ESSA's Student Manual for Health, Exercise and Sport Assessment / Edition 2 in Bloomington, MN

ESSA’s
Student Manual for Health, Exercise and Sport assessment
is an essential text for students and exercise clinicians wishing to accredit with ESSA as exercise scientists.
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.
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.
Endorsed
by Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA)
Aligned with
National University Course Accreditation Program criteria
Practical
data recording tables
Australian-specific population
normative data tables
End of chapter
discussion questions
to apply knowledge to different case scenarios
Traditional and contemporary
gold standard
tests that are
valid and reliable
Detailed, easy to follow
step-by-step protocols
An eBook
included in all print purchases
Additional resources on Evolve
eBook on VitalSource
Instructor resources:
Image Collection
Testbank
Student resources:
Case studies
Additional Laboratory Assignments
Criteria Sheets
Data recording template
New
Static and Dynamic Posture
practical
Test Accuracy, Reliability and Validity
New activities
reflecting recent advances in the field
Increased focus on the
interpretation, feedback and discussion
of the data collected during the assessment with the participant