Maturation
Maturation should be measured in youth athletes to properly monitor their growth and well-being as athletes.
Tactical Strength and Conditioning
Military performance programmes try to determine the best way to maximise the investment in tactical athletes’ health and longevity.
Vertec Jump Test
The Vertec device is a simple-to-use, inexpensive, and portable device which can measure an athlete’s vertical jump height.
Landing Error Scoring System (LESS)
The Landing Error Scoring System (LESS) assesses jump-landing biomechanics and aims to identify athletes at risk of ACL injury.
Statistical Significance
Statistical significance is a scientific method that helps to determine whether reported research findings are actually true.
Force-Velocity Profiling
Force-velocity profiling allows coaches to tailor specific programmes for their athletes by using detailed, objective information.
Monitoring Fatigue
Actively monitoring fatigue levels in athletes can provide the feedback needed to adjust training in order to improve overall performance.
Acute:Chronic Workload Ratio
The acute:chronic workload ratio can assist practitioners in understanding the preparedness of an athlete and their relative injury risk.
Body Composition Testing
Changes in body composition can be determinants of successful performance, and there are several methods of body composition testing.
Bio-Banding
Bio-banding is the process of grouping athletes based on attributes associated with growth and maturation, rather than chronological age.
Smallest Worthwhile Change
Fitness testing is a crucial part of athlete profiling, and meaningful results can be assessed by calculating the smallest worthwhile change.
Force-Vector Training
The force-vector theory allows coaches to identify training exercises which may have greater specificity to the competition movements.
Squat Jump
The squat jump is a simple, practical and very reliable measure of lower-body power, and is used widely by coaches and sports scientists.
Relative Age Effect
The relative age effect is when children born in, or close to, a critical age cut-off period may have a sporting and academic advantage.
Velocity-Based Training
Velocity-based training is simply a method of training which uses a piece of technology to track the movement speed of the exercise.
