Tuesday, 16 October 2012

The Geographical Distribution of High Performance Centers: The Aspire Academy - Qatar


The Aspire Academy was established to “provide sports training and education to students with sporting potential, in an exceptional learning and sporting environment, in order to have athletes that are well trained on the educational, practical and academic levels in the various sports fields to meet the needs of the Qatari society and realize its aspirations in regional and international sports competitions”.


Aspire Academy Sports Science program provides international-level applied sports science support to coaches and student-athletes. The section administers an astonishing number of over 17,000 tests and testing sessions annually.  It operates world-class applied sports science laboratories specializing in biomechanics, physiology, hematology and biochemistry, and utilizes world-class sports science equipment. 


Specifically, the program:

Provides sports science support with laboratory and field-based testing to monitor and provide feedback on  long-term and short-term changes in fitness qualities.
Provides anthropometrical measurements to assess growth, maturation and body composition changes of student-athletes in the short- and long-term.
Identifies and quantifies the physical, psychological, physiological and biomechanical characteristics that contribute to performance in each sport.
Provides different types of performance assessments in competitions and matches and in training environments, i.e., video and GPS-based match and competition analysis, video feedback, lactate measurements, speed measurements with timing gates and Laveg laser measurement system.
Provides expert assistance and advice to Aspire Academy student-athletes and coaches in order to improve sporting performance, e.g. acute and chronic training adaptations, adaptation to a variety of training and competition environments and sports psychology sessions.
Carries out specific applied research and develops new and innovative methods for performance enhancement and training.
Provides sports science support in training camps and competitions abroad.

The disciplines currently operating within Sports Science are:

Talent Identification
Biomechanics & Performance Analysis
Biochemistry
Physiology
Sport Psychology
Strength and Conditioning
Health & Medical Services (Including Physiotherapy & Nutrition)
Research & Partners


website: http://www.aspire.qa/Pages/AspireHome.aspx

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