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Assignment on Strength and Conditioning

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Assignment on Strength and Conditioning

   Added on 2020-05-28

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Strength and Conditioning 1STRENGTH AND CONDITIONINGBy NameCourseInstructorInstitutionLocationDate
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Strength and Conditioning 2IntroductionThe need to prevent injury and enhance the performance of an athlete is the fundamental objectives of a needs analysis. Through a needs analysis, the qualities that are required of an athlete, the sport or the two can be determined. A sports scientist can identify the physical qualities that are necessary for his athlete to enable him to manage good performance only through an in-depth needs analysis[CITATION Ear10 \p 415 \l 1033 ]. It is important that needs analysis be conducted before the training program is designed. From this analysis, the coach or the sports scientist would be able to gain access to important information including the profile of the athlete currently, the sports demands and any needs that the athlete would have in order to manage a successful sport. A proper understanding of these three pieces of information helps the athlete in coming up with an effective and appropriate training program that would see the athletes improve their performance[CITATION Ian16 \p 178 \l 1033 ].For the purposes of this task, a needs analysis of cricket is done to determine the fitness of a 26-year old man of soundman to playing cricket. Among the physical attributes that are fundamentalin crickets, include;Strong and stable trunkForce controlStrength of the lower limbsAccelerated speedSpecific and general conditioningHigh mobility of the hip and thoracic spine, among other attributes
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Strength and Conditioning 3The various test conducted in this research include speed test, flexibility test, coordination test, reaction time test, strength test, endurance test among other tests. Each of the tests was carried out independently with the athlete subject to various procedures and the responses used in determining his fitness for the quality under test. Below is the warm-up plan for test 1 and test 2:Forward skip 10- 15 reps for each legBackward skip10-15 reps for each legLateral side slide with arm swing -10 reps for both sidePunter kicks-10 reps for each legLung with upper body twist-10 reps for each legHigh knee-10 reps for each legDynamic Cat stretching and flat back for ten repsTest 1: Speed test- Ability to move at very high speed, accelerate and agile are very vital in cricket. These attributes are most useful in the fielding and movement between wickets. The time taken for the athlete to cross the finishing line of a 20-meter straight section was recorded, and this test repeated three times so as to establish higher accuracy values. The test procedure is as illustrated:Procedure:Marks out a 20-meter straight section on the outdoor grass track with conesAthlete readies on the start-line (positioned 0.3m behind the first gates – cones A) in a standing split-stance start position & participant always uses the same starting stance. Counted down ‘3 – 2 – 1 – GO
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Strength and Conditioning 4Use the timing gatesThe athlete sprints as fast as possible over the 20 metersRecord time as the athletes crosses the finishing line and records the timeThe test is conducted three timesRepeat the procedure above but this time using 40m, then 60m sprints. Compare the average time taken to complete all the three sprints proportionately.5 minutes rest after completing each sprintOf all the three attempts of this test, the fastest recorded time of the athlete is 4.5 seconds. This shows a very slow speed. Some of the very fast cricketers can cover the same distance in less than 3 seconds. It is apparent from the test that the participant is unable to maintain high-speed motion that is required in movement between wickets and fielding. While arranging for training programs that are involving the athlete, the sports scientist would, therefore, make the necessary arrangements that would see the athlete improve in his area of weakness.The athlete takes proportionately shorter durations to cross the 60m finishing line as compared tothe 20m finishing line. This would be translated to mean the athlete picks up progressively as he runs. The longer the distance the athlete would need to cover, the relatively shorter time he would spend. This means the athlete would be good and successful in games that are done over long distances. He may not manage to do short range games.Test 2: Sit and Reach Flexibility test-This test is used in the determination of the flexibility of an athlete more specifically the flexibility of the muscles of the lower back and the hamstring. The test is important since tightness is implicated in lumbar lordosis, lower back pain and forward pelvic tilt[CITATION Ear10 \p 30 \l 1033 ]. The procedure of the test is as shown below;
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