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Why do we test
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- Used to assess athletic talent (recruitment and ranking)
- Determine areas in need of improvement/ success
- Evaluate progress towards goals
2
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How do we determine what to test
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- Needs analysis (metabolic energy system, biomechanical movement patterns, demand of sport activity)
- Athlete experience
- Training status
- Age
- Environmental factors when selecting tests
3
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What abilities can we test
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- Mobility/stability
- Resistance training
- Power
- Movement
- Conditioning
4
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When to test
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- Beginning of Off-season
- Establish a baseline for upcoming training
- Evaluate the effectiveness of in-season programming - Mid-off-season
- Progress towards goals - Pre-season
- Determine effectiveness of off-season training
- Establish baseline for in-season training - Mid In-season
- Evaluate effectiveness of in-season program
5
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Testing
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PRO: Great opportunity to evaluate longitudinal progress
CON: Infrequency of quarterly testing does not evaluate metrics that are easily impacted by neural fatigue
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Monitoring
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PRO: Able to collect more data points and make more informed inferences
CON: Time and resource extensive
7
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Ordering of Testing
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- Non Fatiguing tests
- Speed/ Agility Tests
- Maximum power and strength tests
- Local Muscular endurance tests
- Fatiguing anaerobic capacity tests
- Aerobic capacity tests
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Testing considerations
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- Validity and Reliability
- Validity - does the test measure what it is supposed to
- Reliability - The degree of consistency and repeatability of a test - Experience/ training status
- Technique intensive tests - Environmental
- Temperature, humidity, altitude, flooring
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Test administration
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- Health and Safety
- Max exertion tests present higher level risk - Selection and Training of Testers
- Thorough understanding of procedures and protocols, including verbal instruction - Testing battery/sequencing
- Allowing for sufficient rest between trials and exercise - Preparation
- Familiarization of test and consistent warm-ups and instructions
10
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Key tests of FMS
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Overhead squat
Incline lunge
Shoulder Mobility
Trunk Stability
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Things to consider when identifying movement compensation
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- Is the compensation bilateral or unilateral
- Is it present only in active movements or also present during passive movements
- Is there adequate ROM in the joints involved
- Are you dealing with a dysfunction
- Is it a mobility dysfunction or a motor control dysfunction
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Agility test
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- Rapid, whole-body change of direction or speed in response to a sport-specific stimulus
- Two components: Speed while changing direction and a cognitive factor element
- Ex: T-test, 5-0-5, Pro-agility
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Sprint tests
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- Defined as the time taken to cover a fixed distance
- Acceleration vs top-end speed
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Assessing Power
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- Exerting high force at high speed
- can be completed in a loaded or unloaded environment
- Power clean, vertical jump, broad jump, med ball throws
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Assessing strength
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- Max strength tests
- Compound movements best evaluated through RM testing - Local muscular endurance tests
- Ability to repeat muscle contractions against submaximal resistance - Submax testing
- Use repetition max tracker or velocity tracker to estimate
- Velocity tracker takes fatigue into consideration
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Assessing Fitness
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- Fatiguing anaerobic capacity test
- Used to determine rate of energy produced by PCr and glycolytic systems - Aerobic capacity test
- Used to determine the max rate at which an athlete can produce energy
- VO2max test is the goal standard
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Creating an athlete profile
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- Select tests that are specific to the athletic demand
- Arrange testing to provide valid and reliable results
- Administer the testing battery with as many athletes as possible, as frequently as possible
- Compare results against normative values
- Conduct repeat testing and use the results to create a visual for athletes
- Use the results in a meaningful way
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