BrianMac Sports Coach
WEBBrianMac was a Level 4 Performance Coach with British Athletics, the Uk's National Governing body for Track and Field Athletics. Brian has 40+ years experience as an endurance athlete competing over distances from 5k to 50k on the roads, fells and mountains. He has 30+ years of experience as an athletics coach helping sprinters and …
Performance Evaluation Tests - more than 101 available
WEBExamples of such tests are: Time trials - speed, speed endurance, endurance. Muscular endurance - chins, push-ups, dips. Strength maximum - single repetitions, maximum repetitions. Explosive strength - power bounding, vertical jump, overhead shot putt. Mobility - objective measurements of the range of movement. Event-specific.
Cooper Test - 12 minute run to assess your vo2max - BrianMac
WEBHow to conduct the test. This test requires the athlete to run as far as possible in 12 minutes. The athlete warms up for 10 minutes. The assistant gives the command “GO”, starts the stopwatch, and the athlete commences the test. The assistant keeps the athlete informed of the remaining time at the end of each lap (400m)
BrianMac Sports Coach
WEBBrianMac was a Level 4 Performance Coach with British Athletics, the Uk's National Governing body for Track and Field Athletics. Brian has 40+ years experience as an endurance athlete competing over distances from 5k to 50k on the roads, fells and mountains. He has 30+ years of experience as an athletics coach helping sprinters and …
Sprinting - BrianMac
WEBSprinting. The sprints include the following track events: 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, 4 x 100-metre relay and the 4 x 400-metre relay. Although the sprints are events in themselves, the ability to sprint is an essential weapon in an athlete's armoury for many track and field events and sports.
BrianMac Sports Coach
WEBAdvice on topics relating to athletic development, exercise physiology and successful coaching for athletes, sports science students and coaches
Strength Training - BrianMac
WEBStrength training results in muscle hypertrophy, an increase in the cross-sectional size of existing fibres. This is achieved by increasing: number of myofibrils. sarcoplasmic volume. protein. supporting connective tissue (ligaments and tendons) Strength training programs increase intramuscular stores such as adenosine triphosphate (ATP ...
Sit and Reach Test - BrianMac
WEBHow to conduct the test. The Sit and Reach Test is conducted as follows: The athlete warms up for 10 minutes and then removes their shoes. The assistant secures the ruler to the box top with the tape so that the front edge of the box lines up with the 15cm (6 inches) mark on the ruler, and the zero end of the ruler points towards the athlete.
Sport specific performance evaluation tests - BrianMac
WEBSport Specific Performance Tests. With so many tests to choose from, selecting appropriate tests for a sport can be confusing. Below I have identified a selection of sports and suggested a possible test to evaluate each athlete's fitness components.
Components of Fitness - BrianMac
WEBComponents of Fitness. Tancred (1995) believes that: "One of the misconceptions in the sports world is that a sports person gets in shape by just playing or taking part in their chosen sport. If a stationary level of performance and consistent ability in executing a few limited skills is your goal, then engaging only in your sport will keep you there.