ABSTRACT
Transforming theoretical insight into advice which can be utilized in practice is a major aim of a practical approach to sports science. However, scientists frequently fail in this intention, not only because of the complexity of the material but especially due to the chosen forms of presentation. In addition to collecting and interpreting the data, the scientist must find the means to communicate his findings to trainers and athletes without burdening them with large, intricate tables of figures and complicated graphs. The method of analysis introduced here is oriented towards practical needs particularly as far as its presentation is concerned. The large amount of data collected is separated and transferred into several diagrams, each depicting a certain aspect of the available information (cf. Bisanz and Gerisch 1988; Gerisch and Reichelt 1991; Harris and Reilly 1988; Loy 1989a, 1989b; Reichelt 1990; Reichelt and Gerisch 1991, Winkler 1985).
