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Handbook for the physical assessment of athletes: laboratory and field tests for the scientific support of competitive sport |
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Authors: |
Karatzaferi, Christina Gkiata, Paraskevi Theofilidis, Georgios Kaltsatou, Antonia Kapnia, Areti Karyoti, Angeliki Krase, Argyro Koutentakis, Yiannis Mitrou, Georgia Bogdanis, Grigorios Roka, Violeta Poulianiti, Konstantina Skoumpa, Angeliki Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou, Antonis Sakkas, Giorgos Stefanidis, Ioannis Syrmos, Nikolaos Terzis, Gerasimos Tsimeas, Panagiotis Flouris, Andreas |
Reviewer: |
Filippou, Anastasios |
Subject: | MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES, LIFE SCIENCES, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > LIFE SCIENCES > SPORT AND ATHLETIC SCIENCE / PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT SCIENCE |
Keywords: |
Ergometry
Performance Evaluation Exercise Testing |
Description: | |
Abstract: |
This handbook develops issues related to the assessment of physical condition in individuals involved in sports and presents protocols for assessing the components of their physical fitness. The aim is to provide students of Physical Education and Sports and other related schools with the necessary knowledge and skills for their future involvement in competitive sports and recreation, with a focus on the safety of participants and the valid and reliable collection of data. In summary: Chapter 1 provides a detailed description of the necessary components of the medical examination that is a prerequisite before starting any athletic activity. This is followed by a discussion of possible errors that may occur during the tests and lead to incorrect assessment, ways of evaluating the results, and criteria for selecting the most appropriate tests (chapter 2). Next (chapter 3), the techniques are developed and the specialized equipment required for the implementation of physical composition and body structure assessment protocols is described. This is followed by a detailed description of the methods for measuring cardiac performance (chapter 4), muscle strength and power (chapter 5), maximum oxygen consumption (chapter 6), lactic acid production (chapter 7), speed (chapter 8), and agility. Since biochemical assessment is also performed in modern ergometric centers, internationally accepted protocols for the assessment of hematological indicators are developed (chapter 10). Chapter 11 discusses health and safety issues. Finally, the handbook concludes by providing typical examples of ergometric testing of athletes from various sports (chapter 12).
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Linguistic Editors: |
Psatha, Eleni |
Type: |
Undergraduate textbook |
Creation Date: | 2015 |
Item Details: | |
ISBN |
978-960-603-496-1 |
License: |
Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) |
DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.57713/kallipos-578 |
Handle | http://hdl.handle.net/11419/4443 |
Bibliographic Reference: | Karatzaferi, C., Gkiata, P., Theofilidis, G., Kaltsatou, A., Kapnia, A., Karyoti, A., Krase, A., Koutentakis, Y., Mitrou, G., Bogdanis, G., Roka, V., Poulianiti, K., Skoumpa, A., Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou, A., Sakkas, G., Stefanidis, I., Syrmos, N., Terzis, G., Tsimeas, P., & Flouris, A. (2015). Handbook for the physical assessment of athletes: laboratory and field tests for the scientific support of competitive sport [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://dx.doi.org/10.57713/kallipos-578 |
Language: |
Greek |
Consists of: |
1. Medical examination of athletes 2. Assessment - Testing - Evaluation 3. Assessment of anthropometric characteristics and body composition 4. Assessment of cardiac performance 5. Muscular Strength and Power Assessment 6. Measurement of Maximal Oxygen Uptake (VO₂max) 7. Evaluation of lactate production 8. Measurement and evaluation of speed 9. Measurement and evaluation of agility 10. Biochemical testing and evaluation 11. Health and safety issues 12. Case analysis |
Number of pages |
172 |
Publication Origin: |
Kallipos, Open Academic Editions |
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