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Powertimer SW-300 for Palm user`s manual (3,18 Mt, pdf)

1. Action w Edit Groupe Tester The Edit Session view is used to enter the Name and Com ments for the new session The Name of the session is manda tory but the Comments are optional and can be left blank Af ter typing select the Edit Group Tester action from the action selector This allows you to choose the Test Group for the ses sion and enter the name of the person responsible for this ses sion The Edit Group Tester view is shown in Figure 16 Figure 16 Edit group tester view Group ys Tester Group w Test Group Tester Action w Undo Chonges The Tester is optional but a session must be associated to a sociated to a group any member from the group can be se ble for testing within this test session group before testing can be started When the session gets as lected as a subject for a test Non members will not be availa After the group is selected press Save amp Exit and you will re turn to the Edit Session view If the Name and Comments are satisfactory pressing Save amp Exit again saves the new session and returns to the Session Manager The new session is now visible in the list of sessions as shown in Figure 17 Figure 17 Added a new session to Session Manager Test Session lt me Action ww Stort Tests If you made a mistake when creating the session you can go back to the Session Editor and correct the mistake by select ing the session from the sessions list
2. 1 6 Test parameters There are three categories of test parameters in Powertim er SW 300 Global Parameters Test Specific Parameters and Result Specific Parameters These are described in chapter 3 where the testing procedure is explained Each test has pa rameters that belong to these categories and explanations for these can be found from chapter 8 where the tests are de scribed Synchronization removes all test and result specific parameters from Powertimer SW 300 Parameters have two properties Type and Value For exam ple Distance 10 meters 1 7 Test session A session is a group of test actions made by a test group The actions of one session should be made within one day since session has a date However nothing prevents the usage of the same session on the next day if the session is not synchro nized into the Powertimer Analyzer Synchronization removes all sessions from Powertimer SW 300 A session has the following properties e Name of the session This identifies the session and should be unique It is possible to have multiple sessions with the same name but it might make test result browsing harder e Date when the tests were performed This is automatically assigned when the session is created e Name of the person responsible for the tests This is most likely the manager of the group or person doing the tests e Comments that describe the session e Test Group the session is associated to The group d
3. Action w Drop Power Curve 5 TRAINING Training mode is available in three tests ST Contact Times and Throwing Gate In training mode the best test result made by the subject in the particular test is located and used as a base for the training for example velocity of 8 m s in ST A percentage of the best result is chosen and a Target Result is calculated from the actual result and the percentage For ex ample 90 of the original ST velocity results in 7 2 m s Tar get Result The Subject then tries to perform the test so that he gets results that are as close as possible to the Target Result As training example do the following 1 Set up two photocells 10 meters apart 2 Start Powertimer 3 Start ST test using the session created in the Drop Jump ex ample 4 Set the ST parameters to 10 meter distance 1 retry and O split times 5 Start the test and tell the subject to sprint the distance 6 End the test to return to the Start Test view To start training select the Start Training action from the ac tion selector and tap the Do Action button This makes a con nection to the Measurement Unit and enters the Training view shown in Figure 34 Figure 34 Training view Speed test Results Test Result Target Result Current Result Difference Percentage The Test Result field shows the best result made by the subject in actual tests The Target Result field shows the velocity the subject sh
4. The Connection Tester view is available from the menu of the Main View Tap on the Connection Tester menu element to en ter the tester The tester makes a connection to the Measure ment Unit so the cable needs to be connected before this ac tion is performed The tester is shown in Figure 46 ae ES FEED OK Vy rt fia T AT men ae 1 gi k ey oe fF t n F oo eee hl P rd ag e re e e ees M cee r E Mi F 28 Figure 46 Measurement Unit Tester Connection Tester Jump fiat Disconnected Tt wlot Photo Cells Start Lap Stop Action w Test Tone The tester contains five actions that are used to test the lamps and toner of the Measurement Unit It also contains a set of fields that change when jump mat is connected or disconnect ed when someone steps on the jump mat or when someone enters or leaves the area covered by the photocells The Test Tone action tells the Measurement Unit to make a one second beep Left Light and Right Light actions light the specitied lamp for a second The Panel Light On action lights the panel lights for one hour and the Panel Light Off action turns off the lights When the jump mat is disconnected the Disconnected field is lit and when connected the Connected field is lit Note that the On Mat Off Mat fields are not lit when the mat gets connected since at that stage it is unknown whether there is someone on the mat or not Also note that the On Mat an
5. The pages speed up the loading of data from the databases since only one page needs to be load ed at a time The downside to this is that you have to shuffle through the pages to locate the right element When a multi page selector is opened for the first time it will look like Fig ure 6 If the selector is in its last page it will only show the Pre vious Page element as shown in Figure 7 If the selector is in a middle page it shows both the Previous Page and Next Page elements If you tap on the Next Page or Previous Page elements noth ing seems to happen and the selector will close However Figure 6 First page of a openened multipage selector Select Test Skin Fold Measureme 2 m MFT Static Jump Counter Mowe Jump Reacthity Stittness Repetitive Jump Moargaria Stair Run Sprint Analysis Take off Reaction T T Test Contact Times Throwing Gate GOS Test Ilinois Agility Run Hjax Shuttle Previous Fage when you open the selector again you will see that the ele ments have changed Lists Lists have similar functionality as the selectors except that they view multiple elements at once and take much more space than a selector Figure 8 shows an example of a list Lists can also have multiple pages as selectors do and the functionali ty is the same Figure 8 List eT element List element 2 Note that selectors and lists are not usually sorted since the data is loaded directly from the databas
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7. Test parameters The test has only one parameter The number of jumps to be performed in one test action Test sequence The subject steps on the jump mat and starts jumping Subject then continues jumping until the predefined amount of jumps has been performed Note that Powertimer does not prevent the subject from stopping having a break and then continuing the jumping Test results Powertimer measures the jump and contact times and calcu lates following results e Jump Height in centimeters or inches depending on the re gional settings e Jump Power for each jump in watts e Relative Power for each jump in watts 36 8 12 Repetitive Jump Test Repetitive Jump Test description Repetitive Jump Test consists of jumps made in serial for a pre determined duration which is determined by time or number of jumps The results are used to calculate mechanical power Test parameters Repetitive Jump Test has three parameters e Test Duration determines the amount of seconds the subject keeps jumping in one test action e Jump Count determines the amount of jumps performed in one test action e Test Type is a selection between Test Duration and Jump Count If the Test Duration is selected the test action lasts for the number of seconds defined by the Test Duration parame ter Otherwise a test action lasts for the number of jumps de termined by the Jump Count parameter Test sequence The subject starts jumping and ke
8. and waits for the next beep This is repeated until the subject does not manage to sprint through the second photocell before the Measurement Unit beeps After the subject has failed to sprint within time for three times the test ends However if the subject is within three meters from the photocell when the Measurement Unit beeps the performance will be accepted Test results Powertimer SW 300 measures the total time spent performing the test and the number of sprints the subject managed to per form The total distance run is calculated from the number of sprints The aerobic capacity VO __ is calculated from these 2max measurements 31 8 2 505 Test Test description 505 Test measures the subject s ability to accelerate stop change direction and then re accelerate A 15 m track is used for the test and a photocell is placed at 10 meters The sub ject sprints through the photocell to turning line turns and runs back through the photocell Test parameters The 505 Test has one test parameter The number of retries to be performed in a test Each measurement result also has its own parameter The direction of the turn Selecting the Change Direction action from the Test Performer view shows the direction selector that allows you to change the direction Test sequence One photocell is placed between the starting line and the turn ing point 10 meters away from the starting line When the test starts you must sele
9. choosing the Edit Session action from the action list of Session Manager and tapping the Do Action button After you have corrected the mistake tapping on the Save amp Exit button of Session Editor saves the changes made to the session and returns you to Session Man ager 3 2 Starting a test To start a test select the Start Tests action from the Session Manager and tap the Do Action button This enters the Test Manager view shown in Figure 18 Test Manager contains a list of all tests that can be performed In this example the jump test Drop Jump will be performed Figure 18 Test Manager Action ww Stort Test Changing test parameters Before a test is started the parameters for the test need to be set There are three types of test parameters that can be changed Global Parameters Test Specific Parameters and Re sult Specific Parameters Global Parameters are test specitic parameters that affect all Test Actions that are started in the future Test Specific Parameters only affect the current test in progress and Result Specific Parameters affect individual Test Results Here are some examples of parameters e In Drop Jump the subjects generally jump five times so the Global Parameter Drop Jump Count is set to 5 e Mr Manager is interested in doing a longer jump sequence to his group so he sets the Test Specific Parameter Drop Jump Count to 10 After the group has finished the jump count will be returned back to
10. for testing harder e Group Description is a textual description about the group e A group may contain multiple subjects as members 1 2 Subject A subject represents one individual that performs tests A sub ject may belong to multiple test groups for example if the sub ject plays ice hockey and football in two different teams Syn chronization removes all subjects from Powertimer SW 300 but subjects can also be uploaded A subject contains the following properties e Subject ID is a unique identifier for example social security number for the subject If multiple subjects have the same ID in synchronization one of them will be removed e Name identifies the subject in Powertimer SW 300 See chapter 6 2 for more information about subject naming e Birth Date is required before performing tests e Sex is needed to calculate results in some tests e Sport identifies the sport the subject practices e Height is required before performing tests e Weight is also required before performing tests e Subject may belong to multiple groups ELANA ingepast aena Tass g et Ses tye 1 3 Test There are currently 19 tests in Powertimer Detailed description of the properties parameters and results of each test can be found from chapter 8 1 4 Test action A test action is a collection of results measured by the Power timer Measurement Unit For example a subject might perform five jumps within a test act
11. subject has performed the amount of jumps that was specitied before the test was started the test is considered complete If some results were removed in middle of the test the subject needs to re jump those results When a test is con sidered complete the Measurement Unit beeps the message shown in Figure 30 pops on the screen and the subject cannot perform more jumps Figure 30 Test is completed Drop Jump Results ow D 71 Foge 172 Current Best Drop Height 10 0 Flight Time 41 417 Contact 200 167 Jump Height 21 0 a Test Complete Edit Results If the results are not satisfactory the Edit Results button returns to the normal view where the action selector will be visible The action selector can then be used to remove unsatisfactory results so that they can be retried The test can also be ended before it is completed If you want to do that just tap on the Exit button and the Powertimer que ries whether you want to save or discard the results of the test If the test does not contain any results then the query is not made In any case the Powertimer returns to the Test Subject Selector view where you can select the next subject to perform the current test change test parameters or return to the Test Manager by tapping on the Exit button 4 VIEWING TEST RESULTS The Result Viewer shown in Figure 31 is provided for viewing Test Results of existing Test Actions You can enter the viewer from various locati
12. tests e It has a different user interface as the other tests as shown in Figure 54 e It can only be performed once for each subject within a ses sion If you need to do a new skin fold measurement for the same subject you must delete the existing or create a new session e t does not need a connection to the Powertimer Measure ment Unit As you measure the points you can type the measurement re sults into the value boxes If you choose the formula prior typ ing you will see only boxes relevant for chosen formula In other words if you start with choosing the DW 4 from the For mula list you will see only the four boxes needed The re sults are in millimeters and the measurement accuracy can be O lmm When enough points have been measured the for mulas can be used to calculate the fat Figure 49 shows an example of the points required to calculate fat using the ACSM 7 point method The formulas use the following meas urement points e ACSM uses all points except Bicep e D amp W uses the Bicep Suprailiac Subscapular and Triceps points If you have already measured the fat of a subject using some other means of calculation you can type the fat di rectly into the Fat field and ignore the measurements After you re done tap the Save amp Exit button to save changes and return to the previous view 37 Test results The measurements typed into the value boxes are stored as test results when the view
13. time of the foot on the jump mat Test parameters Contact Times test has one test parameter The number of con tacts to be performed within a test action Test sequence The subject runs over the jump mat and the system measures the contact and flight times After the subject exits the jump mat the Powertimer SW 300 will show a Too long jump notifi cation This is normal behavior since Powertimer assumes that the subject is going to land on the jump mat To create more results the subject just sprints over the jump mat again until the predefined amount of results have been obtained The Contact Times test can also be started in training mode In training the best contact time from the actual testing is used as the base result and the subject must try to obtain contacts that are as close as possible to the calculated training result Con tact Times training has no parameters Test results The time of the foot on the jump mat and the time difference to the next contact flight time is measured Results of Contact Times are not synchronized to the Powertim er Analyzer 8 5 Counter Movement Jump Counter Move Jump Test description The Counter Movement Jump CMJ is used to test and meas ure speed and explosive strength performance In CMJ the subject jumps as high as possible on the jump mat CMJ dif fers from Static Jump in that the subject makes a counter move ment before the actual jump Test parameters CMJ ha
14. tion in the Test Performer view 8 7 Illinois Agility Run Test description The Illinois Agility Run measures the subject s ability to acceler ate stop change direction and then re accelerate This test is a slalom course in which the total sprint time is measured a 34 Test parameters The test has only one test parameter The number of sprints to be performed in one test action Test sequence The subject sprints through the track from the first photocell to the second and Powertimer SW 300 measures the total time While the subject is sprinting the Performing Test notification will be visible Test results The Powertimer measures the sprint times Figure 52 Illinois Agility Run A od am 18 metres 8 8 Speed Test ST Test description In Speed Test the subject sprints a distance and the total time of the sprint and possible split times are measured Test parameters ST has the following test parameters e Distance to be run in one sprint in meters e Number of Sprints to be performed within one test action e Number of Split Times within one sprint For each split time there is a parameter that specities its distance from the start of sprint e Split distances from the start of the sprint These can be edit ed on Test Action level Since there are four plugs for photocells the maximum number of split times within one sprint is two Test sequence The subject sprints from the starting p
15. 4 explains the usage of the Result Viewer The Show Subjects and Show Sessions actions enter the Sub ject Manager or Session Manager If these managers are en tered via these actions they will only show the subjects that are members of selected group or sessions that are associat ed to the selected group If the Subject Manager is entered via the Show Subjects action and a new subject is created the subject will automatically become member of the select ed group If the Session Manager is entered via the Show Ses sions action and a new session is created the session will au tomatically become associated to the selected group This is useful if you need to create multiple subjects or sessions that belong to the same group so you do not need to add them to the group every time 24 6 2 Subjects Properties of Subjects were defined in chapter 1 1 This chap ter explains how those properties are changed and how new subjects are created with the Powertimer SW 300 Adding a new subject To add a new subject tap on the Subjects button in the Main View This enters the Subject Manager shown in Figure 39 Figure 39 Subject Manager Action Add Hew Subject Figure 40 Edit Subject view Add New Subject ID 111173 226F Birth Mot Specified eu Migle Action w Change Birth From the Subject Manager choose the Add New Subject ac tion and tap on the Do Action button This enters the Edit Sub ject view s
16. Current 4251 55 6 0 05 Best J251 55 6 0 18 Jump Power Rel Power Reactive i Action ww Remove Result Tapping on a label that describes the contents of a row shows a detailed pop up description about the data shown in that row For example tapping on the Reactive SI label shows you the pop up shown in Figure 28 Figure 28 Result description pop up Drop Jump Results wT ID 5 Pogez 2 Current Best 4251 q251 55 6 656 Reactive strength index Jump Contact Jump Power Rel Power Action w Remove Result Some tests like Drop Jump have the possibility to view a graph of the results For that purpose the Drop Power Curve action is present other tests have different actions depend ing on the curve type Selecting that and tapping on the Do action view a graph that shows the Drop Height in the X axis and the Jump Power in the Y axis Example of this is shown in Figure 29 Figure 29 Drop Power Curve 4000 aroi 3500 3250 S000 T 5 15 Z2 30 Removing invalid results If a result is not satisfactory bad jump etc it needs to be re moved so that it does not affect the statistics made with the Powertimer Analyzer For this purpose the Remove Result ac tion is present in the Test Performer view Selecting the action and tapping Do removes the result that is shown in the Results selector A confirmation message is shown before the result is actually removed Ending a test After the
17. Figure 2 is shown after Powertimer SW 300 has start ed Figure 1 Palm application launcher D Address re Cord In AA Orattiti HotSync O Q Hote Pad Fowertimer Figure 2 Main view of Powertimer SW 300 Newtest Powertimer cy Welcome to Powertimer Tasee a more into messages click on the arrows to the right le Groups Sontains 0 groups Subjects Contains subjects Sersions Contains sessions F Ap m A A a ee a a Le L 5 all a id _ _ kii ENE Es z AS Results Contains 0 results 2 2 Basic graphical elements Buttons An example button is shown in Figure 3 When you tap on a button some action is performed Figure 3 Button Selectors Selectors are lists that have only one visible element at a time Figure 4 shows an example of a closed selector When a se lector is tapped it opens and shows the list of elements it con tains Figure 5 shows an example of an open selector Tap ping on one of the list elements selects the element and closes the selector Figure 4 Closed selector Add Mew Group Figure 5 Open selector Add Mew Group Edit Group Remove Group Show Members Show Sessions Show Test Results Powertimer may contain more data that is possible to show in a selector at once For example a group of 40 subjects that performs 10 tests results in 400 test actions and thousands of test results For that purpose the selectors may contain multi ple pages of data
18. ONJ OOEMS 42UlHomed SW 300 FOR PALM OS 2 USER S MANUAL COPYRIGHT AND TITLE Newtest Powertimer SW 300 is product owned by Newtest Oy All rights reserved Palm Os and HotSync are registered trademarks of Palm Inc or its subsidiaries The HotSync logo Palm and the Palm logo are registered trademarks of Palm Inc or its subsidiaries All other trademarks used are the property of Newtest Oy All rights re served No part of this document may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of Newtest Oy Newtest Oy re tains ownership and intellectual property rights in drawings models dimen sions shapes solutions and ideas presented or expressed in this document HEALTH AND SECURITY The Newtest Powertimer testing system is designed for sports performance testing Use the system only as described in the user s manuals Always read the manuals and other information provided especially when you in stall the system for the first time Use the system only with by competent personnel Always acquire a written consent from participants Always consult your physician before participat ing testing and or exercise program Use the system only in supervised environment and test situation Do not al low any foul play and use only in secured area Make sure tripods and wir ing are placed in a manner that they do not cause accidents Do not use the system on uneven slippery and or wet surf
19. aces Always clean the underly ing surface and the jump mat from excess dirt and dust with damp cloth If necessary use mild detergent Do not use the system wearing high heels or spikes Use only with flat soled athletic shoes DISCLAIMER The material in this manual is for informational purposes only The product s it describes are subject to change without prior notice due to the manufac turer s continuous development program Newtest Oy makes no representations or warranties with respect to this manual or with respect to the products decribed herein Newtest Oy shall not be liable for any damages direct or incidental consequential or spe cial arising out of or related to the use of the Newtest Powertimer testing system SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR POWERTIMER SW 300 CAREFULLY READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS BEFORE USING THE PRODUCT Software products included with this product that are not Newtest products are licensed to you by the software provider Refer to the license contained in the provider s product for the terms of use before using such product License Newtest grants you a limited nonexclusive license to use the ac companying software program s the Software subject to the terms and restrictions set forth in this License Agreement You are not permitted to use the Software in any manner not expressly authorized by this License You ac knowledge and agree that ownership of the Softwa
20. ct the direction the subject is going to turn The subject starts her sprint from the starting line sprints to the turning point turns and then sprints back through the photo cell This is repeated until the predefined amount of trials has been performed using both sides of turning The Powertimer SW 300 automatically shows the Change Di rection selector when the subject has performed all of the left or right sprints However if you want to change the turning di rection before that the Change Direction action is used for that purpose Test results The sprint times are measured and the difference between the best left and right sprints is calculated from the measurement results Figure 50 505 test 32 8 3 Ajax Shuttle Test description The Ajax Shuttle measures the subject s ability to accelerate stop change direction and then re accelerate This test is a slalom course in which the total sprint time is measured Test parameters The test has only one test parameter The number of sprints to be performed in one test action Test sequence The subject sprints through the track from the first photocell to the second and Powertimer SW 300 measures the total time While the subject is sprinting the Performing Test notification will be visible Test results The Powertimer measures the sprint times Figure 51 Ajax Shuttle 8 4 Contact Times Test description The Contact Times test measures the contact
21. d Off Mat values are determined by pressure changes in the mat so if you change your center of gravity while standing on the jump mat the values may change even if you do not step off the mat 7 3 Regional settings The Regional Settings view shown in Figure 47 is used to change the measurement units There are two possible length units and two possible weight units Changes to these settings are saved into database and are loaded when the Powertimer SW 300 is started for the next time Height and weight units affect the subject s height and weight settings and certain test parameters Figure 47 Regional Settings Regional Settings Height Weight 3 Centimeters w Kilograms The height and weight values are usually stored in millime ters and hectograms so there might be minor rounding issues when using inches and ounces as measurement units 7 4 Database Manager The Database Manager allows you to view how many entries are in each of the Powertimer SW 300 databases It is meant for maintenance purposes in case the databases are somehow corrupted for example if Palm is turned off while it is writing to the databases The message shown in Figure 48 is shown if something is wrong with the databases The Database Manager shown in Figure 49 has two actions Check Databases action is used to check the databases for corrupt entries and to remove them Database checking can be a very time consuming operation if th
22. d the second contact is used to calculate the flight time The subject may make more than two contacts if the mat is large but only the first contact and flight times are shown After the subject has done the number of sprints speci fied as test parameter the test is considered complete If the starting event of the test is set to Start from the mat the test begins when subject makes the first contact on the mat Test results The contact flight and sprint times are measured and the ve locity is calculated from the sprint distance and sprint time Ve locity is shown in meters per second m s 8 16 Static Jump Test description The Static Jump SJ is used to test speed and explosive strength performance In the static jump the subject jumps as high as possible on a jump mat starting his jump with a 90 de grees knee angle Test parameters The test has only one parameter The number of jumps to be performed in one test action Test sequence The subject starts each jump with a 90 degree knee angle and performs the number of jumps specified in the test parameters If the subject leaves the jump mat before the test is complete the Powertimer SW 300 will show the Performing Test notifica tion since it assumes that the subject is jumping The notifica tion will go away if the Cancel button is pressed or the 1 5 second jump timeout elapses Test results Powertimer measures the jump time and calculates Jump Heigh
23. e photocells are placed on each side of the mat at a given dis tance The subject sprints through the first photocell to the jump mat As the subject steps on the jump mat the Powertim er Measurement Unit gives a directional signal The subject takes off the jump mat and accelerates through the photocell Test parameters T Test has two parameters Approach Distance from the first photocell to the jump mat and Acceleration Distance from the jump mat to the second photocell Test sequence The test sequence is quite similar to the Take off Reaction Test It differs in that the subject starts the test by running through the first photocell instead of standing on the jump mat When the subject steps on the jump mat either the left or the right lamp is lit and the subject must run to the photocell at that di rection Test results Approach Time is a new result otherwise the results are the same as in Take of Reaction Time Test Figure 55 505 test 39 8 19 Throwing Gate Test Throwing Gate Test description The Throwing Gate Test measures the subject s ability to pro duce explosive force in the upper body in overhead throwing action The subject performs a predefined amount of throws with five different ball masses Test parameters Throwing Gate Test has seven parameters The Distance from the photocell to the jump mat or second photocell the number of throws to be performed with each ball mass and the five differen
24. e databases are large The Clean Databases action removes all entries from the databases and resets the Tests and Test Parameters data bases to their default values Figure 48 Database error message Information A database action failed please check the databases by going to the Database Manager and performing the Check Databases action if the problem persists only option is to perform the Clean Databases action Figure 49 Database Manager Database fVlanager Groups SGRs Subjects THPs Sessions MRPs Actions Tests 19 Results TPs Jf Action w Check Databases The abbreviations in the Database Manager are following e SGRs Subject group relation database e TAPs Parameters of test actions e MRP Parameters of measurement results e TPs Global test parameters There should be 19 entries in the Tests database and 37 en tries in the Test Parameters database Other databases may contain a variable amount of data depending on the tests that have been performed 29 TESTS 4 Se ote TI a 8 TESTS This chapter explains the tests that can be performed with Powertimer SW 300 their parameters and the results meas ured and calculated from them Tests are shown here in the order they are shown in the Test Manager view The header of the chapter shows the actual name of the test If the actual name and the name shown in Test Manager differ the name shown in Test Manager i
25. e list choose the Remove Subject action from the action selector and tap the Do Action button A confirmation dialog will be shown before the subject is actually removed If the subject has performed test actions you will be queried for the remov al of these actions The Edit Subject action allows you to edit the properties of ex isting subjects For example if you have obtained two sub jects with the same name from the Powertimer Analyzer you can use the Edit Subject view to change the middle initial of the other subject Also if you need to measure and adjust the weight or height in case of children of the subjects before starting tests it can be done via the Edit Subject view The Show Test Results action enters the Result Viewer and fil ters test actions using the subject that is selected from the sub jects list Chapter 4 explains the usage of the Result Viewer 7 OTHER FUNCTIONS OF POWER TIMER SW 300 7 1 Work light The work light can be set from the Main View When clicked the lights of the Measurement Unit will be on for 100 seconds The menu item is shown at the figure 45 Figure 45 Measurement Unit Tester ri MWorklight the arrows to the right groups Contains 3 groups Subjects contains 3 subjects cession Contains 1 sessions Results Cantains 1 results The lights of the Measurement Unit can be set by clicking the menu item Worklight on the menu of the Main View 7 2 Connection tester
26. eeeeesteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaas 23 Group manager actions cic cice cscs escveesy cegpcnmeasnteaaes anceemenanteens 23 OA SUDIOCIS Moa tira ton ho tie ETO Banta et ean te 24 PBOCING G new SUD GCI icrenc rors ct were tert eee 24 Changing bini date serea 24 Editing height and weight ccccccccccceeeeeesssseeeeeeeeeeeeees 25 Changing opok een anna O NARON 25 Measoring FOL Zo teresine ee EAA eset ceria ty 25 Assigning subject to Groups c cccecceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeessaseeee ees 26 Subject manager actions sevens ee di 26 O OVERVIEW t ee Pay ive 4 ARa Sj i d q lt ie l 7 Ora 7 5 ya S 4 r ror i ar pend de aad ABS CC OT e 2 j 7 Ja ger AS AS k ie my Pern we gt SLL ot 4 he i 7 A q Pia i iy Fate at FACIA en ee et ie SVT fer R St Tt et NA TSE d ERS sL PT E EATE SN This manual is intended to get you started with the Powertimer are ae 3 SW 300 for Palm and is divided into following chapters e Chapter 1 gives a description of the elements of the Power timer system If you are already familiar with Groups Sub i io O us nat ee of Vy eet he Dy jects Sessions etc you can skip most of this chapter Just be ore ee 4 check chapter 1 8 since it describes some synchronization ISSUES q Diay m a P A be Fe Se Chapter 2 introduces you to the graphical elements of Pow UN ertimer SW 300 user interface However if you are fam
27. efines the Subjects that are going to be tested in this session It is not necessary to test all subjects within the group in one ses sion but the subjects that are not members of the group can not be tested in the session 1 8 Synchronization The synchronization of data between Powertimer SW 300 and Powertimer Analyzer is made with the Hotsync feature of Palm Synchronization procedure is following e All data is copied from Powertimer SW 300 to Powertimer Analyzer e All data is removed from Powertimer SW 300 e Subjects and Groups you have selected for uploading are copied from Powertimer Analyzer to Powertimer SW 300 Subjects and Groups have special processing rules since they can be uploaded from Powertimer Analyzer to Powertimer SW 300 e If you upload a subject from Powertimer Analyzer to Power timer SW 300 change it in Palm and then move it back to the Powertimer Analyzer the subject is automatically updat ed to reflect the changes made in Palm If you upload a group change it and move it back it is also updated to reflect the changes made in Palm Note that you cannot create a new group by changing the name of an ex isting group since the existing group gets overwritten when synchronizing e The relations between existing subjects and groups are nev er updated If you copy two subjects and one group to Palm and add the subjects to the group the subjects will be re moved from that group when moved back to P
28. eps on jumping until the time has elapsed or the number of jumps has been performed Measurement Unit beeps when the test is finished If the test is cancelled it cannot be continued since Powertim er needs to measure the time offset from the first jump for each jump Test results Powertimer measures the jump and contact times and calcu lates the following results e Jump Height for each jump in centimeters or inches depend ing on the regional settings e Jump Offset is the time from the beginning of the first jump to the end of the current jump in seconds e Jump Power for each jump except the first one since the first does not have an associated contact time e Minimum Power is the power of the worst jump in the test e Average Power of the jumps in the test action e Relative Power e Powers for each of the 15 second period of jumps e Power Decline is the difference between average of the three first jumps and the average of the three last jumps e Fatigue Index is the relation between the average of the three first jumps and the average of the three last jumps e Speed Strength Endurance Capacity is the average of the first 15 seconds compared with the best Counter Movement Jump result within the same test session 8 13 Take off Reaction Test TRT Test description The Take off Reaction Test measures the subject s ability to re act to a given signal take off and accelerate The subject has six trials in random o
29. erform the filtering you must select the Filter Results action and tap the Do Action button However the Filter Re sults action is automatically selected for you when you change any of the filters The filters can be combined together for example if you want to locate the Drop Jump action made in the previous chapter just select the Subject that made the jump using the subject fil ter and select Drop Jump using the Test filter and tap on the Do Action button The Group and Session filters are useful in case the same sub ject belongs to multiple groups and or has performed the same tests within multiple sessions Usually this is not the case and most likely you only need to use the Subject and Test fil ters to locate the required test actions After you have done the filtering the Results selector shows all Test Actions that comply with the filtering rules If no filtering rules are speci fied the selector shows all Test Actions currently in the system The Test filter is most likely your first encounter with a multi page selector When you open the selector it shows the Select Test entry list of tests and at the bottom there is Next Page entry When you click on the Next Page entry nothing seems to happen and the selector closes itself However when you reopen the selector you ll see that the list of tests has changed and now there is a Previous Page entry at the bottom of the list Clicking on the Previous Page entry returns yo
30. es in the order it has been stored into the database and sorting requires more processing power than is available in Palm If you want to have the subjects in alphabetical order across multiple list 10 pages you need to add them to the database in alphabeti cal order Text boxes Text boxes come in two variations Value boxes and normal text boxes Value boxes contain up and down arrows beside them and only allow numerical data Normal text boxes allow anything except special characters Figures 9 and 10 show ex amples of text boxes Figure 9 Text box Figure 10 Value box If you tap on the up arrow the value of a value box is incre mented by one and the down arrow decrements the value by one The values are always bounded by a minimum and max imum if you enter a value smaller that the minimum the min imum is used and if you enter a value that is larger than the maximum the maximum is used Up downs Up downs are used to change pages or are associated to a value box as described in previous chapter If you tap on the up arrow the next page is shown or the value is increment by one Tapping the down arrow decrements the value or views the previous page Pages are usually wrapped around so when you tap the up arrow on the last page the first page is shown and vice versa Figure 11 shows an example of a page selector Figure 11 Page selector Menus Only the Main View contains a menu Menu is accessible ei ther b
31. est results Powertimer measures the flight time and calculates the Velocity from that A graph is also available by selecting the Mass Vel Curve action The graph shows the relation between the ball mass and the velocity of the throw
32. five e The Drop Height parameter can be set individually for each jump Mr Manager wants his group to jump three times from 10 cm three times from 15 cm and four times from 20 cm so this parameter is changed before first after third and after sixth jump for each subject To change the Global Parameters of Drop Jump choose the Drop Jump test from the test list select the Edit Test action and tap the Do Action button This enters the Test Parameter Editor view shown in Figure 19 Figure 19 Test Parameter Editor Drop Jump Jump Count Drop Height The Test Parameter Editor view shows all parameters that can be changed for the selected test type In the case of Drop Jump it contains two parameters e Number of Jumps determines the amount of jumps each sub ject performs before the test is considered complete e Drop Height determines the default drop height for each jump This parameter can be adjusted before each jump is performed Tapping on the labels describing the parameter types Jump Count and Drop Height in case of Drop Jump shows a pop up description about the parameter as shown in Figure 20 The pop up descriptions are necessary since all required informa tion about certain parameters do not fit into one page Figure 20 Pop up descriptor Drop Jump Jump Count Dre Drop height in centimeters cm Set the Jump Count to 5 and Drop Height to 10 and tap on the Save amp Exit button to save the cha
33. he sub E jects and groups with the Powertimer Analyzer and uploaded S them into the Powertimer SW 300 This chapter explains how to manage groups and subjects with the Powertimer SW 300 6 1 Groups Properties of Test Groups were defined in chapter 1 1 This chapter explains how those properties are changed and how new groups are created using the Powertimer SW 300 Adding a new group To add a new group tap on the Groups button in the Main View This enters the Group Manager shown in Figure 36 From the Group Manager choose the Add New Group action and tap on the Do Action button This enters the Edit Group view shown in Figure 37 Figure 36 Group Manager Action w Add Hew Group The Group Description is optional and can be left blank but the Name is mandatory since it identifies the group It is pos sible to have multiple groups with the same name but in that case selecting the proper group from a list or selector will be difficult After you ve entered a name for the group select the Edit Members action from the action selector and tap the Do Action button This enters the Edit Group Members view shown in Figure 38 Figure 37 Edit Group view Add New Group Name Description Description is optional Action w Edit Members Figure 38 Edit Group Members view Vlember Editor Non Mlembers Wembers Action Add Member Selecting group members If you do not have any Subjects in Powertime
34. hotocell to the finishing photocell Powertimer measures the total time and the split times if they exist Test results ST contains three pages of results however if there are not split times in the test the two last pages will be empty Other wise the two last pages will show the split times and split dis tances The first page shows the total time spent in the sprint and the speed calculated from the total time and sprint distance Training ST has a training mode as described in chapter 5 Training In training the number of split times can be specified so that it is not necessary to disconnect the split time photocells while do ing the training However in training the split times are never measured 8 9 Margaria s Stair Run Test Margaria Stair Run Test description In Margaria s Stair Run Test the subject sprints up a flight of stairs The test measures short term anaerobic power Test parameters Margaria s Stair Run Test has two parameters The height of the stairs Vertical Rise and the number of sprints to be per formed in one test action Test sequence The photocells are placed at the bottom and top of the stairs and the subject sprints from the bottom to the top Test results Powertimer measures the sprint time and calculates following results e Vertical Velocity in meters per second e Work in joules e Sprint Power in watts e Relative Power in watts Figure 53 Margarias s Stair Ru
35. hown in Figure 40 The ID field is mandatory and must be unique since it identi fies the subject If you try to add two subjects with the same ID to Powertimer SW 300 it will complain and does not allow that The ID should be the social security number of the sub ject since that is most likely going to be unique even in the fu ture The Surname First Name and Middle Initial identify the sub ject in the lists and selectors of Powertimer SW 300 If you have multiple subjects with the same last name and initials within the same test group you should use numbers as mid dle initials to separate them from each other It is possible to have multiple subjects with the same last name and initials but it will make things more complicated since you cannot know which of them is going to be tested next e Doe John J and Doe Joe J will both be shown as Doe JJ To make things easier you can name them Doe John 1 and Doe Joe 2 or Doe John A and Doe Joe B so they will be shown as Doe JI and Doe J2 or Doe JA and Doe JB If the subject is female tap on the Sex selector and change sex to Female Changing birth date The Birth field of Edit Subject view shows the birth date of the subject or unspecified if the birth date is not set Birth date must be selected before the subject can perform any tests To change the birth date choose the Change Birth action from the action selector and tap the Do Action button This enters the Da
36. iliar with Palm and want to start testing quicker just skip direct ie ly to chapter 3 and check chapter 2 if you are having prob lems with the user interface 7 A 7 sy Ca Y e Chapter 3 gives a tutorial on how to perform a Drop Jump test After this chapter you should be familiar with the basics of testing Chapter 4 gives an introduction to test result viewing Chapter 5 gives a tutorial how to train the subjects with Pow ertimer SW 300 e Chapter 6 introduces the subject and group management functions e Chapter 7 introduces all other functions that are available in Powertimer SW 300 After chapter 7 you should be famil iar with the system and able to perform all the functions that can be done with it e Chapter 8 gives a detailed description of each test in the Powertimer SW 300 It can be used as a reference until you are familiar with the tests i ey oi f si o rai lt 9 a j E 1 ELEMENT DESCRIPTIONS 1 1 Test group A test group is a collection of subjects for example a football team Synchronization with the Powertimer Analyzer removes oe Suvi s a all test groups from the Powertimer SW 300 but the Powertim paar x er Analyzer can be used to upload test groups to Powertim er SW 300 A group contains the following properties e Group Name identifies the group There can be multiple groups with the same name but that makes selecting the right group
37. ion Usually the best result from a test action is used to generate reports Synchronization re moves all test actions from Powertimer SW 300 A test action has the following properties e Action ID is a number that identifies the action for exam ple ID 5 e Test Session the action belongs to e Subject that performed the action e Group the subject belonged to when she performed the ac tion e Test that was performed e Height and weight of the subject when she performed the action Since these may change as time goes by the calcu lations of old results will be affected if the subject s data is used directly 1 5 Test result A test action consists of one or more test results Each result is a time value that has been obtained from the Powertim er Measurement Unit The measurement results are the used to calculate other results for example the jump height can be calculated from the jump time that was measured and the jump power can be calculated from the jump time and the weight of the subject Synchronization removes all results from Powertimer SW 300 A result contains the following properties e Result ID is a number that identifies the result for example ID 27 e Test Action this result belongs to e Type of result for example Contact Time e Value of the result usually in milliseconds The value is then used in various calculations so that proper results can be shown on the screen of Powertimer SW 300
38. is since it also measures time spent performing the jumps If the Repet itive Jump Test is cancelled it cannot be continued anymore and a new test action needs to be started All sprint tests except 20 m MFT do not have timers so if the subject stops in middle of a sprint the Cancel button needs to be used to tell Powertimer the sprint is no longer valid 8 1 20 m Multistage Fitness Test 20 m MFT Test description The 20 m Multistage Fitness Test measures the subject s aero bic capacity VO __ The subject sprints 20 m distance at giv en speed waits there until an alarm sound is given and then sprints back the 20 m distance This will be repeated until the subject cannot maintain the speed given by controlled by the alarm sounds Test parameters MFT has three parameters e Retry Count determines the number of trials to be performed in a single test action e Start Speed determines the speed the subject should exceed with his first minute of sprints The units are in kilometers per hour km h e Speed Increase determines the speed increase after each minute of sprinting The units are in kilometers per hour km h Test sequence The subject starts the test by running through the first photo cell and Powertimer SW 300 shows a Performing Test notifi cation After the subject has run through the second photocell she waits until the Measurement Unit beeps After the beep the subject runs back to the starting point
39. is exited There are three possibili ties to handle the results e f there are enough measurement results for either the ACSM or D amp W calculations the measurement results are stored into the database The fat can be calculated later using the formula that is available e f the measurement results cannot be used to calculate the fat but the fat has been entered manually to the Fat value box then only the fat is stored as a measurement re sult e f the measurement results cannot be used to calculate the fat and the fat field is empty or contains the value O then nothing is stored into the database Figure 54 Skin Fold Measurement Formula w ACS 8 15 Sprint Analysis Test description In Sprint Analysis the subject sprints a distance and makes contacts with the jump mat while sprinting Test parameters Sprint Analysis has two parameters The Distance of each sprint and the Number of Sprints to be performed in one test 38 action Also the start event of the test light cell mat event can be changed when editing the Sprint Analysis s Test Spe cific Parameters from Start Test dialog see chapter 3 2 for more information about changing the Test Specific Parameters Test sequence The subject sprints through the first photocell and the Perform ing Test notification is shown The subject runs to the jump mat and makes two contacts on the mat The first contact is used as the contact time an
40. itting Powertimer The preferred way to quit Powertimer SW 300 is to tap on the Exit action of the menu of Main View 3 TESTING This chapter assumes that Test Groups and Subjects have been created with the Powertimer Analyzer software and that they have been transferred to the Powertimer SW 300 Also this as sumes that each subject that is tested has a valid birth date height and weight since tests cannot be started without those If subjects or groups do not exist or the subject data is not val id chapter 6 explains how to create Test Groups and a Sub jects using Powertimer SW 300 3 1 Test sessions When the Powertimer SW 300 is started the Main View is shown To start testing you must first create a Test Session Sessions are used to group several tests results into one unit for easier result browsing and have the properties defined in chapter 1 1 To start testing tap on the Sessions button in the Main View This enters the Session Manager shown in Figure 14 Figure 14 Session Manager Action w Add Hew Session To create a new test session select the Add New Session ac lt OS Pe y w oe Ta J1 EE T AEE N ELD EE NN rat ta gt ees lt e e ee Pre tT vee Set bids ea w S4 tion from the action selector of Session Manager and tap on the Do Action button This enters the Edit Session view shown in Figure 15 Figure 15 Edit session view Add New Session Name Comments Comments are optional
41. lculations from the selected result Eve ry row within the Current column does not necessarily contain a value for example Average Power of Repetitive Jump test is calculated from all results within a single test action not just one result The Best column shows the best result performed by the sub ject within this test action Note that the best Contact and Flight Times are not necessarily from the same jump As is the case with the Current column not all rows within the Best col umn contain a value For example it is not logical to say that one Drop Height is better than another Tapping on a result in the Best column will show the ID of the best result as shown in Figure 26 so that the best result can be fully viewed by select ing it from the Results selector Figure 26 Best result pop up Drop Jump Results ow b 7 Fage 1 2 Current Best Drop Height 10 0 Flight Time 351 al Jump Height 15 1 21 6 Action w Remove Result Most tests have more calculated results that can be fitted into one page For that purpose the Page Selector at the left side below the Results label is provided The up and down arrows are used to change the page and the text beside the arrow shows which page is currently visible and how many pages of results there is In case of Drop Jump there are two pages Fig ure 27 shows the second page of Drop Jump results Figure 27 Page 2 of Drop Jump Drop Jump Results ow iD S Poge2e2
42. mer SW 300 but Powertimer Analyzer needs it in some cases Figure 43 Sport chooser vat Chf Measuring fat The fat measurement of a subject is actually a test so you must first add the subject to a group create a session and en ter the Test Manager Starting the Skin Fold Measurement test starts the fat measurement See chapter 8 1 for information about the Skin Fold Measurement test 26 Assigning subject to groups The assignment of a subject to test groups is made in the Edit Groups view shown in Figure 44 Choose the Edit Groups ac tion from the action selector of the Edit Subject view and tap the Do Action button Figure 44 Edit Groups view Group VWembership Alot in Group In Group Test Group Action Add To The Edit Groups view is similar to the Edit Members view de scribed in chapter 6 1 Selecting group members The left list shows the groups that do not contain the subject as a member and the right list views the groups that have the subject as a member To add the subject to a group select the group from the Not In Group list and tap the Do Action button To remove a subject from a group select the group from the In Group list and tap the Do Action button When you re satisfied with the group associations tap Save amp Exit twice to save changes made to the subject and to return to the Subject Manager Subject manager actions To remove an existing subject select the subject from th
43. n Test Vertical rise of 2m 8 10 Running Based Anaerobic Sprint Test RAST Test description In Running Based Anaerobic Sprint Test RAST the subject sprints six 35 meter sprints with a 10 second recovery be tween the sprints The test measures short term anaerobic sprint power Test parameters Since the number of sprints and sprint distance is given in the test description RAST does not have any parameters that can be changed Test sequence The subject starts the test by doing the first sprint and the Per forming Test notification will be shown After the subject has done the first sprint and waited the 10 second recovery time the Measurement Unit will beep and the subject needs to sprint back After six sprints the test is complete Test results The sprint times are measured and following results calculat ed 35 e Power of each sprint in watts o Relative Power e Average Power of the sprints e Velocity in meters per second e Fatigue Index is the relation between the best and worst jump powers 8 11 Reactivity Stiffness Test Reactivity Stiffness Test description The Reactivity Stiffness Test is used to measure the explosive strength and utilization of the elastic energy in the plantar flex ors The subject begins the jumps outside the jump mat and the first jump lands on the jump mat She then continues jump ing on the mat until the pre determined number of contacts jumps is achieved
44. nges Starting a test The Drop Jump test should still be selected after you return from the Test Parameter Editor so just select the Start Test ac tion and tap the Do Action button to start the test This enters the Test Subject Selector view as shown in Figure 21 If the subject birth date height or weight is not valid at this stage Powertimer will view an error and enter the Edit Subject dia log Subject editing is explained in chapter 6 2 Figure 21 Test subject Selector Start Test O O 7 Session Test Session Test Drop Jump Group Test Group Subject 9 w Select Subject Action w Start Test From the Test Subject Selector view select the Edit Test action and tap the Do Action button This enters the Test Parameter Editor that has similar layout as the previous editor However in this case the changes will affect only the currently running test To demonstrate this change the Jump Count parameter to 6 and tap Exit to save changes and return to the Test Subject Selector Tapping on Save amp Exit ends the current test and re turns you to the Test Manager When you restart the test by se lecting Start Test and tapping Do Action the Jump Count pa rameter is back to 5 since that is the value of the Global Drop Jump Count parameter After the parameters have been correctly set select a subject for testing from the Subject selector select the Start Test action and tap the Do Action button Before you do tha
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46. ons 1 Tapping on the Results button in the Main View 2 Selecting a group from the Group Manager and choosing Show Test Results action 3 Selecting a subject from the Subject Manager and choos ing Show Test Results action 4 Selecting a session from the Session Manager and choos ing Show Test Results action 5 Selecting a test from the Test Manager and choosing Show Test Results action Figure 31 Added a new session to Session Manager Result Viewer Group w Select Group ession w Select Session Subject Select Subject Test w Select Test Results Select Result Action ww iew Result The viewer has five selectors Four of them are used to filter Test Actions and one shows the Test Actions that comply with the current filtering rules e If a Test Group is selected using the Group filter only those Test Actions that were made to the members of that group are shown e If a Test Session is selected using the Session filter only the actions that were made within the selected session are shown e If a Subject is selected using the Subject filter only the ac tions that were made by the selected subject are shown e Ifa Testis selected using the Test filter only the actions of that given test type are shown The filtering does not happen automatically since it takes some processing time and if you want to select multiple filters it would be a waste of time to filter the intermediate results In order to p
47. ould be running in the training If you change the value in the Percentage value box you ll see that the Target Re sult field changes accordingly Before you start training the subject make sure that the train ing parameters are correct Tap on the Parameters button to open the parameter editor shown in Figure 35 Figure 35 Added a new session to Session Manager Speed test Results Distance Split Times Set the Distance parameter to 10 assuming that you still have the photocells 10 meters apart split times to O and exit the parameter editor by tapping the OK button As the subject sprints through the photocells the Current Result field will show the results made by the subject and the Differ ence field will show the difference to the original result Neg ative values mean that the subject was slower than the Target Result and positive values mean the opposite If you change the Percentage the Difference field will also change so locat ing the Difference that is closest to zero will show you the actu al percentage the subject did in her training sprint All training results made within the current training view are added to the Results selector so you can browse them while training When you exit the Training view by pressing the Exit button all training results will be removed from the system 21 6 SUBJECT AND GROUP MANAGE L MENT A ES NETE ee eras The previous chapters assumed that you had created t
48. owertimer An alyzer If you want to permanently add exiting subjects to groups you need to do that with the Powertimer Analyzer e If you create new groups and new subjects with the Pow ertimer SW 300 the relations between them are moved to Powertimer Analyzer e If you create a new subject which has the same Subject ID as an existing subject in Powertimer Analyzer you will be queried whether you want to replace the subject in Power timer Analyzer or leave it as is In either case the relations between the new subject and any new group created with Palm are updated into Powertimer Analyzer The subject will become member of those new groups These rules assure that there is only one copy of each sub ject group and relation in the database of Powertimer Ana lyzer However multiple Powertimer SW 300 s may contain different versions of the same groups and subjects If you up load a subject or group to multiple Powertimer SW 300s and change it on one of them the changes are lost if you first syn chronize the changed Powertimer SW 300 and after that the unchanged one since the unchanged will overwrite the previ ous changes 2 POWERTIMER USER INTERFACE 2 1 Starting Powertimer Figure 1 shows the main application launcher of Palm Just tap on the Powertimer icon to start Powertimer SW 300 When program starts the screen goes blank for a while At the mo ment there is no solution that can prevent this The Main View shown in
49. ption The Drop Jump DJ is used to test and measure explosive strength and stretch tolerance performance In DJ the subject starts his jump performance on a platform The subject jumps from the platform to the jump mat and then jumps as high as possible 33 Test parameters Drop Jump has two test parameters Jump Count determines the amount of jumps to be performed in one test action and Drop Height determines the drop height for the first jump The Drop Height can be changed before a jump if needed by us ing the Change Drop Height action of the Test Performer view Test sequence The subject drops from the platform to the jump mat and jumps on the jump mat After the subject lands on the mat the meas urement results are shown When the subject leaves the jump mat to climb back on the platform the Powertimer assumes that she is making a jump and shows the Performing test notifi cation The jump gets cancelled after a brief period of time and the subject can then perform a new drop jump Test results Powertimer measures the jump and contact times and calcu lates the following results from them e Jump Height in centimeters or inches depending on the re gional settings e Jump Power in watts e Relative Power in watts e Reactive Strength Index from the relation between the con tact and jump times You can also view a graph of the relations between Drop Height and Jump Power by selecting the Drop Power Curve ac
50. r SW 300 the Non Members and Members lists will be empty In that case go back to the Main View and see chapter 6 2 on how to add subjects to Powertimer SW 300 After you have added sub jects come back to this chapter 23 To add members to the group just tap on one of the sub jects shown in the Non Members list This changes the action shown in action selector to Add Member After that tap on the Do Action button and the Subject is transferred from the Non Members side to the Members side To remove members from a group tap on one of the Subjects in the Members list and the action changes to Remove Member Tapping on the Do Action action moves the Subject from the Members list to the Non Members list After you re satisfied with the members of the group tap twice on Save amp Exit to return to the Group Manager Group manager actions To remove a group the Group Manager contains the Remove Group action You must confirm the removal before the group actually gets removed If the group contains members ses sions or test actions Powertimer will ask you if you also want to remove these The Edit Group action enters the same Edit Group dialog that was entered with the Add New Group action This allows you to change the properties and members of the group selected from the groups list The Show Test Results action enters the Result Viewer and fil ters test actions using the group that is selected from the groups list Chapter
51. rder for both directions The sub ject stands in front of the Powertimer Measurement Unit on the jump mat in ready position Photocells are placed on each side of the mat 5 meters away When the Powertimer Meas urement Unit gives a direction signal the subject reacts and accelerates through the photocell Test parameters TRT does not have any parameters Test sequence The subject steps on the jump mat and the Performing Test no tification is shown on the screen of Powertimer SW 300 After 5 10 seconds either of the lamps is lit and the subject needs to sprint to the photocell at that direction The reaction and sprint times are measured After the subject has done six trials into both directions the test is considered complete Test results Powertimer measures the reaction and sprint times and adds them together to obtain the total time The first page of results shows the times for the sprints to the left and the second page shows the right results The third page shows the difference between the left and right results The side which has the bet ter result is shown in parenthesis in the Diff field of the third page 8 14 Skin Fold Measurement Test description The Powertimer SW 300 supports two methods for calculating body fat ACSM 7 point method and Durnin amp Womersley 4 point method Test parameters Skin Fold Measurement test has no parameters Test sequence Skin Fold Measurement test differs from the other
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53. rent Hest Drop Height T Flight Time 0 Contact T Jump Height 0 Drop Height cm a After the height is correct the subject may perform a jump In Drop Jump the system measures the contact and flight times and calculates various results from those The results are shown after the jump is complete When subject lands on the jump mat the measurement for Contact Time starts and the Performing Test notification Figure 24 is shown Figure 24 Performing a test Drop Jump Results Fage 1 2 Current Best Drop Height j Flight Time O Contact i T Jump Height Performing test Cancel When the subject leaves the jump mat the Contact Time result is shown and the Jump Time measurement starts When the subject lands on the jump mat the results for the jump are cal culated the Performing Test notification is hidden and the Re sults selector shows the ID of the new result Figure 25 shows the results after the jump is complete Figure 25 A new test result Drop Jump Results ow D 2 Foge 172 Current Best Drop Height 10 0 Flight Time O16 O16 Contact 454 454 Jump Height 21 6 21 6 Action Remove Result Viewing results The layout of the Test Performer view is same in all tests only the types of results change In the top is the Results selector that is used to select the result shown in the Current column When a result is selected the Current column is automatically updated to show the ca
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55. s in parenthesis Almost every test has one parameter that determines the number of trials to be performed in one test action A test ac tion can be quitted and stored into the databases even if all trials have not been performed However a test action with no trials is never stored The jump mat is quite sensitive to changes in the center of gravity of the subject standing on the mat so sometimes Pow ertimer SW 300 might start to measure a jump even if the sub ject does not actually jump In that case you can either press the Cancel button in the Test Performer view or wait the 1 5 second timeout after which Powertimer knows that the sub ject was not actually jumping Powertimer also starts to meas ure a jump when the subject leaves the jump mat for example to climb on the platform in Drop Jump Also in that case the Cancel button or timeout cancels the jump The jump tests have a timeout of one second after a jump is finished Within that timeout Powertimer does not measure jumps Without this filter the center of gravity changes that oc cur when the subject lands might make Powertimer assume that a new jump has started Obviously the tests that have re petitive jumps do not have this filter The repetitive jump and contact tests can usually be stopped after few results and then continued later However this might produce invalid test results since the subject has some time to rest The Repetitive Jump Test is an exception to th
56. s one test parameter The number of jumps to be per formed in a test action Test sequence The subject makes the jump with help of the counter move ment When the subject lands on the jump mat the results for the jump are calculated If the subject does not land on the jump mat a Too long jump notification will be shown after a brief period of time The notification will also be shown if the subject leaves the mat since Powertimer assumes that the sub ject is currently jumping If the Too long jump notification is shown the current jump is cancelled and no results are calcu lated After the subject has landed on the jump mat and the results are calculated the subject needs to wait for at least one sec ond before starting her next jump This timeout is needed to filter away the extra on mat and off mat events that usual ly come from the jump mat when the subject lands on it If the subject starts his jump before the timeout has elapsed nothing will happen Test results Powertimer measures the jump time and calculates the follow ing results e Jump Height in centimeters or inches depending on the re gional settings e Jump Power in watts e Elasticity Elasticity is calculated from the difference between the best CMJ and Static Jump results made by the subject within the same test session The best CMJ result is used in the Repetitive Jump Speed Strength Endurance Capacity calculation 8 6 Drop Jump Test descri
57. t make sure that the Powertimer Measurement Unit is turned on and the se rial cable between Powertimer SW 300 and the Measurement Unit is properly attached The Palm emits a beep when the ca ble is attached 3 3 Testing When the test is started a connection to the Measurement Unit is attempted While the connection attempt is in progress a splash screen shown in Figure 22 will be visible on the screen If the connection is established successfully the Meas urement Unit will emit a beep and the splash screen will dis appear from the Palm screen If the connection cannot be es tablished within a specified timeout an error message will be shown and the Powertimer SW 300 returns to the Test Subject Selector view Figure 22 Connection splash screen Drop Jump Results Connecting to Powertimer Please wait Action Remove Result Creating results When the Drop Jump test is started the Drop height parame ter for the first jump needs to be selected before connection to Measurement Unit has been established The Drop Height parameter that was set as Test Parameter is shown and tap ping on the OK button accepts the shown value and establish es a connection to Measurement Unit If you want to change the height at later time select the Change Drop Height action from the action selector and tap the Do Action button Figure 23 shows the Drop Height selector Figure 23 Drop Height selector Drop Jump Results Cur
58. t and Jump Power from that The results of Static Jump test are used in the Counter Movement Jump Elasticity and Static Jump with Extra Weight Explosive Strength Index calcu lations 8 17 Static Jump With Extra Weights Static Jump Weight Test description The Static Jump with Extra Weights SJxW is used to test and measure explosive strength performance The test is similar to the Static Jump but in this case the subject has extra weights on him Test parameters The SJxW has two parameters The Number of Jumps to be performed within one test action and the Extra Load for the first jump The Extra Load can be changed before each jump Test sequence Sequence is similar to the Static Jump sequence If you need to change the Extra Load parameter select the Change Weight action from the action list of Test Performer view Test results The Powertimer measures the jump times and calculates jump height and power from that Also the Explosive Strength Index is calculated if the subject has performed the Static Jump test If you select the Load Height Curve action you ll see a graph that shows the relation between the Extra Load and the Jump Height 8 18 T Test Test description T Test measures the subject s ability to react decelerate change direction and re accelerate to a given signal The sub ject has six trials for each direction The subject stands in front of the Powertimer Measurement Unit in ready position Th
59. t ball masses In training mode Throwing Gate test has one parameter Dis tance between the first photocell and the second photocell or the jump mat Test sequence The five ball masses were set in the test parameters so before the test is started you need to select the correct mass for the first throw The mass can be changed at any time by selecting the Change Weight action When one ball mass has as many results as determined by the Number of Throws parameter that mass is removed from the ball mass selector and you must choose a new ball mass for the next throw The ball can be thrown at either through two photocells or from one photocell to the jump mat In either case there is a two second timeout after each throw to prevent the start of a new measurement in case the ball bounces back through a photocell If the ball misses the jump mat the throw will be au tomatically cancelled after two seconds However if it misses the jump mat and bounces back through the photocell it will create a test result which you need to remove by selecting the Remove Result action After the subject has performed the pre defined number of throws with each ball mass the test is com plete Throwing Gate can also be started in training mode In train ing the best throwing velocity is used as the result base The ball masses are ignored in the training mode The subject tries to throw the ball at the speed calculated from the best test re sult T
60. te Picker view shown in Figure 41 Tapping on the up and down arrows at the top right corner changes the year it takes some time to set the age of a 75 year old subject and tapping on the left and right arrows at the top left corner changes the month After the year and month are located tap on the day in the calendar and tap Save amp Exit to save changes and return to the Edit Subject view Figure 41 Date Picker Date Picker Editing height and weight The height and weight of a subject need to be set before the subject can perform any tests Selecting the Body Composi tion action from the action selector and tapping the Do Action button enters the Anthropometrical Data Editor shown in Fig ure 42 Figure 42 Anthropometrical Data Editor BE MEOReMezEC Data seen FS ee BMA ee 99 Action w Undo Changes The Body Mass Index is automatically calculated as the height and weight is changed To save changes and to return to the Edit Subject dialog tap the Save amp Exit button The Undo Changes action returns the height and weight to the values they were when the view was entered 25 Changing sport Selecting the Edit Sport action and tapping the Do Action but ton enters the Sport Chooser view that allows you to select the sport for the subject Just select the sport from the list shown in Figure 43 and tap Save amp Exit to save changes The sport se lection does not actually affect anything on Powerti
61. u to the first page Most of the selectors and lists of Powertimer SW 300 have the same paging system multiple pages are also possi ble so you should get familiar with it Chapter 2 1 gives a de tailed explanation of selectors To view the actual results of a Test Action select the action from the Results selector When you select an action the filters are updated to show the Group Session Subject and Test the action is related to The action selector changes automatically to View Result so tapping on the Do Action buttons allows you to view the Test Results within the selected action Figure 32 shows an example of this Figure 32 Selectors are updated to show the properties of the select ed Test Action Result Viewer Group Test Group ession Ww ses Subject ow Doe JJ Test Drop Jump Results w D Action ww View Result When you perform the View Result action you ll see a view that is similar to the Test Performer view except that the ac tion selector only contains the action that allows you to view a graph Figure 33 If graph viewing is not possible the action selector will not be present at all The results are viewed the same way they were viewed with the Test Performer as speci fied in the previous chapter Figure 33 Added a new session to Session Manager Drop Jump Results ow t 13 Foge 172 Current Best Drop Height 10 0 Flight Time 407 417 Contact 167 167 Jump Height 203 21 3
62. y tapping on the title bar which says Newtest Power timer or by pressing the menu button in the lower left corner of the writing area of Palm Figure 12 shows the menu of the Main View Tapping on any of the elements in the menu per forms the action associated to the menu for example tapping the Exit element exits the program Navigation bar Figure 12 Main menu Connection Tester Regional Settings an Exit Every view except the Main View contains a navigation bar shown in Figure 13 The navigation bar consists of Action Se lector Do Action button and Exit OR if there is something to save Exit amp Save button However if the view does not have any actions that can be performed only the Exit button will be visible Buttons have following functionality e Save amp Exit button saves changes if there is anything to save made in the current view and returns to the view the current view was entered from e Exit button returns to the view the current view was entered from e Do Action button performs the action shown in the Action Selector Actions are specific to each view and are defined later in this manual Context help Each view contains a help button that is located on the top right corner of the screen the question mark Tapping on the help button enters the help viewer which provides information about the view that was currently visible Figure 13 Navigation bar Action Edit Members Qu

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