Arousal
the blend of physiological and psychological activation in an individual and refers to the intensity of motivation at any given moment, not automatically associated with pleasant or unpleasant events
Anxiety
a subcategory of arousal that is negatively perceived
motivation
the intensity and direction of effort
process goals
those over whose achievement the athlete has control
outcome goals
ones over which the athlete has little control, ex winning
short-term goals
those directly related to current training or competition and are guidelines that can be attained in a relatively short time frame
long-term goals
those that overarch the series of linked short-term goals, the attainment of these short term goals should lead to the accomplishment of a related long term goal
intrinsic feedback
feedback that is provided to the athlete through their own senses
augmented feedback
feedback provided to the athlete by an observer: a coach or technology
knowledge of results
provides the athlete with information about the execution of the task goal, ex who quickly someone completed the drill
knowledge of performance
provides the athlete with info about their movement pattern, ex force plates or a video
validity
the degree to which a test or test item measures what it’s supposed to measure
face validity
the appearance to the athlete and observers that the test measures what it is purported to measure
concurrent validity
the extent to which test scores are associated with those of other accepted tests that measure the same ability
convergent validity
is evidenced by high positive correlation between results of the test being assessed and those of the recognized measure of the construct (the “gold standard”)
predictive validity
the extent to which the test score corresponds with future behavior or performance
reliability
a measure of the degree of consistency or repeatability of a test
intrasubject variability
a lack of consistent performance by the person being tested
interrater reliability
the degree to which different raters agree in their test results over time or on repeated occasions; it’s a measure of consistency
interrater variability
the lack of consistent scores by a given tester
multiple trial test rest time
2 min for attempts not close to athlete’s max and 3 min between those close to max
test battery rest time
each test should be separated by at least 5 minutes
Sequence of tests
nonfatiguing tests
height, weight, flexibility, skinfold