Soc 22-26 Flashcards
Sedative
- a drug that has a calming or sleep-inducing affect
Lifestyle choices
- the choices we make about how we live and behave that impact on our health
High-density lipoprotein (HDL)
- sometimes known as good cholesterol, removed bad cholesterol from the body
Well-being
- the state of being comfortable, healthy or happy.
Health
- A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being
Depressant
- a substance that lowers the level of physiological or nervous activity in the body
Stimulant
- a substance that raises alertness
Lifestyle choices that are important to sport (6)
- Work/rest/sleep balance
- Diet
- Activity level
- Recreational drugs
- Smoking
- Alcohol
Effects of smoking (3)
- Shortness of breath/reduced lung capacity
- Heart Disease
- Bronchitis and lung disease
Effects of Alcohol (6)
- Affect the way your brain works, changing your behaviour and making it harder for you to think clearly
- Damage your heart and circulatory system causing high blood pressure
- Lead to liver damage
- Cause your pancreas to produce toxic substances
- Increase your risk of developing some cancers including mouth, liver and breast cancer
- Weakens your immune system, making your body an easier target for disease.
Negative lifetsyle choices can (6) :
- Reduce life expectancy
- Result in osteoporosis
- Lead to type 2 diabetes
- Increase liklihood of cancer
- Lead to coronary heart disease
- Trigger depression
Positive lifestyle choices prevent :
- stress/depression
- long-term illnesses
Positive lifestyle choices can (6) :
- increase life expectancy
- increase confidence/self-esteem
- generate happiness
- improve relationships
- improve memory
- improve educational acheivement
Open skill
where the situation is always changing e.g. football and basketball
Closed skill
in a stable, predictable environment, tend to be self-paced e.g. a penalty, a conversion
Basic skill
a skill that the player finds easy and needs little concentration to do e.g. a 5-yard pass in football
Complex skill
needs the player’s complete concentration and it is usually technically difficult to perform e.g. smash in tennis
Low organistion skill
has clear, simple phases or parts e.g. a set shot in basketball
High organisation skill
has a complicated phases or parts e.g. a somersualt in trampolining
Massed practice
where the skill is practiced until it is learnt without taking a break - normally with experienced higher level athletes
Distributed practice
where a skill is practiced over several sessions with rest breaks - normally for lower level
Fixed practice
where a skill is practised over and over again until it is perfected e.g. closed skill, free throw
Variable practice
involves practising a skill in a variety of situations - essential for open skills
Visual guidance
a visual demonstration of a skill with the correct technique, or the use of videos and photos
Verbal guidance
an explanation of how to complete a skill, often used alongside visual guidance.
Manual Guidance
when the coach is actually in contact with the learner as they peform a skill