Sports Physiology Flashcards

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what are the 5 aspects of a warm up

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pulse raiser
mobility
stretching
dynamic movement
skill rehearsal

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what is pulse raiser

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light/gentle activity e.g jogging this helps raise the herat rate and starts vascular shunt

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what is mobility

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moving joints through a whole range of movement in a controlled way. we do this to increase the flexibility of ligaments and tendons

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what is stretching

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this is a type of movement to help increase flexibility in muscles

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what is dynamic movement

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this involves things such as shuttle runs and agility runs this prepares muscles and joints for explosive movement

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what is skill rehearsal

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this involves practicing basic skills this allows the performer to play at a peak performance and is part of mental preparation

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whta is a cool down

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a cool down is done after sport to help remove waste product and decrease heart rate

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what are the two aspects of cool down

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low intensity jog and stretching 30 second per stretch

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what are the five main methods to prevent injury in sport

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conducting a warm up and cool down

using the correct clothing/ forswear

wearing PPE

ensuring the level of competition is appropriate

lifting/ carrying equipment correctly

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why do you need to wear the correct kit when playing sport

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for example in football you need to wear football boots otherwise u will slip over

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what is the point in wearing PPe

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this is important as it prevent you for getting serious injury e.g box in cricket and shin pads in football

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what is the point in ensuring competition matched

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this ensures the game in even and is prevents dangerous things happening

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why do you have to be careful when carrying things

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this stops you dropping it o you or other things

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what is a hazard

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something that has potential to cause harm

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what is a risk

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the chance someone will be harmed by a hazard

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what is the environmental continuum

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this tells us how open or closed is e.g an open play pass in open and a penalty is closed

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what is the difficulty continuum

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this tells us how easy/ difficult each skill is

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what are the classifications of a skill

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fluent
aesthetic
efficient
pre- determined
co-ordination

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what is a motor skill

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an action or a task has a target or goal and that requires voulantay body/and or limb movement to achieve that goal

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what is a skillful movement

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this is one which has a predetermined objective in accomplished with maximum efficiency with minimum outlet by energy

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21
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why do athletes set goals

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for exercise and training adhesive

to help motivate the performer to try their best and work hard to achieve the goal

to improve the persons performance as the goal will be challenging but realistic this causes the athlete to get better/ fitter

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what are the aspects of smart goals

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specific
measurable
achievable
recorded
Timed

23
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what does specific stand for

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goals must be to the point about what you want to achieve or a part of a performance you want to improve

24
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what does measurable stand for

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you must have a way of knowing when the goal has been met. usually this is alphanumeric e.g distance or time.

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what does achievable stand for

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goals should be challenging but they should still be able to be reached

26
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what does recorded stand for

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goals should be written down before you start working towards them. This allows the athlete to monitor progress

27
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what does timed stand for

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goals should be set with a time in which they should be completed

28
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what is mental preparation for

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sports performers use many mental preparations techniques before competing. these help the athlete to be focus calm and confident going into event allowing them to compete at Theiler highest level

29
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what are the four main mental preparation techniques

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imagery
mental rehearsal
selective attention
positive thinking

30
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what is imagery

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being overexcited and can lead to poor performance. athlete use imagery can involve the athlete imaging themselves using all their senses

31
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what is mental rehearsal

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here the athlete familiarizes the athlete with competition site a race course

reduce negative thoughts by confusing on positive outcomes

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what is selective attention

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where performers focus on specific objects for short periods of time

this allows the athlete to focus on important details and time out unimportant matters

33
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what is positive thinking in sport

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here this motivated the athlete by recalling images of their goals of success in a past competition

they tell themselves or team mates to focus or encourage them

34
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what are the different types of guidance in sport

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visual guidance
verbal guidance
manual guidance
mechanical guidance

35
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what is visual guidance

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this is often use when teaching motor skills so that the performer can see whole action.

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what are the advantages of visual guidance

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provides the learner with a mental iamge.
good for less complex skills

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what are the disadvantages of visual guidance

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must be accurate to learn correctly

can overload beginners

can de motivated the learners of the skill

38
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what is verbal guidance

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this is often used with a demonstration to talk though the skill

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what are the advantages of verbal guidance

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can be given quickly

it alows the key information and feedback to be immediate

40
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what are the disadvantages of verbal guidance

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can give to much information

learners could be bored/ confused

players must understand the basics

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what is manual guidance

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this is used in complex/ dangerous skills. teachers/ coaches will use a hands o approach to ensure support

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what are the advantages of manual guidance

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builds confidence
reduces danger

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what are the disadvantages of manual guidance

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learners becomes dependent on support

the proximity of the coach can cause issues for both

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what is mechanical guidance

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this involves using a piece of equipment to support the learner whitest practicing the skill

45
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what are the advantages of mechanical guidance

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builds confidence
much safer

46
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what are the disadvantages of mechanical guidance

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learner becomes dependent on support

the fell of the movement with the guidance is different to guidance to actual movement

47
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what is feedback

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sports people use and rely on feedback to get better st their sport. there are six types of feedback

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what is positive feedback

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this helps to reinforce the learning of a skills as it allows the performer to know they have done it well this encourages/ motivates them

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what is negative feedback

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involves giving information about an successful outcome. it can be used to build strategies

50
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what is intrinsic feedback

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this feedback happens within the performer. the athlete will be able to tell how a skill has been performed from the way it felt

51
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what was extrinsic feedback

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Extrinsic feedback is that which is given from an external source such as the coach, other athletes, parents and spectators.

52
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what is knowledge of performance

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this can come from a performer seeing the results of their actions or another person

53
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what is knowledge of results

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knowledge of the technique you have used during your race/ game