Abstract
Abstract The anthropometric assessment of a person or population is used by professionals from different areas (health, sports, education, ergonomics, engineering), and the quality of the measures obtained by them determines the success of their interventions. This point of view aims to underline the importance of training these professionals through The International Anthropometry Accreditation Scheme (IAAS) implemented by The International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry (ISAK), which aims to create and maintain an international network of professionals updated continuously from the practical and scientific point of view in the anthropometric measurement of excellence. We describe the four-level hierarchical structure of IAAS, which is guided by the rules defined in the ISAK Handbook and the anthropometric procedures described in the ISAK manuals, as well as the importance and functionality of the ISAK website. It is suggested that an ISAK mobile app be developed to, among other things, facilitate communication among its members, streamline data management of accreditation courses and increase the organization’s international projection.
Highlights
In 1978, the International Council for Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE) met in Brazil and created the International Working Group on Kinanthropometry (IWGK), which propelled Kinanthropometry as a scientific discipline that applies anthropometry to the study of movement, until the establishment of the International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry (ISAK), July 20, 1986 in Glasgow, Scotland
The anthropometric measurement procedures proposed by both IWGK and ISAK have been published in books or manuals, contributing to their wide dissemination
The improved anthropometric assessment standards, based on already established methodologies, and the development of an international accreditation scheme, based on the concept of a four-tier hierarchy, with high rigor and quality maintenance, are ISAK’s differentials, recognized worldwide, as the management system of the ISAK Secretariat has been certified by International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001 through the Bureau Veritas Certification
Summary
In 1978, the International Council for Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE) met in Brazil and created the International Working Group on Kinanthropometry (IWGK), which propelled Kinanthropometry as a scientific discipline that applies anthropometry to the study of movement, until the establishment of the International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry (ISAK), July 20, 1986 in Glasgow, Scotland. International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry (ISAK) Global: international accreditation scheme of the competent anthropometrist.
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