• Outline the importance of the following in regards to fitness testing

  • Specificity

  • Accuracy

  • Reliability

  • Validity

• Discuss the importance of study design in the context of the sports, exercise and health sciences.

  • State what each is and why it is important. Include an example of each

    • Control Groups

    • Randomization

    • Placebos

    • Blind

    • Double Blind

    • Statistical Analysis

• Outline the importance of the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q)

  • What is included on one?

  • Why?

  • How can you use it in your research?

• Evaluate the following tests of human performance

  • Field

  • Laboratory

  • Sub-maximal

  • Maximal

Using sport materials from the classroom-- Design a simple target and have students try it and determine if they are valid, accurate, reliable or valid

Discuss with your group- How you would design an experiment "in the field" vs "in the lab"

Explain the importance of reliability and validity in fitness testing, for a sport of your choice.

With regard to fitness testing and using examples, outline the principles of specificity and reliability.

Explain the importance of study design to investigate how causality can be demonstrated through experimental results.

Outline the importance of Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q)

Evaluate sub-maximal fitness tests.

Evaluate the use of sub-maximal tests in sport and exercise science.

Evaluate field and laboratory testing of human performance.

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of field testing compared to laboratory testing.

Discuss two advantages and two disadvantages of sub-maximal fitness tests.

Compare and contrast the effectiveness of field and laboratory tests.

A company has developed a drink to improve the performance of athletes during endurance events. Describe four study design features which could be used in an experiment to test if the sports drink is beneficial to endurance performance.