measurement in sports

1. INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT
OF THE COURSE
MEASURMENT AND
EVALUATION IN
BASKETBALL
BY; ABDETA BIRHANU

3.  Balance is the ability to maintain equilibrium when
stationary or moving (i.e.. not to fall over) through
the co-ordinated actions of our sensory functions
(vision, hearing and proprioception).
 Balance comprises of static balance (the ability to
retain the center of mass above the base of
support in a stationary position) and dynamic
balance (the ability to maintain balance under
changing conditions of body movement).

5.  The stork balance test is an excellent fitness test
for balance which can be a vital skill for many
sports.
 The method of measurement is often used by
athletes and coaches to evaluate static balance.
 The objective of this test is to monitor the
development of the athlete's ability to maintain a
state of equilibrium (balance) in a static position.

6. To undertake this test you will
require:
 Warm dry location – gym
Stop watch
Assistant.

7. Stand comfortable on both feet.
Hands on your hip.
Lift one leg and place the toes of that
foot against the knee of the other
leg.
On command from the assistant,
raise the heel and stand on your
toes.

8. Assistant starts the stop watch.
Balance for as long as possible
without letting either the heel
touch the ground or the other
foot move away from the knee.
 Coach records the time you were
able to maintain the balance.
Repeat the test for the other leg.

9. Ex.
Above
Averag
e
Averag
e
Below
Averag
e
Poor
M >50 41-50 31-40 20-30 <20
F >30 23-30 16-22 10-15 <10

10. Ex.
>Ave
rage
Aver
age
<Ave
rage
Poor
M >50 37-50 15-36 5-14 <5
F >27 23-27 8-22 3-7 <3

11.  This test is suitable for active individuals but not
for those where the test would be
contraindicated.
Reliability
 It would depend upon how strict the test is
conducted and the individual's level of motivation
to perform the test.

12.  There are published tables to relate results to
potential level of fitness and the correlation is
high.

14.  The objective of this test is to
monitor the development of the
athlete's ability to maintain a state of
equilibrium (balance) in a static
position.
Required resources
 To undertake this test you will
require:
Warm dry location – gym
Stop watch and
Assistant.

15. Stand comfortable on both feet.
Hands on your hip.
Stand on your preferred leg with the
foot flat on the ground, lift the other
leg and place the toes of that foot
against the knee of the preferred leg.

16.  On command from the assistant, close your eyes.
 Assistant starts the stop watch.
 Balance for as long as possible.
 The watch is stopped when you open your eyes or
move your hands or take your foot off your knee or
move your standing foot.
 Assistant records the time you were able to
maintain the balance.
 Repeat the test three times.

17.  Analysis of the result is by comparing it with
the results of previous tests. It is
expected that, with appropriate training
between each test, the analysis would
indicate an improvement.

18. Sec 60 55 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5
M 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1
F 20 17 14 11 8 4 2

19.  This test is suitable for active individuals but
not for those where the test would be
contraindicated.
Reliability
 It would depend upon how strict the test is
conducted and the individual's level of
motivation to perform the test.

20.  There are published tables to relate results to
potential level of fitness and the correlation is
high.

22.  This is a simple test of dynamic balance
requiring the subject the walk along an
elevated beam, with subjective measures
of their balance performance.
Purpose
 To assess active balance, through the
ability to maintain balance while walking
along an elevated beam.

23.  Equipment required: gymnastics balance
beam, stopwatch, recording sheets.
 Pre-test: Explain the test procedures to the
subject. Perform screening of health risks and
obtain informed consent.
 Prepare forms and record basic information such
as age, height, body weight, gender, test
conditions. Perform an appropriate warm-up.

24.  The aim of this test is to walk the entire
length of a standard gymnastics balance
beam steadily, without falling off, and within
a six second time span.
 The participant will start at one end, step up
onto the beam, walk the length to the other
end. The test is repeated three times.

25.  Participants are to be given three trials to
complete the beam walk.
 For more accuracy, use a team of three or
more judges to observe a given individual
perform.
 The score for each trial is the average of all
the judge's scores.
 The overall score for the individual is the
average of the three trial scores

26. Scor
e
Description
5 Walks the balance beam flawlessly. Does not
need to check balance, does not pause.
Completes the walk within six seconds
4 Walks the beam, but is somewhat unsteady.
Completes the walk within six seconds.
3 Walks the beam, but is somewhat unsteady.
May pause one or more times. Takes more
than six seconds to complete the walk
2 Walks the beam, but is very unsteady, almost
falling off, may pause one or more times,
and/or takes more than six seconds.
1 Falls off the beam before completing the walk.
0 Falls off the beam immediately.

27.  Three judges are used to improve reliability of
assessors (Inter-rater reliability), and three trials
per individual are allowed to improve reliability
over time (Test-retest reliability).
 Comments: this test can be used as a screening
test for female gymnasts, as walking the beam is a
basic skill for gymnastics.