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Handbook for the physical assessment of athletes: laboratory and field tests for the scientific support of competitive sport
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).
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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