Testing and measurement are the means of collecting information upon which subsequent performance evaluations and decisions are made. In the analysis, we need to consider the factors influencing the ...

A great deal can be learned about the lungs' mechanical properties from measurements of forced maximal expiration and inspiration. The spirometer (built-in 1846 by Hutchinson) measures ventilatory ...

You could save yourself as much as possible and then accelerate home in the last 100 metres. You keep the anaerobic alactic system until the last 100 metres. If you run 100 metres in 11 seconds, you ...

The following are examples of general static stretching exercises that could form part of the cool-down program at the end of a training session when stretches are held for 10 seconds or improve ...

The following is an overview of a week's training for each of the three phases of an annual training program for the Long Jump.

VO 2 max calculated from a 1.5 mile (2.4km) Run Test VO 2 max calculated from a race result VO 2 max calculated from a one-mile jog ...

To evaluate the athlete's performance, select the age group and Test, enter the total number of press-ups and then select the 'Calculate' button. Analysis of the test result compares it with the ...

Permission to reproduce "The IAAF Code of Ethics for Coaches" has been kindly provided by Peter J. L. Thompson of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Throughout the IAAF ...

Two of the better-known models which are generally referred to are Welford's (Welford 1968) [1] and Whiting's (Whiting 1969) [2]. Both models reflect the same process, although they use slightly ...

With so many tests to choose from, selecting appropriate tests for a sport can be confusing. Below I have identified a selection of sports and suggested a possible test to evaluate each athlete's ...

Billat (1999)[1], a professor of Sport Sciences at the University of Lille, has shown that improving an athlete's lactate threshold, VO2 max and running economy in four weeks is possible. To ...

There is a broad range of sporting activities, each requiring a skill set. Skills have many characteristics that can change in different situations, making classifying them difficult. Accepting that ...