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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Exercise and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Assessment of the Football Player

  • Unit Code

    SPS2209

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit builds and extends on knowledge previously gained in the unit Principles of Exercise Programming by examining assessment of the athlete with specific reference to the sport of football (soccer). Students will gain an understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of athlete assessment as it relates to football and gain practical experience administering laboratory and field based tests of muscular endurance, strength, power, aerobic endurance, agility, anthropometry and flexibility in this cohort of athletes. Emphasis will also be placed on data analysis, report generation, interpretation of test results and considerations such as allometric/dimensional scaling will be addressed.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 3 units from EBH1101, EBH1102, SPS1104

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse and interpret football test data and generate reports for the coaches, fitness staff and the football players.
  2. Apply the scaling techniques to data sets generated from these tests.
  3. Demonstrate the ability to assess anticipation and decision-making skills, field and laboratory tests of muscular strength, power, straight line speed and repeated sprint ability, aerobic endurance, agility, flexibility and anthropometry.
  4. Describe the principles of testing as they relate to the football context.
  5. Discuss which assessment data can be used to discriminate between playing status and position in the sport of football.
  6. Explain the utility of using allometric/dimensional scaling when assessing specific football capacities.
  7. Illustrate the importance of standardisation of the testing environment.
  8. Select appropriate tests for football players varying in age, gender and playing status.

Unit Content

  1. Assessment of anticipation and decision-making skills in football players.
  2. Assessment of programmed and reactive agility in a football context.
  3. Data analysis, report generation and interpretation of test results.
  4. Field and laboratory based assessment of aerobic fitness.
  5. Field and laboratory based assessment of muscular strength, power, straight line speed and repeated sprint ability in football.
  6. Measurement of anthropometry in football.
  7. Principles of testing in football.
  8. Selecting appropriate tests for football players of varying age, gender and playing status.
  9. Standardisation of the testing environment.
  10. The ability of assessment data to discriminate between playing status and position.
  11. The role of flexibility in the football player.
  12. The utility of allometric/dimensional scaling in football.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures and laboratories.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ExaminationMid semester examination35%
Laboratory WorkLaboratory assessment30%
ExaminationEnd of semester examination35%

Text References

  • Ekblom, B. (Ed.). (1994). Football (Soccer). Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications.
  • Bangsbo, J. (1994). Fitness training in football - a scientific approach. Copenhagen: Ho+Storm.
  • Carling, C., Reilly, T., & Williams, A.M. (2009). Performance assessment for field sports. London: Routledge.
  • Reilly, T., & Williams, A.M. (Eds.). (2003). Science and soccer (2nd ed.). London: Routledge.

Journal References

  • Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
  • Journal of Sports Sciences
  • Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness
  • Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
  • International Journal of Sports Medicine
  • Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
  • British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • European Journal of Applied Physiology

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Exercise and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Assessment of the Football Player

  • Unit Code

    SPS2209

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    2

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit builds and extends on knowledge previously gained in the unit Principles of Exercise Programming by examining assessment of the athlete with specific reference to the sport of football. Students will gain an understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of athlete assessment as it relates to football and gain practical experience administering laboratory and field based tests of muscular endurance, strength, power, aerobic endurance, agility, anthropometry and flexibility in this cohort of athletes. Emphasis will also be placed on data analysis, report generation, interpretation of test results and considerations such as allometric/dimensional scaling will be addressed.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 3 units from EBH1101, EBH1102

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Describe the principles of testing as they relate to the football context.
  2. Select appropriate tests for football players varying in age, gender and playing status.
  3. Illustrate the importance of standardisation of the testing environment.
  4. Demonstrate the ability to assess anticipation and decision-making skills, field and laboratory tests of muscular strength, power, straight line speed and repeated sprint ability, aerobic endurance, agility, flexibility and anthropometry.
  5. Explain the utility of using allometric/dimensional scaling when assessing specific football capacities.
  6. Apply the scaling techniques to data sets generated from these tests.
  7. Discuss which assessment data can be used to discriminate between playing status and position in the sport of football.
  8. Analyse and interpret football test data and generate reports for the coaches, fitness staff and the football players.

Unit Content

  1. Principles of testing in football.
  2. The utility of allometric/dimensional scaling in football.
  3. The ability of assessment data to discriminate between playing status and position.
  4. Data analysis, report generation and interpretation of test results.
  5. Selecting appropriate tests for football players of varying age, gender and playing status.
  6. Standardisation of the testing environment.
  7. Assessment of anticipation and decision-making skills in football players.
  8. Field and laboratory based assessment of muscular strength, power, straight line speed and repeated sprint ability in football.
  9. Field and laboratory based assessment of aerobic fitness.
  10. Assessment of programmed and reactive agility in a football context.
  11. Measurement of anthropometry in football.
  12. The role of flexibility in the football player.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, seminars and laboratories.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ExaminationMid semester examination35%
Laboratory WorkLaboratory assessment30%
ExaminationEnd of semester examination35%

Text References

  • Carling, C., Reilly, T., & Williams, A.M. (2009). Performance assessment for field sports. London, England: Routledge.
  • Reilly, T., & Williams, A.M. (Eds.). (2003). Science and soccer (2nd ed.). London, England: Routledge.
  • Joyce, D., & Lewindon, D. (2014). High Performance Training for Sports. Adelaide, Australia: Human Kinetics.

Journal References

  • European Journal of Applied Physiology
  • British Journal of Sports Medicine
  • Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
  • Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness
  • Journal of Sports Sciences
  • Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
  • Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
  • International Journal of Sports Medicine

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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