Test Battery:
Testing is crucial for determining an individual’s strengths and weaknesses. However, to maintain validity, testing should be specific to the needs of the sport. A training program is effectively evaluated by improved test performance of a subject. Ideally, improved test performance is representative of improved sports performance.
Exercise testing will need to be specific to the needs of the sport to maintain validity. It is important to remember the subject will not be able to attain and maintain sport-specific training adaptations across the annual plan. Therefore, the test battery will need to change as the needs of the subject change across the annual plan.
For this assignment, you will:
Identify the types of tests and the number of tests you plan to include in a test battery to evaluate the
ability of a subject participating in a specific sport.
Create a test battery for each period of the annual plan.
Provide a rationale for the inclusion of test types, number of tests, and order of tests to be included
in the test battery.
For the Final Plan use all this info and create an exercise plan for one of the microcycles.
Put it in order as follows:
1. Needs Analysis
2. Annual Plan
3. Test Battery
4. Final Plan
