- healthy ageing
- increased population living with chronic disease and disability
- demand for health services and workforce shortages
- availability of carers and volunteers
A growing and ageing population
200
- progressive overload
- reversibility
- variety
- training thresholds
- warm up and cool down
Principles of training
200
- continuous/uniform
- fartlek
- long interval
aerobic training:
200
TOTAPS (talk, observe, touch, active and passive movement, skills test)
assessment of injuries
200
- preventative taping
- taping for isolation of injury
- bandaging for immediate treatment of injury
taping and bandaging
300
- social justice principles
- priority population groups
- prevalence of condition
- potential for prevention and early intervention
- costs to the individual and community
psychological strategies to enhance motivation and manage anxiety
300
- performance and fitness needs (individual and team)
- schedule of events/competitions
- climate and season
Initial planning considerations
300
- heart conditions
- fractures/bone density
- flexibility/ joint mobility
adult and aged athletes
300
- indicators of readiness for return to play (pain free, degree of mobility)
- monitoring progress (pre-test and post-test)
return to play
400
- reasons for growth of complimentary and alternative health products and services
- range of products and services available
- how to make informed consumer choices
Complementary and alternative health care approaches
400
- vitamins and minerals
- protein
- caffeine
- creatine products
supplementation
400
- health and safety considerations
- providing an overview of the season to athletes (goal-specific)
- warm up and cool down
- skill instruction and practice
- conditioning
- evaluation
Elements to be considered when designing a training session
400
- pre-screening
- skill and technique
- physical fitness
- warm up, stretching and cool down
physical preperation
400
- progressive mobilisation
- graduated exercise (stretching, conditions, total body fitness)
- training
- use of heat and cold
rehabilitation procedures
500
- responsibility for health facilities and services
- equity of access to health facilities and services
- health care expenditure verses expenditure on early intervention and prevention
Health care in Australia
500
- characteristics of skilled performers e.g. kinaesthetic sense, anticipation, consistency, technique
- objective and subjective performance measures
- validity and reliability of tests
- personal versus prescribes judging criteria
assessment of skill and performance
500
- amount and intensity of training
- physiological considerations, eg lethargy, injury
- psychological considerations, eg loss of motivation
Planning to avoid overtraining
500
- rules of sports and activities
- modified rules for children
- matching of opponents, e.g growth and development, skill level
- use of protective equipment
- safe grounds, equipment and facilities
sports policy and the sports environment
500
- psychological readiness
- specific warm-up procedures
- ethical considerations, eg pressure to participate, use of painkillers