2/26/19

ATHLETIC BASELINE TESTING

PURPOSE:
We are doing this to understand how different parts of the brain function through
performing neurological tests. We also do this to explore the relationship between sport
participation and brain function.

BACKGROUND:
Baseline testing is an exam conducted by a trained healthcare professional. Baseline
tests assess an athlete’s balance and brain function. This includes concentration, solving,
memory, etc. It also is used to see if there’s presence of any concussion symptoms.
These tests are taken during preseason to get an accurate test of your brain in a healthy
condition.

HYPOTHESIS:
I predict that football athletes will have a worse average baseline test then other
participants.

PROCEDURE:

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Data:

Analysis: 1. SCAT – frontal lobe

WDT – Occipital lobe, frontal lobe

Trail – Optic nerve and Occipital

Stroop – Optic nerve and Occipital

2 My partner is a female seventeen year old named Daniella. She plays golf and has not had any

concussion.

3 The soccer athlete had a faster response time (68s) than the water polo athlete (74s)

4 The soccer athlete had a 68s in trial A and the football players had 62s, 68s, and 107s.

The soccer athlete had 0 errors in the Stroop Color Test and the football players had 3, 2, and 1

errors.
5 Trail A: Non-participants: 48s, 75s, 145s

Water Polo: 74s

Stroop Color Test errors: Non-participants: 0, 0, 1

Water Polo: 1

6 Graphs on separate page

Conclusion: Neurological testing is extremely important. It is important to make sure an athlete

is in top performance when they perform in their sport. I think baseline testing should be

necessary in high schools because it helps determine whether someone is ready to play.
Sport Time
Football 79
Basketball 128
Water Polo 74 Sport Time Sport Score
Track 76 Football 137 Football 58
LAX 77 Basketball 173 Basketball 48
Baseball 88 Water Polo 132 Water Polo 65
Soccer 68 Track 157 Track 48
Golf 53 LAX 44 LAX 35
Cheer 83 Baseball 200 Baseball 46
Non-Participant 90 Soccer 142 Soccer 56
Golf 202 Golf 52
Cheer 151 Cheer 55
Non-Participant 591 Non-Participant 76
Trial A Time
140 Trial B Time
120 700
SCAT Score
100 600 80
70
80 500 60
60 50
400
40
40 300 30
20 20
200 10
0 100 0

0
 Sport Score Sport Time
Football 6 Football 121
Basketball 6 Basketball 65
Water Polo 6 Water Polo 116
Track 6 Track 117
LAX 8 LAX 65
Baseball 6 Baseball 78
Soccer 5 Soccer 120
Golf 4 Golf 76
Cheer 4 Cheer 72
Non-Participant 6 Non-Participant 56

Stroop Color Time

SCAT Score
WDT Score 140

9 120
8
100
7
6 80
5
4 60
3 40
2
1 20
0
0
 Sport Errors
Football 2
Basketball 2
Water Polo 1
Track 2
LAX 3
Baseball 1
Soccer 0
Golf 2
Cheer 0.66
Non-Participant 0.33

Stroop Color Time Stroop Color Errors

3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0