Monitoring Athletes More Efficiently

Richard Screnci

Athletes suffer from eating disorders, dehydration, overtraining, and improper body movements.

Technology allows us to monitor these things efficiently.

Health and Exercise Science is exactly that, a science, and it is aided by technology.

Preventing Injuries and Fatalities

Monitoring hydration technology is not adequate.

Most college athletes are not focused on diet and liquids as much as they should be.

Professionals use charts, sweating, and other objective devices.

Need for high technology device is important for safety of athletes.

Hydration and Body Temperature

Allows us to monitor the athlete’s hydration levels more directly.

Used for other liquids, but have urine specific measurements.

The gold standard for hydration monitoring.

Refractometer

Take a urine sample. Stick device into the sample, like a

thermometer. The device gives you a reading on the hydration

levels. In depth measurement to ensure accuracy. PEN-Wrestling Digital Handheld Hydration/Urine

Specific Gravity Refractometer Model 3749. Link

Refractometer

Body temperature is related to hydration. Athletes need time to get acclimated to

conditions. Athletes training in summer months are

exposed to extremely hot environments. Recent tragic events involving heat related

fatalities. There are ways to monitor their body

temperatures during the acclimation process.

Body Temperature

Swallowed by the athlete. Similar to taking a medicine in pill form.

Pill is a thermometer, that monitors the athlete’s body temperature.

The pill is monitored by an accompanying device.

Allows the professional to stop activity if needed and monitor the athlete’s safety.

Pill Thermometers

Perfect for training camps during the summer months.

Can be used for any type of athlete. Allows the professional to monitor

temperature during activity instead of after. History of device CorTemp temperature pill

Pill Thermometers

The amount of fat that the athlete has is telling of their physiological processes.

Allows the professional to determine safe weights and body fat percentages for athletes.

Lets the athlete know what weights are realistic for them.

Combats overtraining and eating disorders.

Body Composition

Gold standard of determining body fat percentage.

Allows the professional to determine if the athlete is in a healthy or unhealthy range.

Teaches the athlete more about their own body.

Allows the athlete to adapt activities to their own situation.

Hydrostatic Weighing

Athlete wears a suit that allows no room for air.

They sit on a scale in the tank. They then breathe out all of the air in their

lungs. The water and air displaced helps

determine their weight in the water. Software provided calculates their body fat.

Hydrostatic Weighing

17400 RV Measurement System The most accurate reading. Allows professional to create weight loss or

weight gain plan for athletes.

Hydrostatic Weighing

There are many ways to evaluate fitness levels or risk factors.

However, many times the information is scattered in computers or filing cabinets.

Need software to combine the information.

Examining Fitness and Health Levels

Allows the professional to consolidate all fitness and health evaluations.

Can monitor VO2 max levels, blood lipid profiles, strength, skin folds, blood pressure, etc.

Helps keep all information on each athlete together in one place.

Health Reporter by Narbeshuber Software

Health Reporter

Allows professional to keep records like a physician would.

The more organized the more efficient. Takes away the paper work and fluff around

the program.

Health Reporter

Compared to Health Reporter, ATS keeps track of:◦ Injuries, past and present◦ Treatments done by trainers◦ Physicals and screenings◦ Another way of more efficiently tracking another

area of athletics

The Athletic Trainer System

Allows for proper monitoring of the athlete. Know every modality and treatment the

athlete has done. Lets a network of professionals to efficiently

work with an athlete. Maintaining the body is the basis of

performance. Program allows the professional to see

every treatment done to the athlete.

The Athletic Trainer System

Many aspects of the software.◦ Works with smartphones.◦ A kiosk for the athletes to see what their

treatment for each day is. ◦ Can connect to the program with any internet

connection.◦ The Athletic Trainer System

The Athletic Trainer System

Work together to provide safe and efficient environment.

Health science is aided by technology.◦ Saves time◦ Keeps records◦ Organizes documents and files◦ Allows professional to work on what they are good

at, technology handles the rest.

Technology and Health Science