title: The usefulness and reliability of fitness testing protocols for ice hockey players: a literature review.
abstract: Ice hockey, like most sports, uses fitness testing to assess athletes. This study reviews the current commonly used fitness testing protocols for ice hockey players, discussing their predictive values and reliability. It also discusses a range of less commonly used measures and limitations in current testing protocols. The article concludes with a proposed testing program suitable for ice hockey players.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Science and Technology, University Center Peterborough, Peterborough, United Kingdom. steven.nightingale@peterborough.ac.uk
authors.forename: Steven C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Nightingale
authors.forename: Stuart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Turner
mesh_terms: D054874:Athletic Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D005080:Exercise Test / Q000379:methods*; D006688:Hockey / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000502:physiology*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results