TRAINING DATA

Question 1

purpose of collecting data

Answer 1

• provides an understanding of how hard an athlete is working and how well they are coping with the training load
• information is used to inform possible modifications to future training sessions (variety, progression, tapering)
• monitor for signs of overtraining

Question 2

physiological data

Answer 2

info about the body’s physical functioning in response to training
* energy level during training (RPE)
* heart rate responses
* muscle soreness
* sleep patterns (quality and quanitity)
* nutritional information
* breating rate
* perspiration levels

Question 3

psycological data

Answer 3

provides athlete with an understanding of their mental readiness and mental capacity to train and perform
* emotional and motivational variables (mood)
* confidence levels
* arousal levels
* stress leves
* goals

Question 4

sociological data

Answer 4

social, cultural, and environmental factors that contribute to athlete’s performance during training session
* temperature/weater
* time and day
* type
* partners/teammates
* place of training (indoors vs outdoors, type of surface, venue)

Question 5

collecting training data

Answer 5

training diaries: athletes personal monitoring tool to record objective and subjective training infornation
digital tools/wearable devices: provides a variety of physiological (HR, speed, dist, sleep) and sociological (competition, weather, venue, area) information

Question 6

analysis of phyisological data

Answer 6

physical impact of training program of the athlete
eg. reduced resting HR indicates athlete has adapted to the working load and progession is required to improve further
eg. increases muscle soreness indicates athlete may be experiencing cumulative fatigue and is at risk of overtraining and needs more rest

Question 7

analysis of psychological data

Answer 7

impact that training has on athletes mental health and wellbeing
eg. change in athletes mood indicates athete may be experiencing boredom and benefits from implementing variety
eg. higher stress levels indicates athlete is struggling with demands of training and is at risk of injury or overtraining

Question 8

analysis of sociological data

Answer 8

evaluating metrics about broader social, cultural, and environmental fators impacting training
eg. lonliness or isolation indicates the implementation of a training partner may help boost social satisfaction
eg. athletes environmental data (weater or venue) may link to better overall training performance indicating to the coach to train on those conditions more often