9/24 Lecture

Question 1

Why do we test athletes?

Answer 1

Helps athletes and coaches assess athletic talent and identify physical abilities and areas in need of improvement

Question 2

Things we must consider when testing athletes

Answer 2

• Sport specificity
• Metabolic energy systems
• Biomechanical movement patterns
• Athlete experience
• Training status
• Age
• Sex
• Environmental factors

Question 3

How do I run the tests?

Answer 3

• Must be administered safely, correctly, and in an organized manner
• Should be trained to explain and administer the tests as consistently as possible
• Test reliability is impaired if one test administrator provides considerable verbal encouragement to a group of athletes while another tester provides no verbal encouragement to another group
• Test administrators should have written test protocols
• Prepare the athletes for testing

Question 4

Recording forms

Answer 4

• Physical forms

- Don’t have athletes record their own stuff

Question 5

Test format

Answer 5

• Inform athletes of purpose and procedures of testing
• Will athletes be tested all at once or in groups?
• Is the same person administering the test to all the athletes?
• How many testing stations?
• When multiple trials of a test or a battery of tests is performed, allow for complete recovery between trials
• Test should be separated for at least 5 minutes to prevent fatigue

Question 6

Sequence of tests

Answer 6

1. Non-fatiguing tests (height, weight, vertical jump)
2. Agility tests
3. Maximum power and strength tests (1RM squat, 1RM power clean)
4. Sprint tests (40 m sprint)
5. Local muscular endurance tests (push-ups, pull-ups)
6. Fatiguing anaerobic capacity tests (300-yard shuttle)
7. Aerobic capacity tests (1.5 mile run, Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test)