Health Priorities in Australia
Name one group experiencing health inequities other than Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
socioeconomically disadvantaged people
people in rural and remote areas
overseas-born people
the elderly
people with disabilities
Stages of skill acquisition:
Cognitive
Associative
Autonomous
Assessment of injuries:
TOTAPS (talk, observe, touch, active movement, passive movement, skills test)
Use of technology:
training innovation, eg lactate threshold testing, biomechanical analysis
equipment advances, eg swimsuits, golf ball
How many NBA teams are there?
30
Five action areas of the Ottawa Charter:
Creating supportive environments
Reorienting health services
Building healthy public policy
Strengthening community action
Developing personal skills
Characteristics of the learner (at least four):
Personality
Heredity
Confidence
Prior experience
Ability
Adult and aged athletes:
Heart conditions
Fractures/bone density
Flexibility/joint mobility
Planning to avoid overtraining
amount and intensity of training
physiological considerations, eg lethargy, injury
psychological considerations, eg loss of motivation.
Central NSW
Research and analyse CVD, cancer and ONE other condition listed by investigating:
the nature of the problem
extent of the problem (trends)
risk factors and protective factors
the sociocultural, socioeconomic and environmental determinants
groups at risk
Principles of training:
Progressive overload
Specificity
Reversibility
Variety
Training thresholds
Warm up and cool down
Physical preparation:
pre-screening
skill and technique
physical fitness
warm up, stretching and cool down
Strength training
- resistance training, eg elastic,hydraulic
- weight training, eg plates, dumbbells
- isometric training
Aerobic training
- continuous/uniform
- fartlek
- long interval
Sebastian Korda plays what sport professionally?
Tennis
Identifying priority health issues:
social justice principles
priority population groups
prevalence of condition
potential for prevention and early intervention
costs to the individual and community
Physiological adaptations in response to training:
resting heart rate
stroke volume and cardiac output
oxygen uptake and lung capacity
haemoglobin level
muscle hypertrophy
effect on fast/slow twitch muscle fibres
Rehabilitation procedures:
progressive mobilisation
graduated exercise (stretching, conditioning, total body fitness)
training
use of heat and cold
elements to be considered when designing a training session:
health and safety considerations
providing an overview of the session to athletes (goal-specific)
warm up and cool down
skill instruction and practice
conditioning
evaluation
The Panamera is a model of which car brand?
Porsche
Health care in Australia:
- range and types of health facilities and services
- responsibility for health facilities and services
- equity of access to health facilities and services
- health care expenditure versus expenditure on early intervention and prevention
- impact of emerging new treatments and technologies on health care, eg cost and access, benefits of early detection
- health insurance: Medicare and private
Analyse each energy system by exploring:
– source of fuel
– efficiency of ATP production
– duration that the system can operate
– cause of fatigue
– by-products of energy production
– process and rate of recovery
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.
Planning a training year (periodisation):
phases of competition (pre-season,in-season and off-season phases)
subphases (macro and microcycles)
peaking
tapering
sport-specific subphases (fitness components, skill requirements)
Name the NRL premiership winners from 2017-2021.
2017 - Melbourne Storm
2018 - Sydney Roosters
2019 - Sydney Roosters
2020 - Melbourne Storm
2021 - Penrith Panthers