01
Testing & Technology
Countermovement Jump
Jump output and neuromuscular monitoring
- Equipment
- Force platform, contact mat or validated jump device
- Population
- Trained and athletic populations
- Reference
- Compare within the same setup; average and best values answer different questions
- Limit
- Variable selection, device validity and warm-up can change the result
02
Movement & Biomechanics
Force-Velocity Profile
Describe force and velocity qualities across loads
- Equipment
- Timing and load measurement system
- Population
- Athletes tested with repeatable loads
- Reference
- Model output depends on the task and calculation method
- Limit
- Not a complete performance profile or universal rank
03
Speed & Endurance
Sprint Acceleration Test
Measure early speed over a defined distance
- Equipment
- Timing gates or validated video timing
- Population
- Field sport and sprint populations
- Reference
- Repeat the start rule, surface and distance
- Limit
- Wind, surface and trigger timing affect results
04
Recovery & Sleep
Sleep Diary
Track sleep opportunity, timing and subjective experience
- Equipment
- Paper or digital diary
- Population
- Adults and athletes
- Reference
- Use trends across repeated nights
- Limit
- Self-report is not equivalent to laboratory sleep measurement
05
Recovery & Sleep
Sleep Wearable Trend
Observe broad timing and movement trends
- Equipment
- Consumer wearable
- Population
- Active adults and athletes
- Reference
- Compare the same device and user over time
- Limit
- Summary scores and sleep stages may be opaque or weakly validated
06
Training & Strength
Velocity Loss Set
Describe fatigue within a resistance set
- Equipment
- Linear position transducer or validated sensor
- Population
- Resistance-trained populations
- Reference
- Keep load and velocity definition stable
- Limit
- Thresholds vary by task and objective
07
Movement & Biomechanics
Movement Screen
Organise observations of mobility and movement strategy
- Equipment
- Standardised screen and video
- Population
- General and athletic populations
- Reference
- Use findings to ask a next question
- Limit
- Does not diagnose or predict an individual future
08
Testing & Technology
Average Jump Height
Monitor repeated jump output
- Equipment
- Same device and protocol as baseline
- Population
- Athletes in repeated monitoring
- Reference
- Use repeated trials and context
- Limit
- Sensitive variable is not automatically a cause
09
Speed & Endurance
5-10-5 Change of Direction
Observe acceleration, braking and direction change
- Equipment
- Timing gates or timing video
- Population
- Field and court sport athletes
- Reference
- Keep start and turn rules fixed
- Limit
- Technique and surface strongly affect outcome
10
Speed & Endurance
Submaximal Run Check
Observe response to a repeatable low-to-moderate run
- Equipment
- Track, treadmill or GPS plus heart rate
- Population
- Endurance and team sport populations
- Reference
- Use same route and pace target
- Limit
- Not a substitute for maximal testing or medical assessment
11
Recovery & Sleep
Session RPE
Capture internal training response in a simple scale
- Equipment
- Validated questionnaire or spoken scale
- Population
- Most training populations
- Reference
- Collect soon after the session
- Limit
- Memory, mood and social context influence reports
12
Training & Strength
Isometric Mid-Thigh Pull
Measure force production in a fixed position
- Equipment
- Force plate or strain-gauge system
- Population
- Strength and performance populations
- Reference
- Match joint angles and instructions
- Limit
- Position-specific and highly device-dependent
13
Speed & Endurance
Standing Long Jump
Field proxy for horizontal power
- Equipment
- Tape measure or jump mat
- Population
- General and athletic populations
- Reference
- Use consistent arm and landing instructions
- Limit
- Skill and landing strategy affect distance
14
Movement & Biomechanics
Landing Observation
Describe landing strategy under a defined task
- Equipment
- Video and standardised jump task
- Population
- Athletes and active adults
- Reference
- Record task, angle and fatigue context
- Limit
- One frame cannot define safety or diagnosis
15
Testing & Technology
Heart Rate Variability Trend
Observe autonomic variation under a fixed morning protocol
- Equipment
- Validated ECG or consumer sensor with known limits
- Population
- Adults and athletes
- Reference
- Trend within the same method
- Limit
- Sensitive to sleep, illness, posture and measurement error
16
Recovery & Sleep
Sleep Opportunity Review
Compare planned sleep window with actual routine
- Equipment
- Diary, schedule and optional wearable trend
- Population
- Adults and athletes
- Reference
- Review regularity before optimisation claims
- Limit
- Cannot diagnose sleep disorders
