basis of statistical recording sheet
  • seperate sheet for each time period
31
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Advantages of GPS

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  • efficient
  • record multiple athletes at once
  • data easily stored/converted
32
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Disadvantages of GPS

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  • expensive
  • limited to outdoor activity
33
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What sports is skill frequency best suited to?

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Intermittent activities

34
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What information is provided by skill frequency?

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-predominant fitness components
- muscles /groups
- joint actions

35
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Benefit of skill frequency analysis

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specific tests/training programs, replicating physical components

36
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Skill frequency tables

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AKA stats
- direct observation
- frequency/effectiveness of skill execution

37
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Muscle use analysis

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  • must be done in isolation
  • relies on subjective observation
  • major muscle groups used
  • speed of muscle contraction
  • flexibility
38
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What sports is heart rate best suited to?

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Continuous

39
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Heart rate telemeter

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provides data on HR response to physical activity

40
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What does HR measure?

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Estimate PA as energy expenditure, O2 uptake based on linear relationship
Role of energy systems

41
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Benefit of HR

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low participant burden

42
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Disadvantage of HR

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calibrate device to the individual

43
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Limitation of HR

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low intensity relationship between HR and intensity not linear

44
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Factors affecting HR

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stress, fear, anxiety, excitement
could cause false reading

45
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What is Work to Rest Ratio

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Time working and resting Ratio between each state and relative exertion levels

46
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What information is obtained from work to rest ratios?

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Energy systems and intensity
- Methods of training, work intervals, rest intervals

47
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What is considered rest?

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Standing still, walking, slow jogging

48
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Manually recording W:R

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record work efforts on stopwatch and rest periods on another, note intensity
Combine with HR monitor for intensity

49
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What to analyze in W:R ratio

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  • total work/rest time
  • avg work time per effort
  • longest work/rest time
50
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What sports are best suited W:R

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Intermittent

51
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Disadvantages of W:R

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time consuming
difficult to collect and analyze information