Performance Assessment in Strength and Conditioning

by Paul Comfort (Editor), Paul A. Jones (Editor), John J. McMahon (Editor)

Overview

It is an essential skill for any strength and conditioning coach to be able to reliably assess the physical performance of their athletes and communicate the results and their implications to performers and coaches, alike. Performance Assessment in Strength and Conditioning is the first textbook to clearly and coherently suggest the most appropriate and reliable methods for assessing and monitoring athletes’ performance, as well as including detailed sections on testing considerations and the interpretation and application of results.

The book explores the full range of considerations required to reliably assess performance, including questions of ethics and safety, reliability and validity, and standardised testing, before going on to recommend (through a comparison of field- and laboratory-based techniques) the optimal methods for testing all aspects of physical performance, including:

• injury risk
• jump performance
• sprint performance
• change of direction and agility

• strength
• power
• aerobic performance
• body composition

Closing with a section on interpreting, presenting and applying results to practice, and illustrated with real-life case study data throughout, Performance Assessment in Strength and Conditioning offers the most useful guide to monitoring athlete performance available. It is an essential text for upper-level strength and conditioning students and practitioners alike.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415789363
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/23/2018
Pages:	382
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

Paul Comfort, PhD, CSCS*D, ASCC, is a Reader in Strength and Conditioning and Programme Leader for the MSc Strength and Conditioning at the University of Salford, UK.

Paul A. Jones, PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons), CSCS*D, BASES Accred. CSci., is a Lecturer in Sports Biomechanics and Strength and Conditioning at the University of Salford, UK.

John J. McMahon, PhD, CSCS, ASCC, is a Lecturer in Sports Biomechanics and Strength and Conditioning (S&C) at the University of Salford, UK.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Role of Assessing and Monitoring Performance

Part 1: Testing Considerations

1. Ethical and Health and Safety Issues

2. Psychological Issues during Assessment of Performance

3. Reliability, Validity and Measurement Error

4. Standardisation of Testing

5. Structured Testing vs. Continual Monitoring

Part 2: Assessment Methods

6. Assessment of Factors Associated with Injury Risk

7. Vertical Jump Testing

8. Sprint Testing

9. Change of Direction and Agility

10. Strength – Isometric and Dynamic Testing

11. Assessment of Power

12. Aerobic Performance Assessment

13. Body Composition Assessment

14. Combined Assessment Methods

Part 3: Interpretation and Application

15. Interpretation of Results

16. Presentation and Communication of Results

17. Application to Training