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Question 1

SM: ways to classify sports injuries

Answer 1

• direct and indirect
• soft or hard tissue
• overuse

Question 2

SM: soft tissue injuries

Answer 2

• tears, sprains, contusions
• skin abrasions, lascerations, blisters
• inflammatory response

Question 3

SM: hard tissue injuries

Answer 3

• fractures

- dislocations

Question 4

SM: assessment of injuries

Answer 4

• TOTAPS

Question 5

SM: children and young athletes

Answer 5

• medical conditions: epilepsy, asthma, diabetes
• overuse injuries (stress fractures)
• thermoregulation
• appropriateness of resistance training

Question 6

SM: adult and aged athletes

Answer 6

• heart conditions
• flexibility and joint mobility
• bone density and fractures

Question 7

SM: female athletes

Answer 7

• eating disorders
• iron deficiency
• bone density
• pregnancy

Question 8

SM: physical preparation

Answer 8

• pre-screening
• skill and technique
• physical fitness
• warm up, stretching and cool down

Question 9

SM: sports policy and sport environment

Answer 9

• rules of sports and activities
• modified rules for children
• matching of opponents (growth, skill, development)
• use of protective equipment
• safe grounds, equipment and facilities

Question 10

SM: environmental considerations

Answer 10

• temperature regulation (convection, radiation, conduction, evaporation)
• climatic conditions (temperature, humidity, rain, win, altitude, pollution)
• guidelines for fluid intake
• acclimatisation

Question 11

SM: taping and bandaging

Answer 11

• preventative taping
• taping for isolation of injury
• bandaging for immediate treatment of injury

Question 12

SM: rehabilitation procedures

Answer 12

• progressive mobilisation
• gradual exercise (stretching, conditioning, total body fitness)
• training
• use of heat and cold

Question 13

SM: return to play

Answer 13

• indicators of readiness to 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 (e.g. pressure to participate, use of painkillers)

Question 14

IP: aerobic training

Answer 14

• continuous
• fartlek
• long interval

Question 15

IP: flexibility training

Answer 15

• dynamic
• static
• ballistic

Question 16

IP: initial planning considerations

Answer 16

• performance and fitness needs (individual and team)
• schedule of events and competition
• climate and season

Question 17

IP: planning a training year (periodisation)

Answer 17

• phases of competition (pre during and post)
• subphases (Macro and microcycle)
• peaking
• tapering
• sport specific components (health and skill related components)

Question 18

IP: elements to be considered when designing a training session

Answer 18

• health and safety considerations
• overview of session (goal specific)
• warm up and cool down
• skill instruction and practice
• conditioning
• evaluation

Question 19

IP: planning to avoid overtraining

Answer 19

• amount and intensity of training
• physiological considerations (lethargy, injury)
• psychological considerations (loss of motivation)

Question 20

IP: use of drugs

Answer 20

• dangers of performance enhancing drugs (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

Question 21

IP: use of technology

Answer 21

• training innovations (lactate threshold testing, biomechanics analysis)
• equipment advances (speedo LZR swimsuit, golf balls, nike shoe)