Longitudinal Assessment in Sport: Injury and Performance Assessment

Rachel Mason; Gill Barry; Alan Godfrey; Samuel Stuart

doi:10.4324/9781003303626-35

Longitudinal Assessment in Sport: Injury and Performance Assessment

Rachel Mason, Gill Barry, Alan Godfrey, Samuel Stuart

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Abstract

Digital technologies have a critical role to play in contemporary sporting contexts by aiding performance and reducing injury. Indeed, digital technologies have become commonplace in professional sports, with organisations investing financial and time resources to accurately and reliably quantify training and competition characteristics to obtain a competitive advantage. Such areas are receiving considerable interest and rapidly evolving. Accordingly, sports practitioners are besieged with a multitude of metrics from technology. Yet, this does not mean they are necessarily appropriate in all sporting contexts. Selecting the most pertinent metrics, given each sport’s unique constraints, is vital. This chapter explores the benefits, trends, and considerations, while providing guidance and opportunities for research regarding the use of technology for longitudinal assessment of athletes.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Routledge Handbook of Sports Technology and Engineering
Editors	Tom Allen, Andy Alderson, Alan Godfrey, Duane Knudson, James Webster, Kazuya Seo
Place of Publication	London, United Kingdom
Publisher	Routledge
Chapter	30
Pages	447-467
Edition	2nd
ISBN (Electronic)	9781003303626
ISBN (Print)	9781032301426, 9781032301457
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003303626-35
Publication status	Published - 29 Sept 2025

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Artificial Intelligence Approaches in Sport
Young, F. & Godfrey, A., 29 Sept 2025, Routledge Handbook of Sports Technology and Engineering. Allen, T., Alderson, A., Godfrey, A., Knudson, D., Webster, J. & Seo, K. (eds.). 2nd ed. London, United Kingdom: Routledge, p. 497-514 (Routledge International Handbooks).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Introduction to Field Testing, Sensors and Instrumentation for the Digital Athlete
Godfrey, A., 29 Sept 2025, Routledge Handbook of Sports Technology and Engineering. Allen, T., Alderson, A., Godfrey, A., Knudson, D., Webster, J. & Seo, K. (eds.). 2nd ed. London, United Kingdom: Routledge, p. 445-446 (Routledge International Handbooks).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Routledge Handbook of Sports Technology and Engineering
Allen, T. (Editor), Alderson, A. (Editor), Godfrey, A. (Editor), Knudson, D. (Editor), Webster, J. (Editor) & Seo, K. (Editor), 29 Sept 2025, 2nd ed. London: Taylor & Francis. 616 p. (Routledge International Handbooks)
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Mason, R., Barry, G., Godfrey, A., & Stuart, S. (2025). Longitudinal Assessment in Sport: Injury and Performance Assessment. In T. Allen, A. Alderson, A. Godfrey, D. Knudson, J. Webster, & K. Seo (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Sports Technology and Engineering (2nd ed., pp. 447-467). (Routledge International Handbooks). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003303626-35

Mason, Rachel ; Barry, Gill ; Godfrey, Alan et al. / Longitudinal Assessment in Sport: Injury and Performance Assessment. Routledge Handbook of Sports Technology and Engineering. editor / Tom Allen ; Andy Alderson ; Alan Godfrey ; Duane Knudson ; James Webster ; Kazuya Seo. 2nd. ed. London, United Kingdom : Routledge, 2025. pp. 447-467 (Routledge International Handbooks).

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Mason, R, Barry, G , Godfrey, A & Stuart, S 2025, Longitudinal Assessment in Sport: Injury and Performance Assessment. in T Allen, A Alderson, A Godfrey, D Knudson, J Webster & K Seo (eds), Routledge Handbook of Sports Technology and Engineering. 2nd edn, Routledge International Handbooks, Routledge, London, United Kingdom, pp. 447-467. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003303626-35

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