Preventing Injury

Question 1

Name 5 areas to reduce risk

Answer 1

• personal protective equipment
• correct clothing/footwear
• appropriate level of competition
• lifting and carrying equipment safely
• use of warm up and cool down

Question 2

Examples of personal protective equipment

Answer 2

Gum shield
Shin pad
Helmets

Question 3

Examples of correct clothing/footwear

Answer 3

Football boots

Spikes

Question 4

Examples of appropriate level of competition

Answer 4

Age group
Same sex
Levels of ability

Question 5

Examples of lifting and carrying equipment safely

Answer 5

Bending knees

Don’t lift anything too heavy

Question 6

Examples of use of warm up and cool down

Answer 6

Stretching can increase flexibility which helps to prevent a pulled muscle

Question 7

hazards in a sports hall

Answer 7

Water on the floor
Equipment left lying around
Crowding

Question 8

hazards in a fitness centre

Answer 8

Equipment left on floor
No spotters
Bad technique
Lifting too heavy weights

Question 9

Hazards on a playing field

Answer 9

Rubbing on the pitch
Pot holes
Goal posts

Question 10

Hazards on an artificial outdoor area (AstroTurf)

Answer 10

Rubber of 3G Astro

Goal posts

Question 11

Hazards in a swimming pool

Answer 11

Water
Running around the pool
Deep end
Non swimmer