On appraisal , the MCS , M4-MS , and SIMS seem to provide the most practical value for assessing movement quality as they provide the strongest reports of developmental rigor and an identifiable evidence base .
In addition , considering the evidence provided , these tools may have the strongest potential for identifying performance capabilities and guiding exercise prescription in athletic and sport-specific population
Abstract Bennett , H , Davison , K , Arnold , J , Slattery , F , Martin , M , and Norton , K. Multicomponent musculoskeletal movement assessment tools : a systematic review and critical appraisal of their development and applicability to professional practice .
J Strength Cond Res 31(10 ) : 2903–2919 , 2017—Multicomponent movement assessment tools have become commonplace to measure movement quality , proposing to indicate injury risk and performance capabilities .
Despite popular use , there has been no attempt to compare the components of each tool reported in the literature , the processes in which they were developed , or the underpinning rationale for their included content .
As such , the objective of this systematic review was to provide a comprehensive summary of current movement assessment tools and appraise the evidence supporting their development .
Discriminating Talent Identified Junior Australian Footballers Using a Fundamental Gross Athletic Movement Assessment.
Talent identification ( TID ) is a pertinent component of the sports sciences , affording practitioners the opportunity to target developmental interventions to a select few ; optimising financial investments . However , TID is multi-componential , requiring the recognition of immediate and prospect i ve performance . The measurement of athletic movement skill may afford practitioners insight into the latter component given its augmented relationship with functional sport specific qualities . It is currently unknown whether athletic movement skill is a discriminant quality in junior Australian football ( AF ) . This study aim ed to discriminate talent identified junior AF players from their non-talent identified counterparts using a fundamental gross athletic movement assessment .  From a total of 50 under 18 ( U18 ) AF players ; two groups were classified a priori based on selection level ; talent identified ( n = 25 ; state academy representatives ) and non-talent identified ( n = 25 ; state-based competition representatives ) . Players performed a fundamental gross athletic movement assessment based on the Athletic Ability Assessment ( AAA ) , consisting of an overhead squat , double lunge ( left and right legs ) , single leg Romanian deadlift ( left and right legs ) , and a push up ( six movement criterions ) . Movements were scored across three assessment points using a three-point scale ( result ing in a possible score of nine for each movement ) . A multivariate analysis of variance revealed significant between group effects on four of the six movement criterions ( d = 0.56 - 0.87 ; p = 0.01 - 0.02 ) . Binary logistic regression models and a receiver operating characteristic curve inspection revealed that the overhead squat score provided the greatest group discrimination ( β(SE ) = -0.89(0.44 ) ; p < 0.05 ) , with a score of 4.5 classifying 64 % and 88 % of the talent identified and non-talent identified groups , respectively . Results support the integration of this assessment into contemporary talent identification approaches in junior AF , as it may provide coaches with insight into a juniors developmental potential
On appraisal , the MCS , M4-MS , and SIMS seem to provide the most practical value for assessing movement quality as they provide the strongest reports of developmental rigor and an identifiable evidence base .
In addition , considering the evidence provided , these tools may have the strongest potential for identifying performance capabilities and guiding exercise prescription in athletic and sport-specific population
Abstract Bennett , H , Davison , K , Arnold , J , Slattery , F , Martin , M , and Norton , K. Multicomponent musculoskeletal movement assessment tools : a systematic review and critical appraisal of their development and applicability to professional practice .
J Strength Cond Res 31(10 ) : 2903–2919 , 2017—Multicomponent movement assessment tools have become commonplace to measure movement quality , proposing to indicate injury risk and performance capabilities .
Despite popular use , there has been no attempt to compare the components of each tool reported in the literature , the processes in which they were developed , or the underpinning rationale for their included content .
As such , the objective of this systematic review was to provide a comprehensive summary of current movement assessment tools and appraise the evidence supporting their development .