Carroll University Sport Performance Institute Monitoring Athletes
The CUSPI connects sport science with the Carroll University athletic teams to develop a holistic approach to enhance sport performance, reduce the risk of sport-related injury and bridge the gap between injury rehabilitation and returning to competition.
Interface Sports Science with Intercollegiate Athletics
A common ingredient that is missing in most university athletic programs is an effective and practical application of athlete monitoring. The means by which athlete monitoring occurs ranges from simple to sophisticated measures, depending on the needs of the coaches and athletes. Athlete monitoring may include periodic athlete testing to determine levels of preparedness for competition, practice and strength and conditioning training. Furthermore, these assessments can assist in determining an athlete’s readiness to return to practice and competition after injury.
Athlete Monitoring Solutions
The data gathered during athlete monitoring assessments is examined as both group
and individual data. By tracking both measures, the sport scientist can work with
the sport coach to determine trends in performance for the whole team and to identify
individual athletes that may require alterations in their training – this is key to
the understanding that each athlete responds differently to training and other stressors
and can provide sport coaches with direct feedback on whether or not an athlete is
progressing as anticipated. By comparing the monitoring data to the team’s training
plan (e.g., volume of work, intensity), the sport coach and strength and conditioning
coach can determine whether the desired training goals are being accomplished. This
type of information can also assist the sport coach and sport scientist in determining
the underlying cause(s) of undesirable training effects. This partnership increases
the ability to protect athletes from future training problems (e.g., overtraining
and/or injury).
