Principles Of Training And Injury Prevention Flashcards
What are some methods to prevent injuries?
Keep hydrated
Correct equipment – clothing
Warm up and cool down
How does preseason training help an athlete?
A football team going on jogs
Football team, practising passing or shooting
How does peak season training help athletes?
Maintain fitness level
Reduce risks and injuries
How does postseason training help an athlete?
Rest and recover from the season
Complete light aerobic training to maintain general fitness and prevent reverse ability
What are the four principles of training?
Specificity
Progressive overload
Reverse ability
Tedium
What does specificity mean?
Matching training to the needs of the sport
What is a progressive overload?
Gradually increasing the amount of work done to improve fitness without the risk of injury
What does FITT stand for?
Frequency intensity time type
What does FITT actually mean?
Frequency how often you train
Intensity, how hard you train?
Time how long you train?
Type the method of training
What is reversibility?
Fitness levels are reduced due to lack of training
What does Tedium mean?
Boredom caused by repeating the same training over and over and over and over and over again