2nd Edition
Performance Assessment in Strength and Conditioning
1. Ethical and Health and Safety Considerations
Steve Atkins and Alasdair MacSween
2. Psychological Issues of Testing
Jon N. Radcliffe and Christoph Szedlak
3. Measurement Error, Reliability, and Validity
Paul A. Swinton and Peter Mundy
4. Standardisation of Testing
Paul Comfort, Laura Smith, John J. McMahon, and Paul A. Jones
5. Structured Testing vs. Continual Monitoring
Paul Comfort, Paul A. Jones, and W. Guy Hornsby
6. Movement Screening and Injury Risk
Lee Herrington, Allan Munro, Francisco Javier Robles-Palazón, and Paul A. Jones
7. Single-Joint Isometric Strength
Chris Bramah, Francisco Javier Robles-Palazón, and Nicholas J. Ripley
8. Hamstring Function: Assessing Structure and Strength
Nicholas J. Ripley and Steven Duhig
9. Countermovement Jump Testing
Paul A. Jones, Nicholas J. Ripley, John J. McMahon, Jason Lake, and Paul Comfort
10. Sprints
Robert Lockie
11. Assessment of Change of Direction and Agility
Paul A. Jones and Thomas Dos’Santos
12. Multi-Joint Strength – Isometric and Dynamic Testing
G. Gregory Haff
13. Aerobic Performance Assessment
Fred J. Dimenna and Andrew M. Jones
14. Body Composition
Carl Langan-Evans, Erick Mosquera Lopez, James P. Morton, and Graeme L. Close
15. Interpretation of Results
W. Guy Hornsby, Stephanie Mock-Grubbs, Ryan Metzger, and Michael H. Stone
16. Presentation and Communication of Results
Adam Virgil, Jo Clubb, and John J. McMahon
17. Application to Training
W. Guy Hornsby, Ryan Metzger, Stephanie Mock-Grubbs, and Michael H. Stone
Biography
Paul Comfort, PhD, is a Professor of Strength and Conditioning at the University of Salford, UK, and an Adjunct Professor at Edith Cowan University, Western Australia.
Paul A. Jones, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Sports and Exercise Biomechanics and Programme Leader for the MSc Strength and Conditioning Programme at the University of Salford, UK.
