Best Practice Protocols for Physique Assessment in Sport

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hume, Patria A. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Kerr, Deborah A. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Ackland, Timothy R. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Sports medicine.; Sports sciences.; Sports Medicine.; Sport Science .

This book outlines best practice protocols for body composition analysis of high-performance athletes and provides guidance on the use of new technologies for anthropometry. While surface anthropometry has traditionally been used to assess body composition through the internationally recognised meth...

Table of Contents:

• Part I. Why Measure Physique?
• 1. Physique Assessment In Youth Sports For Talent Identification And Development
• 2. Anthropometry and Health for Sport
• 3. Optimising Physique for Sports Performance
• 4. Physique Assessment for Sports Ergonomics Applications
• Part II. How to use the Selected Method and Report the Data
• 5. Athlete Considerations for Physique Measurement
• 6. Non-Imaging Method: Surface Anthropometry
• 7. Non-Imaging Method: 3D Scanning
• 8. Non-Imaging Method: Air Displacement Plethysmography (Bod Pod)
• 9. Non-Imaging Method: Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis
• 10. Non-Imaging Method: Doubly-Labelled Water
• 11. Imaging Method: Ultrasound
• 12. Imaging Method: Computed Tomography And Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• 13. Imaging Method: Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry
• 14.  Imaging Method: Technological and Computing Innovations
• Part III. Application of Physique Assessment in Athletes
• 15. Physique Assessment in Practice
• 16. Recommendations for Conducting Research on Athletes - Large-Scale-Survey Case Studies
• 17. Physique Characteristics Associated With Athlete Performance
• 18. Body Image for Athletes
• 19. Training and Accreditation Systems and Ethical Considerations
• 20. Resources: YouTube Videos and the Jelckc Website and Archive.