Chapter 1. Why Monitor Athletes?

Stress Response to a Training Session

Adaptation to a Training Program

Risk of Overreaching, Overtraining, Sickness, and Injury

Importance of Individualized Monitoring

Conclusion

Chapter 2. Research Tools for Athlete Monitoring

Basic Statistical Tools for Practitioners

Descriptive Statistics

Reliability

Validity

Meaningful Change

Correlation and Relationships

Presentation of Results

Qualitative Analysis

Conclusion

Chapter 3. Physiological Effects of Training Stress

General Adaptation Syndrome Model

Fitness-Fatigue Model

Stimulus-Fatigue-Recovery-Adaptation Model

Applications of the Models

Fatigue Continuum

Overreaching and Overtraining

Interdisciplinary and Multifactorial Approaches to Avoid Overtraining

Conclusion

Chapter 4. Quantifying Training Stress

Measurement Tools

External Load

Internal Load

Conclusion

Chapter 5. Measures of Fitness and Fatigue

Neuromuscular Fatigue

Heart Rate

Hormonal and Biochemical Markers

Immunological Markers

Performance Tests

Conclusion

Chapter 6. Current Monitoring Practices and Technologies

Monitoring Practices in Sport

Monitoring Technologies

Data from Monitoring Technology

Applications of Monitoring Technology

Conclusion

Chapter 7. Integrating Monitoring With Coaching

Art and Science of Monitoring

Monitoring Data Within a Training Session

Providing Monitoring Feedback to Athletes

Barriers to Effective Athlete Monitoring

Conducting In-House Monitoring Projects

Conclusion

Chapter 8. Athlete Monitoring Guidelines for Individual Sports

Individual Sport Athletes

Monitoring in Individual Sports on a Budget

Monitoring With Training Diaries

Applying Monitoring in Individual Sports

Reporting One Week of Monitoring for an Athlete

Modifying Training Based on Monitoring

Considerations for Monitoring Athletes in Individual Sports

Conclusion

Chapter 9. Athlete Monitoring Guidelines for Team Sports

Team Sport Athletes

Monitoring in Team Sports on a Budget

Applying Monitoring in Team Sports

Monitoring System for Team Sport

Reporting One Week of Monitoring for a Team Sport

Modifying Training Based on Monitoring

Considerations for Monitoring Athletes in Team Sports

Conclusion