Sports Medicine
Improving Performance
Core 1
Core 2
Sports Trivia
100
What is the 3 ways to classify sports injuries?
Direct indirect Soft and hard tissue Overuse
100

What are the 4 types or Aerobic training?

Continuous (uniform), Fartlek, circuit and Long interval

100

What is the role of Epidemiology?

Epidemiology is the study of rates and patterns of illness and disease amongst clearly defined population groups. Epidemiology focuses largely on the gathering and interpretation of statistics. Data derived from epidemiology is used to develop an evidence-based understanding of current health issues.

100
What are the 3 energy systems?
ATP-PC, Lactic Acid, Aerobic
100

Who won the Riverina Football League Grand Final in 1st Grade on Saturday? Bonus point if you know the score 

Gullie beat Ganmain - 48-42

200

How long should ICE be done in the RICER regime?

20 min every 2 hours

24-48 hours

200
What is Tapering?
Tapering is the period of gradually reduced training workloads just prior to an event. Training volume should be reduced by 40-60%. Frequency should be reduced by approximately 20%. Intensity should remain the same.
200
What are the four measures of Epidemiology?
Mortality, Infant Mortality, Morbidity and Life Expectancy
200

What are the 6 principals of training?

- Progressive overload - Specificity - Reversibility - Variety - Training thresholds - warm up and cool down

200

What is the largest sports stadium in Australia?

MCG- Melbourne Cricket Ground

300
What is Thermoregulation?
Thermoregulation is the process that regulates and maintains the body’s temperature at 37 degrees Celsius
300
What are the 3 main types of training should be done in the 'in season' phase?
Fitness, skills and tactics
300
What are advantages and Disadvantages of Medicare?
Advantages: - Provides all Australians access to adequate health care at an affordable or no cost - Free treatment as a public patient in a public hospital – accessible and available - Free/subsidised access to treatment by medical practitioners - GP’s, specialists and some specified services of dentists - Some availability of choice e.g. choice of GP - Availability of bulk –billing - Purchase medicines through the Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme (PBS) Disadvantages: - Some important services are only partially covered or not covered at all e.g. dental,physio - Limited funding creates waiting lists - Limitations to the level of choice available e.g. no choice of doctor in hospital
300

What are the different recovery strategies?

-Neural, Tissue Damage, Psychological and Physiological

300

In elite netball, what is the nickname of the team from West Coast? 

Fever

400
Approx how much fluid should be consumed about every 15-20 min during exercise
300 mL
400
What is overtraining?
Overtraining occurs when excessive training loads and intensities are placed on the athlete without adequate recovery.
400

About how many Australians are diagnosed with lung cancer each year?

around 15,100 cases estimated, lung cancer is estimated to be the fifth most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australia in 2024.

400

What is Kinaesthetic sense and how is it used?

Kinaesthetic sense refers to the sensory information received from the body about their body position and awareness of limbs during a movement. 

A skilled athlete's neuromuscular pathways are trained to 'feel' the movement resulting in better coordination and greater ability to make corrections and modifications while executing the movement.

 The ultimate benefit of kinaesthetic sense is the ability to adjust movement’s part way through execution, as relevant feedback is received.

400

Name the horse and jockey who won the Melbourne Cup in 2024

Without a Fight- Mark Zahara

500
What are the four ways the body looses heat?
Convection, Radiation, Conduction and Evaporation
500

What are some of the negative side effects for males and females if they use Anabolic steroids?

- Liver damage - Heart problems – CVD - Cancer - Depression and aggression - Stunted growth in teenagers – premature closure of the growth plates of the bones - Infertility - Increased acne – affect psychology - Increased aggression and mood swings

500

What are Modifiable, Non-Modifiable and Protective factors and list 3 for each in relation to Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) ?

Modifiable - is something that can be changed 

- Tobacco smoking - High blood pressure - High blood cholesterol - Insufficient physical activity - Being overweight and obesity - Poor nutrition - Type 2 diabetes - Alcohol

Non-Modifiable - is something that can't be changed. - Age - Gender - Heredity

Protective factors - by doing this can reduce the risk of chronic diseases 

- Being sufficiently physically active - Eating a healthy diet - Maintaining a healthy weight - Not smoking - Managing stress - Abstaining from alcohol

500

What is the difference between Anxiety and Arousal?

Anxiety is psychological, that is, comes from the mind of the athlete. State or Trait. 

On the other hand arousal is physiological resulting from bodily responses to a stimulus. Arousal levels required for optimum performance in a sport depend on the individual sport.

500

Name the 6 NRL teams left in the finals series

Panthers, Storm, Roosters, Sharks, Cowboys and Manly 

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