Description
Book SynopsisMonitoring Training and Performance in Athletes provides practitioners with the information needed in order to oversee an athlete monitoring system and to collect, analyze, and interpret monitoring data so that training programs can be adjusted to achieve optimal athlete preparation and performance.
Table of ContentsChapter 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
