Injury Prevention

Question 1

What is screening?

Answer 1

A test or questions used to identify any problems.

Question 2

What are the purposes of screening?

Answer 2

• Identify past or current injuries and prevent further injuries

• Identify muscle imbalances, assess joint mobility and identify postural weaknesses

• Identify cardiac risks or other general risks

• Identify suitable rehabilitation programmes

Question 3

Give examples of protective equipment

Answer 3

Shin pads, gum shield, goalie gloves

Question 4

What is the purpose of a warm-up?

Answer 4

• Raise body temperature

• Increased blood flow (thus increased O2 availability) to the muscles

• Increased elasticity of the muscles

• Prepare joints and tendons for strenuous activity

• Increased heart rate

• Increased respiratory rate

Question 5

What are the four types of flexibility training?

Answer 5

• Ballistic - using swinging and bouncing movements

• Active - when a stretched position is held by the contraction of an agonist muscle

• Passive - use of an external force to help the stretched position

• Static - when a muscle is held in a stationary position for 10 seconds or more

Question 6

What can you use to secure weak joints?

Answer 6

Taping and bracing