Preparing Athletes for

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• Preparing Athletes for
• Asian Games

Prof. Dr. Dieter Hackfort Dr. Thomas Flock
(Speaker) Doha, Qatar
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TVC
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Overview

• ASPIRE a brief introduction
• Sport Science Approach
• Bio-Science Support
• Social Science Support
• The holistic concept for ASPIRE student athletes

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• Background

The Sports Academy is a visionary initiative
from the State of Qatar.
Our Vision Transform Athletes into
Champions Build a stronger sports culture in Qatar
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Objectives

• To discover and develop sports talents
• To achieve international excellence in sports
  performance
• To provide an exceptional physical and
• educational environment
• To offer the highest international standards of
  sport sciences and training support
• To integrate sports into the life of the people
  of Qatar

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Facilities

• State-of-the-art training facilities abiding by
  international standards
• The latest and highest standards of sport
  methodology, outstanding medical, biomechanical
  and social services
• Talent Identification Program constantly
  adapting to the progression in international
  High-Performance Sports
• The Dome, the largest indoor sports hall

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Facilities

• Biomechanical Labs ( 1.000 sqm)
• Movement Analysis
• Digital Video Analysis
• Power/Force Analysis
• Mechanical Workshop/Sports Equ.
• Electronical Workshop

Physiological Labs ( 600 sqm) - Performance
Labs - Altitude Labs - Analysis Labs
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The Dome
Dome Animation
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Overview

• ASPIRE a brief introduction
• Sport Science Approach
• Bio-Science Support
• Social Science Support
• The holistic concept for ASPIRE student athletes

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Bio-Science Support
Sport Science Approach
Biomechanical Analyses
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Bio-Science Support
Sport Science Approach
Physiological Diagnostics
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Sport Science Approach
Talent Identification Program 2004

• step basic motor abilities
• step specific motor skills and mental attitudes
• step exercise and health status

• step February 8.000 kids, grade 6 and 7
• step March/April 400 kids
• step May/June 90 kids - talents

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Sport Science Approach
Talent Identification Program 2005

• step basic motor abilities
• step specific motor skills and mental attitudes
• step one week screening camp in ASPIRE
• step exercise and health status

• step February 2005 6.000 kids, grade 6 and 7
• incl. female students

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Talent ID
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Social Science Support
Sport Science Approach
Sport Psychology
Cognition Emotion Motivation
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The importance of sport psychology
Wheel of success in sports
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The importance of sport psychology
Wheel of success in sports
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Mental Test and Training System at ASPIRE
Sport Psychology
Diagnostics

• most advanced system in the world
• unique configuration

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General information VTS
Sport Psychology
Diagnostics

• peripheral devices

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The HoTT-System (Hackfort)
Sport Psychology
HoTT Holistic Test and Training System
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The HoTT-System
Sport Psychology
training situation
The training is situation-specific relating to
the targeted person-task-environment
configuration.
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Specifications of MTS
Sport Psychology
performance tests
personality tests questionnaires
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Examples
Sport Psychology
Diagnostics

• determining the range of attention
• biological peripheral perception
• stress-induced narrowing of perception
• reaction time analysis
• talent identification
• intervention origin
• analysis of individual stress tolerance
• adaptive testing
• origin for specific stress-coping interventions

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Range of attention(Nideffer, 1978, 1992
Baumann, 2000)
Sport Psychology
broad
long-term
internal
external
short-term
narrow
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Broad vs. narrow range of attentionExample
Football, mid-field

• measurement of
• optical (biological) peripheral view ( 170º)gt
  biological requirement for excellence
• stress-induced reduction of peripheral
  attentiongt critical mental aspect to maximize
  performance

competitors
teammates
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Long-term focus of attentionconcentration

• Cognitrone-test Concentration under
• unlimited working time
• fixed working time, respectively time pressure

• A high level of concentration is
• essential in every sports competition
• especially in
• racket sports, e. g. tennis or squash
• psychomotor complex sports, e. g. diving or
  gymnastics

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Reaction-Time Analysis
Sport Psychology

• Purpose
• talent identification
• problem identification
• find origins for interventions

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Reaction-Time AnalysisProblem identification

• reaction time

decision time
motor time
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Reaction time analysisOrigins for interventions

• motor or mental intervention
• state or trait-oriented intervention
• cognitive or emotional intervention

Reaction Time
degree of arousal
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Analysis of stress toleranceAdaptive testing

• A high level of stress-tolerance
• is essential in every sports competition
• is specifically required in sports demanding fine
  motor abilities, like table tennis and squash

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Mental Training
Sport Psychology
E.g. Biofeedback

• a means of mental training in the frame of HoTT
• deliberate influencing of bodily functions
• heart rate
• respiration (rate, depth)
• muscle contraction (EMG)
• arousal (skin conductance)

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Overview

• ASPIRE a brief introduction
• Sport Science Approach
• Bio-Science Support
• Social Science Support
• The holistic concept for ASPIRE student athletes

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Academy for Sports Excellence

• The fundamental Vision
• is to develop
• elite athletes
• competent students
• top personalities

Mission An holistic perspective on our student
athletes!