As the authors state it is important that a performance profile encompasses the physiological, biomechanical, anthropometric and performance measures pertinent to the athlete’s discipline In the context of this it is important to understand and be aware of the advantages and shortcomings of testing equipment and procedures of strength and power.
In their conclusion the authors elegantly describes the complexities associated with creating sport specific profiles; “maximum strength and ballistic qualities vary widely within and across sports owing to the large range in positional and sport-specific requirements and subsequent physical characteristics. When creating a performance profile, the strength and conditioning practitioner needs to carefully consider the benefits and limitations of the various measurement systems, testing apparatuses, measurement system attachment sites, movement patterns, loading parameters, warm-up strategies, rest periods, dependent variables of interest and data collection and processing techniques”.
1080 Motion comment: the ability to test and train movement patterns relevant to specific sports is possible with 1080 Quantum and 1080 Sprint with a presentation of maximum speed, force and power. Other derived variables such as work and acceleration can also be presented.
