- Identify and explain the reasons for performing tests in strength and conditioning programs.
- Explain test validity and test reliability and how to ensure both in your testing. Discuss the validity and reliability of the tests you conducted in Lab 1 – Anaerobic Capacity Testing, Lab 2 – Aerobic Capacity Testing and Lab 3 – Anthropometry and Body Composition Testing.
- Discuss the key points essential to administering test protocols properly and safely.
- Describe how a coach can determine the best ways to measure selected parameters related to athletic performance. Discuss your rationale for the three tests you selected in Lab 4 – Exercise Testing for Athletes. Explain why you selected the tests you did, and what the appropriate order would be for the selected tests.
- Using your results from Lab 7 – Muscular Strength and Power: Vertical Jump and Standing Long Jump describe how to evaluate and analyze test data to make valid normative comparisons.
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