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Testing & Evaluation

Performance Evaluation

• Collection of data used to evaluate performance and a basis for exercise prescription.

The Process

• Selection of Characteristics (Individual & Sport Specific)

• Selection of appropriate method of measuring• Collection of Data• Analysis of Data• Making of Decisions• Implementation of Decisions• Reevaluation

Requirements of the Test

• In constructing tests it is important to make sure that they really measure the factors required to be tested, and are thus objective rather than subjective. In doing so all tests should therefore be specific (designed to assess an athlete's fitness for the activity in question), valid (test what they intend to test), reliable (capable of consistent repetition) and objective (produce a consistent result irrespective of the tester).

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Testing Considerations

• Tests should measure 1 factor• Easy to perform (not skill related)• Easy to Understand• Standardized

– Administration– Organization– Environmental

Benefits

• Predict future performance• Indicate Weakness• Measure improvement• Assessment of training program• Able to specify an Athletes needs• Motivation

Tests additionally break up, and add variety to, the training program. They can be used to satisfy the athlete's competitive urge out of season. Since they demand maximum effort of the athlete, they are useful at times as a training unit in their own right.

Maximal Tests• Maximal means the athlete works at maximum effort or

tested to exhaustion.

• Examples of maximal anaerobic tests are:– 40yd sprint – Wingate 30 second cycle ergometer test – Examples of maximal aerobic tests are:– Multistage Fitness Test – Cooper Test

• Disadvantages of maximal tests are:– difficulty in ensuring the subject is exerting maximum effort – possible dangers of over exertion and injury

Submaximal Tests• Submaximal means the athlete works below maximum

effort. In sub maximal tests, extrapolation is used to estimate maximum capacity.

• Examples of submaximal aerobic test are:– PWC 170 test – Queen College step test

• Disadvantages of submaximal tests are:– depend on extrapolation being made to unknown maximum – small measurement inaccuracies can result in large

discrepancies as a result of the extrapolation

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Aerobic Endurance - VO2 max

• 2.4km Run Test• Astrand Treadmill test - VO2max test running on a treadmill • Astrand 6 minute Cycle test - Vo2 max test on a static bike • Balke VO2max test - suitable for endurance sports • Balke Incremental treadmill protocol test- VO2max test on a treadmill (male and female tests) • Bruce Incremental treadmill protocol test- VO2max test on a treadmill (male and female tests) • Cooper VO2max test - suitable for endurance sports • Conconi test• Critical Swim Speed - measure of a swimmers aerobic capacity • Home Step Test - a step test you can conduct at home • Harvard Step Test - measure of cardiovascular fitness • Multistage Fitness Test or Bleep test - VO2 max test for endurance sports • Queens College Step Test - VO2 max test • Rockport Fitness walking test - VO2 max test • Tecumseh Step Test - measure of cardiovascular fitness • Treadmill VO2max test - VO2 max test • VO2max from non-exercise data - VO2 max test • VO2max from a one mile jog• VO2max from a race result (time for a distance) • VO2max Step Test• Wheelchair VO2max Test

Anaerobic Endurance

• RAST - Running-based Anaerobic Sprint Test

Agility

• 505 Agility Test - suitable for sports with multidirectional movement • Hexagonal Obstacle Agility Test - suitable for sports with

multidirectional movement • Illinois agility run test - suitable for sports with multidirectional

movement • Lateral Change of Direction test - suitable for sports with

multidirectional movement • Quick Feet test - suitable for sports with multidirectional movement • Shuttle Run Test - suitable for sports with multidirectional movement • 'T' Drill test - suitable for sports with multidirectional movement • Zig-Zag Test - suitable for sports with multidirectional movement

Body Composition

• Body Fat Percentage• Body Mass Index (BMI)

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Flexibility & Balance

• Hip Flexion Test• Modified Sit and Reach Test - lower back and hamstring

test • Sit and Reach test - lower back and hamstring test • Standing Stork Test - balance test • Standing Stork Test Blind- balance test • Static Flexibility Test - Ankle• Static Flexibility Test - Hip & Trunk• Static Flexibility Test - Shoulder & Wrist• Static Flexibility Test - Trunk & Neck• Static Flexibility Test - Shoulder • Trunk Flexion Test

Strength - General

• Biceps Curl Test• Burpee Test• Canadian Crunch Test• Chin up Test - Arm and shoulder muscular endurance • Dynamic Knee Extension Test - Knee extensor muscles • Flexed Arm-Hang Test• Sit Ups test - Abdominal curl strength • Curl-Up test - Abdominal muscle endurance • Grip Strength - Grip strength with a Dynamometer • Overhead Press Test - Elbow extensors and superior shoulder girdle

muscles • Press Up test - Upper body muscle endurance • Strength test - upper body - Bench Press • Strength test - lower body - Leg Press • Squats Test• Wall Squat Test - Quadriceps strength endurance

Speed and Power

• 10 stride test for 100m and 200m athletes • 30 metre acceleration test for 100m and 200m athletes • 30 metre Sprint Fatigue - Power Maintenance Test• 35 metre Sprint Speed Test• 40 metre multiple Sprint Test• 40 yard Sprint Speed Test- predict an athlete's 400 metre time • 60 metre speed test for 100m and 200m athletes • 150 metre Endurance test for 100m athletes • 250 metre Endurance test for 200m athletes • 300 yard shuttle test - suitable for football, rugby, hockey, basketball, squash • 400 metre Drop off test for 100m and 200m athletes • 400 metre Control tests for 400m athletes • Concept 2 Rowing Step test - Monitor anaerobic threshold • Flying 30 metre speed test for 100m and 200m athletes • LAS (Lactic vs Speed ) test for 400m athletes • Margaria Kalamen Power Test• PWC-170 test- predicts power output at a heart rate of 170 bpm• Wingate ANaerobic 30 cycle test- Cycling based Anaerobic test

NFL Combine

• 40 Yd Dash• Bench Press• Vertical Jump• Broad Jump• 3 Cone Drill• 20 yd shuttle• 60 yd shuttle

• Position Drills• Physical

Measurement• Woderlic Test• Bilateral Cybex• Injury Eval• Urine Test

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Our Combine

• Add Additional Tests As Needed• 40 yd Dash• 20 yd Shuttle• Vertical Jump• Standing Broad Jump• Body Composition• Bench Press

40 yd Dash

• he 40 yard dash is a test of speed and explosion. The player starts from a three-point stance and runs 40 yards as fast as possible. The player is timed in 10, 20 and 40 yard increments, to gauge the player’s explosion of the line and time to top speed.

20 yd Shuttle

• The 20 yard shuttle test lateral speed and coordination. The player starts in a three point stance, straddling a yard line facing the sideline. When the whistle blows, the player runs 5 yards to one side, touching the yard line. He then sprints 10 yards in the other direction and again touches the yard line, at which point he sprints back to the yard line he started from.

Vertical Jump

• To measure vertical jump, a player stands flat-footed in front of pole with a multitude of plastic flags sticking out. The bottom of the pole is adjusted to the height of the player’s fingertips when raised straight above his head. The player then jumps from a standing position, and tries to swat as many of the plastic flags as he can. The flags, staged every half inch on the pole, rotate and give the event judge a reading of the height the player jumped.

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Broad Jump

• The broad jump is also done from a standing position, but this drill measures how far a player can jump. This drill is most important to positions that use lower body strength to gain an advantage (i.e. offensive and defensive linemen and running backs). The length of the jump is measured from the starting point to the back of the heel closest to the starting point upon landing.

Body Comp

• Skin folds– See book p. 302

Bench Press

• 1 RM or Estimated Max– 1 RM Equation

• Weight lifted X .03 = A• A X # of reps = B• B + Weight lifted = Estimated Max