Slide 1REASONS FOR TESTINGTEST QUALITYTEST SELECTIONTEST ADMINISTRATIONMEASURING PARAMETERSKEY POINTSCHAPTERS 11 & 12TESTING PROTOCOLSREASONS FOR TESTING•ASSESS ATHLETIC ABILITY•IDENTIFY AREAS NEEDING IMPROVEMENT•MEASURE IN-SEASON LOSSES•DETERMINE BASELINE ABILITY (RETURN TO PLAY PROTOCOLS)•FACILITATE GOAL SETTING/COMPETITIONTEST QUALITY•VALIDITY- DOES THE TEST MEASURE WHAT IT IS SUPPOSED TO MEASURE•CONSTRUCT VALIDITY- OVERALL VALIDITY•FACE VALIDITY- THE TEST APPEARS TO MEASURE WHAT IT IS SUPPOSED TO•CONTENT VALIDITY- ARE THE TESTS RELEVANT TO THE SPORT•*RELIABILITY- CONSISTENCY/REPEATABILITYTEST SELECTION•ENERGY SYSTEM SPECIFICITY•MOVEMENT SPECIFICITY•EXPERIENCE/TRAINING STATUS–AGE–TRAINING AGE (1RM TEST W/ NOVICE LIFTER)•ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS–TEMPERATURE–HUMIDITY–ALTITUDETEST ADMINISTRATION•TEST ORDER/MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS–Make sure tests are in order that won’t effect each other•TESTERS•RECORDING FORMS•PROPER WARM-UP•HEALTH/SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS–ENVIRONMENT–ABILITY/TECHNIQUE–PRE-EXISTING INJURIESMEASURING PARAMETERS•MAXIMUM STRENGTH- 3-5RM SQUAT•MAXIMUM POWER- POWER CLEAN/VERTICAL•ANAEROBIC CAPACITY- 300 YD SHUTTLE•LOCAL MUSCULAR ENDURANCE- 2MIN SIT-UPS•AEROBIC CAPACITY- 1 MILE TEST•AGILITY- PRO-AGILITY SHORT SHUTTLE•SPEED- 40M DASH•FLEXIBILITY- SIT AND REACH•BODY COMPOSITION- SKIN FOLD•ANTHROPOMETRY- HEIGHT/WEIGHT/WING SPAN/HAND SIZEKEY POINTS•TESTING IS A GREAT WAY TO TRACK IMPROVEMENT•SHOULD BE VALID, REPEATABLE •ORDER IS CRITICAL(Important)–3. VERTICAL–6. 1RM SQUAT–2. SIT AND REACH–5. 300 YD SHUTTLE–4. SHORT SHUTTLE–1. HEIGHT/WEIGHT/WING