The Sport Preparticipation Fitness Examination.Kibler uses his vast experience to demonstrate the importance of the preparticipation fitness evaluation. The seven chapters and appendixes cover the entire gamut See color gamut. gamut - The gamut of a monitor is the set of colours it can display. There are some colours which can't be made up of a mixture of red, green and blue phosphor emissions and so can't be displayed by any monitor. of establishing guidelines guidelines, n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks. for a sport-specific preparticipation examination. Each chapter concludes with a checklist of important points covered. The preparticipation fitness examination is a screening device that focuses on the athlete's health and its relation to athletic athletic (athlet´ik), adj pertaining to a bodily constitution characterized by a strong, muscular, robust appearance. athletic injuries, n. activity. The examination provides a link between determining strength deficits and correcting these deficits to increase performance and decrease the risk of injury. Individuals with specific considerations should be evaluated to discover how their medical condition affects their performance and how their athletic performance affects their medical condition. This book has excellent examples of preparticipation fitness examination forms, consent letters, and guidelines for establishing sport-specific examinations. Health professionals performing sports preparticipation examinations will find this book an excellent reference. |
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