Monitoring Training and Performance in Athletes

The use of athlete and team training and performance monitoring systems has grown due to technology advances. Practitioners who work with athletes from high school to elite levels in a range of sports use these systems to observe athlete data, including exercise intensity, athletic fitness, and body responses. Monitoring Training and Performance in Athletes is a compilation of evidence-based guidelines and best practices of athlete monitoring for practitioners, who are increasingly being asked to implement monitoring systems and to collect, analyze, and interpret data that ultimately result in training adjustments to optimize performance. Author Mike McGuigan, an award-winning sport scientist, blends research-based concepts with practical application strategies of monitoring training and performance in athletes. The content highlights what can be monitored, such as body stress, biochemical markers, and hormonal response; discusses reliability of modern methods, such as wearable technology and questionnaires; and helps readers understand how to interpret data to modify training programs in real time. Readers will find guidelines, approaches, and solutions for challenges in athlete monitoring for individual and team sports as well as suggestions for integrating monitoring with coaching. Numerous sidebars in the text provide real-world examples and application of the content to assist readers in understanding concepts and the cutting-edge, evidence-based research on athlete monitoring. Additionally, the full-color illustrations and photographs provide a visual interpretation of the information presented. With broad international appeal, this text outlines the most pertinent evidence-based research concepts and studies on athlete monitoring. Strength and conditioning, athletic training, and personal training professionals who work with athletes and monitor training programs will find Monitoring Training and Performance in Athletes an invaluable guide in managing monitoring systems and making adjustments in training programs based on the data to help athletes and teams achieve peak performance. Contents Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Why Monitor Athletes? Stress Response to a Training Session Adaptation to a Training Program Risk of Overreaching, Overtraining, Sickness, and Injury Importance of Individualized Monitoring Conclusion Chapter 2. Research Tools for Athlete Monitoring Basic Statistical Tools for Practitioners Descriptive Statistics Reliability Validity Meaningful Change Correlation and Relationships Presentation of Results Qualitative Analysis Conclusion Chapter 3. Physiological Effects of Training Stress General Adaptation Syndrome Model Fitness-Fatigue Model Stimulus-Fatigue-Recovery-Adaptation Model Applications of the Models Fatigue Continuum Overreaching and Overtraining Interdisciplinary and Multifactorial Approaches to Avoid Overtraining Conclusion Chapter 4. Quantifying Training Stress Measurement Tools External Load Internal Load Conclusion Chapter 5. Measures of Fitness and Fatigue Neuromuscular Fatigue Heart Rate Hormonal and Biochemical Markers Immunological Markers Performance Tests Conclusion Chapter 6. Current Monitoring Practices and Technologies Monitoring Practices in Sport Monitoring Technologies Data from Monitoring Technology Applications of Monitoring Technology Conclusion Chapter 7. Integrating Monitoring With Coaching Art and Science of Monitoring Monitoring Data Within a Training Session Providing Monitoring Feedback to Athletes Barriers to Effective Athlete Monitoring Conducting In-House Monitoring Projects Conclusion Chapter 8. Athlete Monitoring Guidelines for Individual Sports Individual Sport Athletes Monitoring in Individual Sports on a Budget Monitoring With Training Diaries Applying Monitoring in Individual Sports Reporting One Week of Monitoring for an Athlete Modifying Training Based on Monitoring Considerations for Monitoring Athletes in Individual Sports Conclusion Chapter 9. Athlete Monitoring Guidelines for Team Sports Team Sport Athletes Monitoring in Team Sports on a Budget Applying Monitoring in Team Sports Monitoring System for Team Sport Reporting One Week of Monitoring for a Team Sport Modifying Training Based on Monitoring Considerations for Monitoring Athletes in Team Sports Conclusion References Index About the Author

• ISBN: 9781492535201
• Editorial: HUMAN KINETICS PUBLISHERS
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 264
• Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2017
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
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