2nd Edition
Sport and Exercise Physiology Testing Guidelines: Volume I - Sport Testing The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences Guide
Since its first published edition more than 30 years ago, the BASES (British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences) Physiological Testing Guidelines have represented the leading knowledge base of current testing methodology for sport and exercise scientists. Sport and exercise physiologists conduct physiological assessments that have proven validity and reliability, both in laboratory and sport-specific contexts. A wide variety of test protocols have been developed, adapted and refined to support athletes of all abilities reach their full potential. This book is a comprehensive guide to these protocols and to the key issues relating to physiological testing.
With contributions from leading specialist sport physiologists and covering a wide range of mainstream sports in terms of ethical, practical and methodological issues, this volume represents an essential resource for sport-specific exercise testing in both research and applied settings. This new edition draws on the authors’ experience of supporting athletes from many sports through several Olympic cycles to achieve world leading performances. While drawing on previous editions, it is presented in a revised format matching the sport groupings used in elite sport support within the UK sport institutes. Building on the underpinning general procedures, these specific chapters are supported by appropriate up-to-date case studies in the supporting web resources.
Introduction
Part 1: Professional Best Practice
1.1. Professional Competency and Working with Others
Michael J. Price, Andrew M. Miles, and Paul M. Smith
1.2. Physiological Exercise Testing: Ethical Considerations
Steve R. Bird and Andrew Smith
1.3. Health and Safety in Duty of Care: Evaluating and Stratifying Risk
S. Andy Sparks, Kelly Marrin, and Craig A. Bridge
1.4. Safeguarding in Physiological Testing
Emma Kavanagh and Daniel Rhind
Part 2: Analysis and Reporting
2.1. Data Intelligence and Feedback to the Coach
Sarah Gilchrist and Mark Holmer
2.2. Reliability and Measurement Error
Shaun J. McLaren
2.3. Scaling: Adjusting Physiological and Performance Measures for Differences in Body Size
Edward Winter and Simon Jobson
Part 3: General Procedures
3.1. Pre-Participation Evaluation for Athletes
Rachel N. Lord and David Oxborough
3.2. Equipment Maintenance and Calibration Standards
David Green and Glyn Howatson
3.3. Lung and Respiratory Muscle Function
John Dickinson and Karl Sylvester
3.4. Surface Anthropometry
Susan C. Lennie
3.5. Functional Screening
Mike Duncan, Stuart Elwell, and Mark Lyons
3.6. Respiratory Gas Analysis
Simon Marwood and Richie P. Goulding
3.7. Metabolic Threshold Testing, Interpretation and Its Prognostic Prescriptive Value
Mark Burnley and Matthew I. Black
3.8. Ratings of Perceived Exertion
John Buckley and Roger Eston
3.9. Strength Testing
Dale Cannavan and Katie Thralls Butte
3.10. Blood Sampling
Ronald J Maughan, Susan M Shirreffs
3.11. Skeletal Muscle Biopsy: Techniques and Applications
Richard A. Ferguson and Natalie F. Shur
3.12. Non-Invasive Assessment of the Neuromuscular System
Glyn Howatson, Kevin Thomas, Paul Ansdell, Stuart Goodall
3.13. Field Based Testing
Barry Drust and Mark Noon
3.14. Application of Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry
Karen Hind
Part 4: Racing Sports (Endurance, Middle-distance and Sprint)
4.1. Middle- and Long-distance Running
Brian Hanley and Andy Shaw
4.2. Triathlon
Laura Needham and Ben Stephenson
4.3. Swimming
Benjamin E. Scott, Adrian Campbell, Clare Lobb
4.4. Rowing
Richard J. Godfrey, Craig A. Williams, Sarah Gilchrist, and R. C. Richard Davison
4.5. Cycling
Len Parker Simpson, James G. Hopker, and R.C. Richard Davison
4.6. Canoeing and Kayaking
Ciara Sinnott-O’Connor and Caroline MacManus
4.7. Speed Skating (Long-Track and Short-Track)
Florentina Hettinga, Martha Brouwer Muñoz, and Andrew Hext
4.8. Cross-Country Skiing and Biathlon
Thomas W. Jones and Kerry McGawley
Part 5: Invasion Games
5.1. Soccer
Liam Anderson, Chris Barnes and Barry Drust
5.2. Field Hockey
Caroline Sunderland and Hannah MacLeod
5.3. Rugby
Craig Twist and Jamie Highton
5.4. Netball
Sarah Whitehead and Cameron Owen
5.5. Basketball
Anne Delextrat, Mark Williams, and Andy Howse
Part 6: Racket Sports
6.1. Squash
Carl James, Timothy Jones, and Olivier Girard
6.2. Table Tennis
Terun Desai, Goran Munivrana, and Irene R. Faber
Part 7: Bat and Ball Sports
7.1. Cricket
Will Vickery and Jamie Tallent
Part 8: Target Sports
8.1. Golf
Mark F Smith
8.2. Curling
David Leith, Helen M. Collins, and Audrey Duncan
Part 9: High intensity Skill Sports
9.1. Motorsports
Pete McKnight and John Noonan
9.2. Sport Climbing
Edward Smith and Mayur Ranchordas
Part 10: Aesthetic Physical Sports
10.1. Artistic Gymnastic
Monèm Jemni
Part 11: Combat Sports
11.1. Judo
Kyle Wallace and Emerson Franchini
11.2. Amateur and Professional Boxing
Alan Ruddock and Laura Needham
11.3. Fencing
Lindsay Bottoms, Robert Cawdron, Steve Kemp, and Luke Oates
Part 12: Paralympic Specific
12.1. Ambulant Para-Athletes
Ben Stephenson, Michael Hutchinson, and Vicky L. Goosey-Tolfrey
12.2. Wheeled Para Sport
Michael Hutchinson, Tom O’Brien., Connor Murphy, and Vicky L. Goosey-Tolfrey
12.3. Intellectual Impairment
Jan Burns, Mohammed Khudair, and Florentina J. Hettinga
Part 13: Specific Populations
13.1. Testing the Master Athlete
R.C. Richard Davison and Paul M. Smith
13.2. Testing Considerations for Children
Craig Williams, Melitta McNarry and Keith Tolfrey
13.3. Testing the Female Athlete
Kirsty M. Hicks, Anthony C. Hackney, Michael Dooley, and Georgie Bruinvels
Part 14: Environmental Specific Issues
14.1. Performing at Altitude
Mike Stembridge and C. R. Pedlar
14.2. Performing in the Heat
Neil S. Maxwell, Carl A. James, and Ash G. B. Willmott
14.3. Performing in Cold Environments
Clare Eglin, Michael Tipton and Heather Massey
14.4. Swimming in Aquatic Environments
Mitch Lomax and Heather Massey
Part 15: Athlete Health and Wellbeing
15.1. The Travelling Athlete
Sara Gilchrist and Luke Gupta
15.2. Athlete Wellbeing
Sarah Gilchrist and Emma Neupert
15.3. Training Load
Shaun J. McLaren, Franco M. Impellizzeri, Aaron J. Coutts, and Matthew Weston
15.4. Overreaching and Overtraining
Lee Bell and Alan Ruddock
15.5. Exercise Testing for the Pregnant Athlete
Victoria L. Meah, Amal Hassan, Lin Foo, Christoph Lees, and Marlize de Vivo
15.6. Methods in Exercise Immunology
Nicolette C. Bishop and Neil P. Walsh
Biography
R.C. Richard Davison, PhD, FBASES, CSci, is Professor of Exercise Physiology in the School of Health and Life Sciences at the University of the West of Scotland, UK.
Paul M. Smith, PhD, FBASES, FHEA, is Senior Lecturer in Exercise Physiology in the School of Sport and Health Sciences at Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK.
James Hopker, PhD, is Professor of Sport and Exercise Science and Deputy Director of the Division of Natural Sciences at the University of Kent, UK.
Michael J. Price, PhD, FBASES, is Reader in Exercise Physiology at Coventry University, UK.
Florentina Hettinga, PhD, FACSM, FECSS, SFHEA, is Professor of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation and Director of Research and Knowledge Exchange of the Department of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation at Northumbria University, UK.
Garry Tew, PhD, FBASES, FHEA, is Professor of Clinical Exercise Science in the Department of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation at Northumbria University, UK.
Lindsay Bottoms, PhD, FBASES, is Reader in Exercise and Health Physiology at the University of Hertfordshire, UK, and the Director of the Research Centre for Psychology and Sports Sciences.
"This is the Guideline provides the ‘gold standard’ for all methods used in assessing human fitness and performance in sport and exercise." – Professor Clyde Williams, Emeritus Professor of Sports Science, Loughborough University, UK
