Chapter 12

assess athletic talent identify areas of improvement set goals evaluate progress

procedure for assessing the ability in a particular activity

test used to assess the ability that is performed away from a lab and does not require extensive training or equipment

test administered before training to determine an athlete’s basic ability levels

test administered 1 or more times during the training period to assess progress and modify the program to maximize benefits

periodic re-evaluation based on midtests

test administered after the training period to determine the success of the training program

the degree to which a test measures what it is supposed to measure

extent to which a test actually measures what it was designed to measure

appearance that a test measures what it was designed to measure

assessment by experts that the testing covers all relevant component abilities in appropriate proportions

concurrent convergent predictive discriminant

measure of the repeatability of a test

true

individual testing

between multiple raters

within 1 tester

cramping, nausea, dizziness, difficulty walking or standing, faintness, slurred speech, lack of sweating, red or ashen skin, goosebumps

non-fatiguing agility max power and strength sprint local muscle endurance fatiguing anaerobic capacity aerobic capacity