5B062E - Physical Profiling and Data Reporting 01 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2032 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: 5B062E
Module Title: Physical Profiling and Data Reporting
Faculty: Faculty of Life Sciences and Education
Faculty Group: Sport
Faculty Sub Group: Sports Coaching
Module Leader: Peter Ashcroft
Module Team: Nathan Evans
First Intended Intake: SEP 2026 Final Year of Intake: 2031
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 30 Credit Level: 5
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 101379 - sport technology
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 01 Sep 2026
Valid To 31 Aug 2032

Module Aims

The main aims of the module are: 

  • Enable students to apply a structured framework for evaluating sport-specific physical requirements and performance indicators. 

  • Develop students’ knowledge and applied skills to design and administer physical profiling protocols that reflect sport-specific requirements. 

  • Enable students to analyse performance data effectively and generate meaningful feedback. 

Content Summary

Fitness testing and data analysis are key components of modern strength and conditioning practice. They provide coaches with objective tools to evaluate performance, monitor progress and guide training decisions. As the field becomes increasingly data-driven, proficiency in these areas is essential for supporting evidence-based decision-making and practice. 

This module will provide you with the knowledge and practical skills to design and run sport-specific physical profiling batteries and make sense of the results. By exploring real research, you’ll learn how to identify the physical qualities most in different sports along with factors that contribute towards injuries. You'll gain hands-on experience with a wide range of performance tests, and learn how to collect, analyse and explain the data clearly. We'll also teach you how to use Microsoft Excel and AI to manage your data, run basic statistical tests, and present your findings in a clear, professional way. 

The knowledge and skills developed during this module are aligned with the expectations of the following strength and conditioning and sport and exercise science professional bodies: 

  • UK Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA) 

  • National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) 

  • International Universities Strength and Conditioning Association (IUSCA) 

  • Chartered Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (CASES)  

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Tutorial 28
Practical Classes and Workshops 28
Guided Study 104
Problem/Challenge based learning 70
Formative Assessment 10
Summative Assessment 60
Total Hours Selected 300

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Identify the physical demands of a sport and design, justify and implement a physical profiling battery that aligns with those requirements.
LO2 Analyse performance test data using statistical methods and explain the findings.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Student Choice 23 minutes or 3000 words. Requires students to identify the physical demands of a chosen sport and then select, implement and justify a profiling battery that reflects these demands. It encourages students to integrate physiological, biomechanical, and contextual reasoning, and to communicate their decisions clearly and professionally 23 3000 50 No 40
Synchronous Onsite Assessment (Exam) Onsite Open Book Examination Evaluates students’ ability to apply statistical techniques to performance data and interpret the results. This format ensures that students can demonstrate independent analytical thinking under time constraints, reinforcing core competencies in quantitative reasoning, data literacy, and digital fluency 120 N/A 50 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Student Choice ✔ ✔
Onsite Open Book Examination ✘ ✔

Reading List

Week 1 – Introduction to Physical Profiling? 

Essential: 

  • Read P.J., et al. (2016). Performance modelling: A system-based approach to exercise selection. Strength & Conditioning Journal, 38(4), pp.90-97. 

  • Comfort, P. and McMahon, J. (2023). Athlete Needs Analysis. In: J. Miller, P. et al. (Eds). Laboratory Manual for Strength and Conditioning. 1st ed. New York: Routledge, pp.13–24. 

Supplementary: 

  • Cardinale, M. (2022). Key Performance Indicators. In: D.J. French and L, Torress Ronda (Eds). NSCA’s Essentials of Sport Science. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, pp.59–74. 

  • Turner, A. (Ed.). (2018). Routledge Handbook of Strength and Conditioning: Sport-specific Programming for High Performance (1st ed.). Routledge. 

  • Johnson, D.L. & Bird, M.D. (2022). Performance profiling in strength and conditioning.?Strength & Conditioning Journal,?44(4), pp.62-69. 

Week 2 – Strength Profiling? 

Essential: 

  • McGuigan, M. (2019). Testing and evaluating strength and power. Routledge, Chapters 2-5. 

  • Comfort, P. and McMahon, J. (2023). Muscular Strength. In: J. Miller, P. et al. (Eds). Laboratory Manual for Strength and Conditioning. 1st ed. Routledge, pp.90–108. 

  • Jovanovic, M. & Flanagan, E. (2014). Researched applications of velocity-based strength training. Journal of the Australian Strength Conditioning Association. 22: 58–69, 2014. 

Supplementary: 

  • James, L.P., et al. (2023). Strength classification and diagnosis: Not all strength is created equal. Strength & Conditioning Journal, 45(3), pp.333-341. 

Week 3 – Power Profiling? 

Essential: 

  • McGuigan, M. (2019). Testing and evaluating strength and power.  Routledge, Chapters 6-8. 

  • Bishop, C., et al. (2023). Selecting metrics that matter: comparing the use of the countermovement jump for performance profiling, neuromuscular fatigue monitoring, and injury rehabilitation testing. Strength & Conditioning Journal, 45(5), pp.545-553. 

  • Chavda, S., et al. (2018). Force-time characteristics of the countermovement jump: Analyzing the curve in Excel. Strength & Conditioning Journal, 40(2), pp.67-77. 

Week 4 – Athletic Movement Profiling? 

Essential: 

  • Lockie, R.G. (2018). Sprint testing. In: P. Comfort et al. (Eds). Performance Assessment in Strength and Conditioning. Routledge, pp.117–139. 

  • Jones, P.A. & Nimphius, S. (2018). Change of direction and agility. In: P. Comfort et al. (Eds). Performance Assessment in Strength and Conditioning. Routledge, pp.140-165. 

  • Bramah, C., et al. (2024). The Sprint Mechanics Assessment Score: a qualitative screening tool for the in-field assessment of sprint running mechanics. The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 52(6), pp.1608-1616. 

  • Dos’ Santos, et al. (2021). The cutting movement assessment score (CMAS) qualitative screening tool: Application to mitigate anterior cruciate ligament injury risk during cutting. Biomechanics, 1(1), pp.83-101. 

Week 5 – Endurance Profiling 

Essential: 

  • Dimenna, F.J. & Jones, A.M. (2018). Aerobic performance assessment. In: P. Comfort et al. (Eds). Performance Assessment in Strength and Conditioning. Routledge, pp. 212–239. 

  • Buchheit, M. et al. (2021). The 30–15 Intermittent Fitness Test–two decades of learnings. Sport Perform Sci. Rep, 1, p.148. 

  • Shushan, T. et al (2022). Submaximal fitness tests in team sports: a theoretical framework for evaluating physiological state. Sports Medicine, 52(11), pp. 2605-2626. 

  • Bangsbo, et al. (2008). The Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test: a useful tool for evaluation of physical performance in intermittent sports. Sports medicine, 38(1), pp. 37-51. 

Week 6 – Injury Screening 

Essential: 

  • Herrington et al. (2018). Assessment of factors associated with injury risk. In: P. Comfort et al. (Eds). Performance Assessment in Strength and Conditioning. Routledge, pp. 53–95. 

  • Joyce, D. & Lewindon, D. (2014). The injury risk profiling process. In: Joyce, D. & Lewindon, D. (Eds). Sports injury prevention and rehabilitation: integrating medicine and science for performance solutions. Routledge, pp. 62-76. 

Throughout Module: 

Essential:  

  • Turner, A. et al. (2015). Data analysis for strength and conditioning coaches: Using excel to analyze reliability, differences, and relationships. Strength & Conditioning Journal, 37(1), pp. 76-83. 

  • Turner, A. & Bishop, C. (2024). Data Analysis in High-Performance Sport: The Significance of the Single Athlete. In: T. Chandler et al. (Eds). Conditioning for Strength and Human Performance 4th Edition. Routledge, pp. 246–258. 

  • Weakley, J. et al. (2024). Testing and profiling athletes: recommendations for test selection, implementation, and maximizing information. Strength & Conditioning Journal, 46(2), pp.159-179. 

  • Gentles, J. et al. (2018). Interpretation of results. In: P. Comfort et al. (Eds). Performance Assessment in Strength and Conditioning. Routledge, pp. 293–312. 

  • McMahon, J. & Mundy, P. (2018). Presenting and communication of results. In: P. Comfort et al. (Eds). Performance Assessment in Strength and Conditioning. Routledge, pp. 313–332.