Structured testing vs. continual monitoring
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Abstract
Structured evaluation of an athlete’s physical characteristics, including anthropometric assessments, is essential in determining the athlete’s training priorities as part of a holistic needs analysis. Moreover, re-assessment after each block of training also permits the strength and conditioning coach and sport scientist to determine if the athlete achieved the goals set at the start of the training block and if the subsequent block of training is still appropriate or requires some adjustments based on the athlete’s current physical performances. In addition, more regular monitoring of athletes’ performances in season can be insightful in determining how fatigued they are post-competition and how effective any training and recovery strategies have been prior to the subsequent competition. In most applied settings, a combination of these approaches are used, and these will be discussed in detail throughout this chapter.
Keywords
athlete monitoring, performance assessment, structured testing, strength and conditioning, anthropometric assessment, training adaptation
Document Type
Book Chapter
Date of Publication
1-1-2026
Publication Title
Performance Assessment in Strength and Conditioning
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
School
School of Medical and Health Sciences
ISBN
[9781032831480, 9781040764596]
Copyright
subscription content
Content Type
Metadata only
First Page
46
Last Page
59
Recommended Citation
Comfort, P., Jones, P. A., & Hornsby, W. G. (2026). Structured testing vs. continual monitoring. In P. Comfort & P. A. Jones (Eds.), Performance assessment in strength and conditioning (2nd ed.). Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003508007-5