Australian
Sports Commission
2000
US Price: $84
480 pages
9780736003261
About the Editor | Table
of Contents
The quality assurance procedures and accreditation used in
sport science laboratories in Australia are respected worldwide.
Now you can put these protocols to use in your research or training
program with this authoritative guide from the Australian Sports
Commission. Physiological Tests for Elite Athletes is your best
source for standardized test protocols for athletes in 17 internationally
recognized sports.
Using the protocols in this breakthrough book, researchers
in any country can standardize procedures and share data. And
athletes and coaches can compare data from different labs for
analyzing results and planning training regimens. While learning
about controlled test procedures, students of exercise physiology
can compare their test scores with those of top-level athletes.
The normative data for these tests have been collected from
athletes competing at national and international levels. Thoroughly
practical, the book provides principles and examples of test
protocols, data analysis, and data interpretation.
Physiological Tests for Elite Athletes presents guidelines
for pretest preparation of labs and athletes, with five reproducible
forms. The book takes readers through discussions of general
assessment procedures, including
- blood lactate testing,
- anthropometric testing,
- blood sampling and handling,
- flexibility assessment,
- VO2max assessment, and
- various methods of strength and power testing.
The book also provides sport-specific information in the assessment
of athletic performance. All 17 sport-specific chapters include
step-by-step protocols particularly suited to testing athletes
engaged in that sport. Extensive tables offer normative data
for various national and international sports, including
- basketball,
- tennis,
- cycling,
- triathlon,
- soccer,
- rugby, and
- cricket.
In addition, the book's treatment of the difficult area of
strength assessment is the most extensive available to date.
In all, Physiological Tests for Elite Athletes provides a complete
international review of athlete testing. It's the most comprehensive
applied testing manual available for exercise scientists and
students of exercise physiology.
About the Editor
Christopher J. Gore, PhD, is a laboratory standards coordinator
for the Australian Institute of Sport, where he has worked since
1992. He assists in developing standardized tests for most of
Australia's Olympic sports. He is responsible for quality control
among 27 sports institutes and university laboratories that test
state, national, and Olympic-level athletes in Australia.
Gore has devised two calibration machines for assessing the
accuracy and precision of VO2 systems for quantifying the accuracy
of oxygen and carbon dioxide analyzers as well as flow devices.
He also has collaborated in developing a device for dynamic calibration
of skinfold calipers. Gore conducts research on the effects of
altitude training on athlete performance and has helped the Australian
Institute of Sport develop an "Altitude House" that
simulates moderate altitudes.
Gore holds a doctorate in exercise physiology from Flinders
University of South Australia. He has authored more than 30 papers
published in peer-reviewed journals and is the recipient of a
Young Investigator Award from Sports Medicine Australia. The
author is a member of Sports Medicine Australia and the American
College of Sports Medicine. His favorite leisure time activities
include cycling, swimming, flying stunt kites, and gardening.
Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Contributors
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part I. Laboratory and Athlete Preparation
- Chapter 1. Quality Assurance in Exercise Physiology
Laboratories
Christopher Gore
Assessing Quality Assurance · Australian Certification
Model · Implementing Quality Assurance · The Laboratory
Manual
- Chapter 2. Pretest Preparation
Peter Fricker and Kieran Fallon
Pretest Preparation Checklist · Medical Examination Form
· Health Questionnaire · Consent Form ·
Explanation of Physiological Assessment Procedures
- Part II. General Assessment Procedures
- Chapter 3. Estimating Peak Power and Anaerobic Capacity
of Athletes
James Finn, Paul Gastin, Robert Withers, Simon Green, and
Sarah Woolford
Preliminary Issues · Laboratory Environment and Subject
Preparation · Equipment · Test Procedures ·
Expected Test Scores · Testing Peak Power and Anaerobic
Capacity: Metabolic Processes
- Chapter 4. Blood Lactate Thresholds
Pitre Bourdon
Reasons for Blood Lactate Testing · Blood Lactate Response
to Exercise: Concepts and Controversies · Practical Applications
of the Blood Lactate Response to Exercise Data · Summary
- Chapter 5. Anthropometric Assessment Protocols
Kevin Norton, Michael Marfell-Jones, Nancy Whittingham, Deborah
Kerr, Lindsay Carter, Kaylene Saddington, and Christopher Gore
Preliminary Matters · Stature · Body Mass ·
Landmarks · Skinfolds · Girths · Limb Breadths
(Widths) · Technical Error of Measurement · Measurement
Tolerance
- Chapter 6. Blood Sampling and Handling Techniques
Graeme Maw, Simon Locke, David Cowley, and Patricia Witt
The Practitioner · General Safe Practice · Informed
Consent ·
Protocols · Transportation of Blood Samples · Management
of Accidents and Injuries
- Chapter 7. Measuring Flexibility for Performance and
Injury Prevention
Donna Harvey and Craig Mansfield
Definitions of Flexibility · Active and Passive Flexibility
Constraints · Flexibility and Performance · Flexibility
and Injury Prevention · Flexibility Measures: Musculotendinous
Components
- Chapter 8. Determining Maximal Oxygen Consumption
(V\od\O2max) or Maximal Aerobic Power
Robert Withers, Christopher Gore, Greg Gass, and Allan Hahn
Theoretical Rationale · Test Equipment: Ergometers ·
Test Systems · Volumetric and Gas Analysis Equipment ·
General Procedures · Calculations
- Chapter 9. Testing Protocols for Team Sport Players
Lindsay Ellis, Paul Gastin, Steve Lawrence, Bernard Savage,
Andrea Sheales, Andrea Stapff, Douglas Tumilty, Ann Quinn, Sarah
Woolford, and Warren Young
Environment and Subject Preparation · Equipment ·
Protocols
- Part III. Strength and Power Assessment
- Chapter 10. Introduction to Assessing Strength and
Power
Peter Abernethy and Greg Wilson
Definitions, Types, and Purposes of Assessment · A Process
· Conclusion
- Chapter 11. Limitations to Isometric Testing in Athletic
Assessment
Greg Wilson
Relationship to Performance · Comparison to Other Testing
Modalities · Underlying Mechanisms for Poor Isometric
Validity · Conclusions
- Chapter 12. Isokinetic Dynamometry Strength Assessment
Tim Wrigley and Geoffrey Strauss
The Purposes of Strength Assessment · Strength-Testing
Methods for the Elite Athlete · Using Isokinetic Dynamometry
· Equipment · Calibration and Reliability ·
Pretest Procedures · Test Protocols · Data Collection
· Reporting Results · An Example of Isokinetic
Dynamometry Strength Assessment · Important Issues for
the Future · Summary
- Chapter 13. Protocols for the Assessment of Isoinertial
Strength
Peter Logan, Danielle Fornasiero, Peter Abernethy, and Katrina
Lynch
Maximal Isoinertial Strength Assessment · Isoinertial
Speed Strength Assessment · Traditional Tests for Isoinertial
Strength Qualities · Recent Tests for Isoinertial Strength
Qualities · Reliability of Isoinertial Strength Measures
· Correlation with Athletic Performance · Description
of Protocols in General Use
- Part IV. Protocols for the Physiological Assessment
of Players of Specific Sports
- Chapter 14. Protocols for the Physiological Assessment
of Basketball Players
Andrea Stapff
Laboratory and Field Environment and Subject Preparation ·
Equipment Checklist · Protocols · Test Administration
· Intensive Training Centre Squads · Data Collection
Forms
- Chapter 15. Protocols for the Physiological Assessment
of Cricket Players
Pitre Bourdon, Bernard Savage, and Richard Done
Test Environment and Subject Preparation · Equipment Checklist
· Protocols
- Chapter 16. Protocols for the Physiological Assessment
of Cross-Country Skiers and Biathletes
David T. Martin, Christer Skog, Ian Gillam, Lindsay Ellis,
and Kate Cameron
Laboratory Testing of Cross-Country Skiers and Biathletes ·
Laboratory Environment and Subject Preparation · Equipment
Checklist · Protocols
- Chapter 17. Protocols for the Physiological Assessment
of High-Performance Track, Road, and Mountain Cyclists
Neil Craig, Charlie Walsh, David Martin, Sarah Woolford, Pitre
Bourdon, Tom Stanef, Peter Barnes, and Bernard Savage
Cycle Ergometers · Laboratory Environment and Subject
Preparation · Equipment Checklist · Protocols
- Chapter 18. Protocols for the Physiological Assessment
of Golfers
Aaron Russell and David Owies
Laboratory Environment and Subject Preparation · Equipment
Checklist · Protocols
- Chapter 19. Protocols for the Physiological Assessment
of Male and Female Field Hockey Players
Steve Lawrence and Ted Polglaze
Pretest Protocols and Subject Preparation · Equipment
Checklist · Protocols · Data Collection Forms
- Chapter 20. Protocols for the Physiological Assessment
of Netball Players
Lindsay Ellis and Paul Smith
Athlete Preparation and Test Conditions · Equipment Checklist
· Order of Tests · Protocols
- Chapter 21. Protocols for the Physiological Assessment
of Rowers
Allan Hahn, Pitre Bourdon, and Rebecca Tanner
Purposes of Testing Rowers · Laboratory Environment and
Subject Preparation · Equipment Checklist · Protocols
- Chapter 22. Protocols for the Physiological Assessment
of Rugby Union Players
David Jenkins and Peter Reaburn
Laboratory Environment and Subject Preparation · Equipment
Checklist · Protocols
- Chapter 23. Protocols for the Physiological Assessment
of High-Performance Runners
Darren Smith, Richard Telford, Esa Petola, and Douglas Tumilty
Laboratory Environment and Athlete Preparation · Equipment
Checklist · Protocols
- Chapter 24. Protocols for the Physiological Assessment
of Sailors
Michael Blackburn
Subject Preparation · Equipment Checklist · Order
and Administration of Tests Across Classes · Protocols
- Chapter 25. Protocols for the Physiological Assessment
of Male and Female Soccer Players
Douglas Tumilty
Test Environment and Subject Preparation · Equipment Checklist
· Protocols
- Chapter 26. Protocols for the Physiological Assessment
of Softball Players
Lindsay Ellis, Paul Smith, David Aitken, Lachlan Penfold,
and Bob Crudgington
Equipment Checklist · General Administration of Tests
· Protocols
- Chapter 27. Protocols for the Physiological Assessment
of Swimmers
David Pyne, Graeme Maw, and Wayne Goldsmith
Physiological Factors in Swimming Performance · Testing
Environment and Subject Preparation · Equipment Checklist
· Administration of Tests · Protocols
- Chapter 28. Protocols for the Physiological Assessment
of High-Performance Tennis Players
Andrea Buckeridge, Damian Farrow, Paul Gastin, Mark McGrath,
Peter Morrow, Ann Quinn, and Warren Young
Developing a Testing Protocol for Tennis · Equipment Checklist
· Protocols
- Chapter 29. Protocols for the Physiological Assessment
of High-Performance Triathletes
Darren Smith and Rob Pickard
Triathlon Training Zones · Laboratory Environment and
Athlete Preparation · Equipment Checklist · Protocols
- Chapter 30. Protocols for the Physiological Assessment
of Elite Water Polo Players
Douglas Tumilty, Peter Logan, Wayde Clews, and Don Cameron
Pool Tests · Laboratory Tests · Musculoskeletal/Physiotherapy
Screening
- References
- Appendix
Audiences
Reference for sports scientists and physiologists involved
in testing and assessment of elite athletes, or coaches and athletes
planning training regimens for elite athletic participation.
Students of sport physiology and human movement will find the
protocols a useful guide to the key concepts of human performance
testing in the laboratory.
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