Sports Medicine
Provide the THREE dash points for "ways to classify injuries."
- Direct and indirect
- Soft and hard tissue
- Overuse
Provide the THREE dash points for "flexibility training."
- Static
- Dynamic
- Ballistic
Lethargy; Injury.
Provide the TWO dash points for "hard tissue injuries."
- Fractures
- Dislocations
Provide the key term / example that goes with "psychological considerations" with regards to planning to avoid overtraining.
Loss of motivation.
Provide the term and key words associated with the "assessment of injuries" dash point.
Talk; Observe; Touch; Active Movement; Passsive Movement; Skills Test
Provide TWO examples of PEDs used to mask other drugs.
Diuretics; Alcohol.
Provide the THREE dash points for "aerobic training."
- Continuous / uniform
- Fartlek
- Long interval
Provide the FOUR dash points for "physical preparation."
- Pre-screening
- Skill and technique
- Physical Fitness
- Warm up, stretching and cool down
Provide TWO examples of PEDs used for strength.
Provide the THREE dash points for "taping and bandaging."
- Preventative taping
- Taping for isolation of injury
- Bandaging for immediate treatment of injury
Provide the THREE dash points for "initial planning considerations."
- Performance and fitness needs (individual, team)
- Schedule of events/competitions
- Climate and season
Provide the THREE dash points for "soft tissue injuries."
- Tears, sprains, contusions
- Skin abrasions, lacerations, blisters
- Inflammatory response
Provide the THREE dash points for 'adult and aged athletes.'
- Heart conditions
- Fractures / bone density
- Flexibility / joint mobility.
Provide the THREE dash points for "planning to avoid overtraining."
- Amount and intensity of training
- Physiological considerations, eg lethargy, injury
- Psychological considerations, eg loss of motivation.
Provide the FOUR dash points for "female athletes."
- Eating disorders
- Iron deficiency
- Bone density
- Pregnancy
Provide the TWO dash points + examples for "use of technology."
- Training innovation eg. lactate threshold testing, biomechanical analysis
- Equipment advances eg swimsuits, golf balls
Provide the FOUR dash points for "environmental considerations."
- Temperature regulation (convection, radiation, conduction, evaporation)
- Climatic conditions (temperature, humidity, wind, rain, altitude, pollution)
- Guidelines for fluid intake
- Acclimitisation
Provide the FIVE dash points for "use of drugs."
- The dangers of performance enhancing drug use, eg physical effects, loss of reputation, sponsorship and income
- For strength (human growth hormone, anabolic steroids)
- For aerobic performance (EPO)
- To mask other drugs (diuretics, alcohol)
- Benefits and limitations of drug testing
Provide the FOUR dash points fopr "rehabilitation procedures."
- Progressive mobilisation
- graduated exercise (stretching, condititioning, total body fitness).
- Training
- Use of heat and cold
Provide the FIVE dash points for "planning a training year."
- Phases of competition (pre-, in-, off-)
- Subphases (macro and microcycles)
- Peaking
- Tapering
- Sport-specific subphases (fitness, skill)
Provide the SIX dash points for "return to play."
- Indicators of readiness for return to play (pain free, degree of mobility)
- Monitoring progress (pre-test and post-test)
- Psychological readiness
- Specific warm-up procedures
- Return to play policies and procedures
- Ethical considerations eg. pressure to participate, use of painkillers.
Provide the FIVE dash points for "sports policy and the sports environment."
- Rules of sports and activities
- Modified rules for children
- Matching of opponents
- Use of protective equipment
- Safe grounds, equipment and facilities
Provide the SIX dash points for "elements to be considered when designing a training session."
- Health and safety considerations
- Providing an overview of the session to athletes
- Warm up and cool down
- Skill instruction and practice
- Conditioning
- Evaluation