ESSA's Student Manual for Health, Exercise and Sport Assessment

<p>ESSA's <i>Student Manual for Health, Exercise and Sport assessment</i> is an essential text for students and exercise clinicians wishing to accredit with ESSA as exercise scientists.</p> <p>Written by former ESSA President Jeff Coombes and clinical exercise physiologist Tina Skinner, this book provides everything students need to achieve competency in ESSA Standard 7, Health Exercise and Sport Assessment. It contains in-depth and well-articulated methodology for all tests, data recording tables and normative values, and case study analyses.</p> <p>Each of the 21 chapters addresses key health and fitness assessments used to evaluate health, fitness and performance. With easy-to-follow practicals throughout, this book has been updated to reflect current best practice and recent advances such as wearable devices and smartphone apps.</p> <ul> <li><b>Endorsed</b> by Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA)</li> <li>Aligned with <b>National University Course Accreditation Program criteria</b></li> <li>Practical <b>data recording tables</b></li> <li>Australian-specific population <b>normative data tables</b></li> <li>End of chapter <b>discussion questions</b> to apply knowledge to different case scenarios</li> <li>Traditional and contemporary <b>gold standard</b> tests that are <b>valid and reliable</b></li> <li>Detailed, easy to follow <b>step-by-step protocols</b></li> <li><b>An eBook</b> included in all print purchases</li> </ul> <p><b>Additional resources on Evolve</b></p> <ul> <li><b>eBook on VitalSource</b></li> </ul> <p><b>Instructor resources:</b></p> <ul> <li>Image Collection</li> <li>Testbank</li> </ul> <p><b>Student resources:</b></p> <ul> <li>Case studies</li> <li>Additional Laboratory Assignments</li> <li>Criteria Sheets</li> <li>Data recording template</li> </ul> <ul> <li><b>New <i>Static and Dynamic Posture</i> practical</b></li> <li><b>New <i>Test Accuracy, Reliability and Validity</i></b> <b>practical</b></li> <li><b>New activities</b> reflecting recent advances in the field</li> <li>Increased focus on the <b>interpretation, feedback and discussion</b> of the data collected during the assessment with the participant</li> </ul>