Measuring performance improvement

[tyroneman]

Do many clubs now measure performance a number of times over the year? Speed, agility, standing jump, acceleration etc?

I have been looking at the NFL combine drill site for info - are there any other sites give good background or useful tips?

[AZOffaly]

My father used to do this back in the 80s when he was with Ferbane. He did a baseline test the first week, and then periodically ran the tests over the year. At each test he gave each player his own personal updated 'stats' sheet.

He measured things like 30 yard sprint, pressups in a minute, sit ups in a minute, standing jump/catch (he made a machine on a pulley system that moved a ball up and down on a rope), and a few others. It worked well for him, and the players liked it.

[RandyDupree]

Time wasted which could be better spent working on a players weak foot.

[AZOffaly]

Yeah, because you can only do one or the other

[boojangles]

Time wasted which could be better spent working on a players weak foot.

[muppet]

Time wasted which could be better spent working on a players weak foot.

Or his IQ.

[imtommygunn]

We used to do it(haven't played in a few years) in similar fashion to what AZ talked about. I think there may have been a slightly more endurance based one in there too.

[sans pessimism]

My father used to do this back in the 80s when he was with Ferbane. He did a baseline test the first week, and then periodically ran the tests over the year. At each test he gave each player his own personal updated 'stats' sheet.

He measured things like 30 yard sprint, pressups in a minute, sit ups in a minute, standing jump/catch (he made a machine on a pulley system that moved a ball up and down on a rope), and a few others. It worked well for him, and the players liked it.

Did they win much AZ

[AZOffaly]

5 in a row and a Leinster Senior Club title.

[sans pessimism]

5 in a row and a Leinster Senior Club title.

whatever they were doing obviously worked

[under the bar]

5 in a row and a Leinster Senior Club title.

whatever they were doing obviously worked

...and then went a bit stale?  

[AZOffaly]

Yeah. They lost a semi final going for 6. Mind you they did come back to win another one or 2 after that

I don't think Da would claim that measuring performance improvement/fitness improvement was overly responsible for the success. I think it was more down to the players