Webshow 4 Testing Hardware & Software Closing Words

The main point of this information is that having reliable and valid testing methods and procedures is crucial for obtaining accurate information in sports performance. Investing in tools such as force plates, timing gates, GPS, and wearables can enhance the quality of data collected. It is important to focus on gathering meaningful information and avoiding trivial or non-beneficial tests. The Pareto Principle suggests that focusing on the most important metrics can provide the majority of useful information. The transcript also mentions a website where listeners can access additional resources and notes related to the podcast. We went through a lot in this episode, and I want to get through this point that you should really understand that the most important thing for anything with testing is going to be great testing methods and procedures. Can you say it's reliable? And then the other end, we have a better chance of saying at least it's valid or not. And as we go through this concept of what are good tools to use, where to make investments, what do we need to think about in terms of giving our athletes and coaches and ourselves the best information possible, it starts with that very simple premise of do you have really good testing to begin with. And then you start to add in more, right? You start to invest in force plates, you start to invest in timing gates, you start to invest in GPS, you start to invest in different wearables, all to give you better information. But the foundation needs to be set of you need to be almost clockwork-like when you look at how you gather information. And then on the back end, it's not as daunting or overwhelming, because you will create a lot of noise and a lot of ineffective data if you don't have really good methods and procedures for collecting that data. And then from there, you get into, okay, let's start to objectively look at this, let's start to evaluate what are some really good things I need to know to give to my athletes and coaches to make them as aware and prepared as possible. What are things that I need to know to make the best prescription from a performance and implementing certain stressors? And then the final aspect, it's don't overwhelm yourself with things that are trivial or non-beneficial, right? There is a concept called the Pareto Principle of 80-20, that 20% of the things that you test for can give you 80% of the information. So think about that. We talked about jumping, we talked about sprinting, we talked about throwing, we talked about things that are going to have a little bit more weight than others, and you just focus on that. And then you zero in on what's going to be the biggest weighted metric that's going to give all of yourself, your athletes, and your coaches that you work with the best information. If you guys aren't a member, I highly suggest you get over to phpodcast.com, become a member of our curriculum. You can go into applications course, you can see all of the resources, all of the notes that Sean and myself went through, as well as the transcript. So if there's something that popped off and you're like, oh, wow, I really want to pause that and see that, I'll have the research article where Sean, myself, or Corey were alluding to during the actual episode. If you guys don't have any interest in that, I hope you guys are enjoying the podcast.