Syllabus Dot Points Flashcards
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Meauring Health Status
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- Role of Epidemiology
- Measures of Epidemiology (Mortality, Infant Mortality, Morbitdity, Life Expectancy)
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Identifying Priority Health Issues
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- Social Justice Princples
- Priority Population Group
- Prevelance of Condition
- Potential for Prevention and Early Intervention
- Costs to the Individual and Community
3
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Groups Experiencing Health Inequalities
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- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Peoples
- Eldery
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High Levels of Preventable Chronic Disease, Injury and Mental Health Problems
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- Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer (Lung, Breast and Skin) and Diabetes
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A Growing and Ageing Population
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- Healthy Ageing
- Increased Population Living with Chronic Disease and Disability
- Demand for Health Services and Workforce Shortages
- Availability of Carers and Volunteers
6
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Health Care in Australia
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- Range and Types of Health Facilities and Services
- Responsibility for Health Facilities and Services
- Equity of Access to Health Facilities and Services
- Health Care Expenditure versus Expenditure on Early Intervention and Prevention
- Impact of Emerging New Treatments and Technologies on Health Care, eg cost and access, benefits of early detection
- Health Insurance: Medicare and Private
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Complementary and Alternative Health Care Approaches
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- Reasons for Growth of Complementary and Alternative Health Products and Services
- Range of Products and Services Available
- How to make Informed Consumer Choices
8
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Health Promotion based on the Five Action Areas of the Ottawa Charter
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- Levels of Responsibility for Health Promotion
- The benefits of partnerships in Health Promotion eg government sector, non-government agencies and the local community
- How Health Promotion based on the Ottawa Charter promotes Social Justice
- The Ottawa Charter in Action `
9
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Energy Systems
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- Alactacid System (ATP/PC)
- Lactic Acid System
- Aerobic System
10
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Types of Training and Training Methods
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- Aerobic eg continous, fartlek, aerobic interval, circuit
- Anaerobic eg anaerobic interval
- Flexibility eg static, ballistic, PNF, dynamic
- Strength Training eg free/fixed weights, elastic, hydraulic
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Principles of Training
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- Progressive Overload
- Specificity
- Reversibility
- Variety
- Training Thresholds
- Warm up and Cool Down
12
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Physiological Adaptions in Response to Training
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- Resting Heart Rate
- Stroke Volume and Cardiac Output
- Oxygen Uptake and Lung Capacity
- Hamogloblin Level
- Musc;e Hypertrophy
- Effect on Fast/Slow Twitch Muscle Fibres
13
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Motivation
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- Postive and Negative
- Intrinsic and Extrinsic
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Anxiety and Arousal
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- Trait and State Anxiety
- Sources of Stress
- Optimal Arousal
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Psychological Strategies to Enhance Motivation and Manage Anxiety
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- Concentration/Attention Skills (Focusing)
- Mental Rehearsal/Visualisation/Imagery
- Relexation Techniques
- Goal-setting
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Nutritional Considerations
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- Pre-Peformance
- During Performance
- Post-Peformance
17
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Supplementation
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- Vitamins/Minerals
- Protein
- Caffiene
- Creatine Products
18
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Recovery Strategies
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- Physiological Strategies eg cool down, hydration
- Neural Strategies eg hydrotherapy, massage
- Tissue Damage Strategies eg cyrotherapy
- Psychological Strategies eg relaxation
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Stages of Skill Acquisition
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- Cognitive
- Associative
- Autonomous
20
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Characteristics of the Learner
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- Personality
- Heredity
- Confidence
- Prior Experience
- Ability
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The Learning Environment
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- Nature of the Skill (open, closed, gross, fine, discrete,serial,self-paced, externally paced)
- The Performance Elements (Decision-making, Strategic and Tatical Development)
- Pratice Methods (Massed, Distibuted, Whole, Part)
- Feedback (Internal, External, Concurrent, Delayed, Knowledge of Results, Knowledge of Performance)
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Assessment of Skill and Performance
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- Characteristics of Skilled Performers eg kinaesthetic sense, anticipation, consistency, technique
- Objective and Subjective Performance Measures
- Validity and Reliability of Tests
- Personal Versus Prescribed Judging Criteria
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Ways to Classify Sport Injuries
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- Direct and Indirect
- Soft and Hard Tissue
- Overuse
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Soft Tissue Injuries
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- Tears, Sprains, Contusions
- Skin Abrasion, Lacerations, Blisters
- Inflammatory Response
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Hard Tissue Injuries
- Fractures
| - Dislocations
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Assessment of Injuries
- TOTAPS (Talk, Observe, Touch, Active and Passive Movement, Skills Test)
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Children and Young Athletes
- Medical Conditions (Asthma, Diabetes, Epilepsy)
- Overuse Injuries (Stress Fractures)
- Thermoregulation
- Appropriateness of Resistance Training
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Adult and Aged Athletes
- Heart Conditions
- Fractures/Bone Density
- Flexibility/Joint Mobility
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Female Athletes
- Eating Disorders
- Iron Deficiency
- Bone Density
- Pregnancy
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Physical Preparation
- Pre-screening
- Skill and Technique
- Physical Fitness
- Warm Up, Stretching and Cool Down
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Sports Policy and the Sports Environment
- Rules of Sports and Activities
- Modified Rules for Children
- Matching of Opponents eg growth and development, skill level
- Use of Protective Equipment
- Safe Grounds, Equipment, and Facilities
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Environmental Considerations
- Temperature Regulation (convection, radiation, conduction, evaporation)
- Climatic Conditions (temperature, humidity, wind, rain, altitude, poluttion)
- Guidelines for Fluid Intake
- Acclimisation
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Taping and Bandaging
- Preventative Taping
- Taping for Isolation of Injury
- Bandaging for Immediate Treatment of Injury
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Rehabilitation Procedures
- Progress Mobilisation
- Graduated Exercise (stretching, conditioning, total body fitness)
- Training
- Use of Heat and Cold
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Return to Play
- Indicators of Readiness for Return to Play (pain free, degree of mobility)
- Monitoring Progress (pre-test and post-test)
- Psychological Readiness
- Specific Warm Up Procedures
- Return to Play Policies and Procedures
- Ethical Considerations eg pressure to particpate, use of painkillers
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Aerobic Training
- Continous/Uniform
- Fartlek
- Long Interval
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Anaerobic Training (Power and Speed)
- Developing Power Through Resistance/Weight Training
- Plyrometrics
- Short Interval
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Flexibility Training
- Static
- Dynamic
- Ballistic
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Skill Training
- Drills Practice
- Modified and Small-Sided Games
- Games for Specific Outcomes, eg decision making, tactical awareness
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Initial Planning Considerations
- Performance and Fitness Needs (individual, team)
- Schedule of Events/Competition
- Climate and Season
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Planning a Training Year (Periodisation)
- Phases of Competition (pre-season, in-season and off-season phases)
- Subphases (macro and microcycles)
- Peaking
- Tapering
- Sport Specific Subphases (fitness components, skill requirements)
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Elements to be Considered When Designing a Training Session
- Health and Safety Considerations
- Providing an Overview of the Session to Athletes (goal-specific)
- Warm Up and Cool Down
- Skill Instruction and Practice
- Conditioning
- Evaluation
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Planning to Avoid Overtraining
- Amount and Intensity of Training
- Physiological Considerations eg lethargy, injury
- Psychological Considerations eg loss of motivation
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Use of Drugs
- The Dangers of Performance Enhancing Drug Use eg physcial effects loss of reputation, sponsorship and income
- For Strength (human growth hormone, anabolic steriods)
- For Aerobic Peformance (EPO)
- To Mask Other Drugs (Diuretics)
- Benefits and Limitations of Drug Testing
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Use of Technology
- Training Innovation eg lactate threshold training, biomechanical analysis
- Equipment Advances eg swimsuits, golf ball
