Monitoring Training and Performance in Athletes First Edition

The use of athlete and team training and performance monitoring systems has grown due
to technology advances. Practitioners who work with athletes from high school to elite
levels in a range of sports use these systems to observe athlete data, including exercise
intensity, athletic fitness, and body responses. Monitoring Training and Performance in
Athletes is a compilation of evidence-based guidelines and best practices of athlete
monitoring for practitioners, who are increasingly being asked to implement monitoring
systems and to collect, analyze, and interpret data that ultimately result in training
adjustments to optimize performance.
Author Mike McGuigan, an award-winning sport scientist, blends research-based
concepts with practical application strategies of monitoring training and performance in
athletes. The content highlights what can be monitored, such as body stress, biochemical
markers, and hormonal response; discusses reliability of modern methods, such as
wearable technology and questionnaires; and helps readers understand how to interpret
data to modify training programs in real time. Readers will find guidelines, approaches,
and solutions for challenges in athlete monitoring for individual and team sports as well
as suggestions for integrating monitoring with coaching.