ECU hosted Colts members of the West Perth Football Club (WPFC). Image courtesy of WPFC.
Edith Cowan University (ECU) proudly hosted members of the West Perth Football Club (WPFC) for their final strength testing day of the football pre-season.
ECU's School of Medical and Health Sciences boasts newly renovated and refurbished Strength and Conditioning (S&C) facilities that welcomed the WPFC colts playing group.
ECU's new S&C facilities combine state of the art testing facilities and equipment to better profile athlete's muscular strengths and weaknesses, which is important for sports performance and success.
The new facilities enable testing of larger groups of athletes at a time. Comprehensive strength and performance testing can be conducted to assess force production and limb asymmetries, which can be informative for understanding injury risk and its management.
Master of Exercise Science (Strength and Conditioning) Course Coordinator, Dr Chris Latella and Professor of Strength and Conditioning, Greg Haff said that the athlete testing session was a success and extends the existing partnership that ECU has with the WPFC.
"This was the first time that ECU and WPFC have joined forces to conduct performance testing in football athletes and the first time that ECU's new S&C facility has been used for this purpose," said Dr Latella.
"ECU postgraduate students were also involved during the testing session which provided them with important training and development," noted Professor Haff.
"Moving forward, we are looking forward to testing other athletes including the club's senior and female teams and conduct testing across the football season to better understand how their physical capacities change across a competitive year."
A WPFC Colts member undergoing one of a series of strength and force production tests. Image courtesy of WPFC.
WPFC Colts members were put to work in a series of strength and force production tests, allowing the players to get an insight into athlete testing normally reserved for professional players.
The WPFC's Colts program provides an opportunity for talented young players to participate in high standard competition.
The Club's mission to foster young talent and give those players every opportunity to realise their potential, aligns well with ECU's commitment to ensure anyone feels enabled and are supported to pursue careers in their chosen fields.
Find out more about ECU's Strength and Conditioning courses.
