Soc10: Preventing Injury

Question 1

Warming up/ cooling down

Answer 1

Your body begins to get warm and your muscles are no longer tight which prevents injury like a strain

Question 2

Equipment and facilities

Answer 2

Organisers and officials need to check for safety before and activity.
For example: a footballer has got shin pads on
the conditions of the pitch

Question 3

Playing by the rules

Answer 3

• all games and sports and rules so that there can be a fair competition
• rules that ensure players safety: if rules are broken participants are punished

Question 4

Using the correct principles of training

Answer 4

• apply the FITT principle
• specificity
• progressive overload
• rest and recovery
• avoid overtraining

Question 5

Overuse injury

Answer 5

• sustained from repeated action

- shin splint

Question 6

Acute injury

Answer 6

• a sudden injury that is usually associated with a dramatic event
• in football going into a tackle you could break your leg