week 6 Flashcards
describe sports participation ( x2)
- participation is the most visible form of physical activity
- participation is increasing on a national and international level.
what is the 10,000 hour rule of deliberate practice
” a complex task requires a critical minimum level of practice” and the magic number is 10,000 hours.
what is selection for a coach during team sports?
- do they have primary skill requirments= specific to the sport
- size and physique= tall ( good for basketball), lean ( good for endurance events)
- size related to maturity level- timing and tempo
what are the concerns about selection from coaches ( x3)
1- children can drop out
2- injury or overuse injuries
3- social and psychological development.
adolescent athlete attributions ( maturation consideration) what are the 2 age groups considered and why
1- 9 -14 yrs = maturation association variation in size is apparent.
2- 15-17 years= catch up of late maturing adolescence, closing performance gap due to size
adolescent athlete attributes ( age at menarche) ( x3 descriptions)
1- clinically delayed= 14 years and above
2- most athletes experience menarche around average
3- appears delayed in gymnastics, ballet and figure skating
adolescent athlete attributes ( motor performance of young athletes) ( x3)
1- assumed that athletes perform better on motor skill tasks
2- divers have a consistently higher jump
3- distance runners and skiers- have similar motor performance than non- athletes
adolescent athlete attributes ( ballet dancers and peak height velocity) ( x3)
1- shorter statures during early adolescence
2- statute during late adolescence
3- indication of late maturation
adolescent athlete attributes ( training effects on adiposity) ( x4)
1- training = decreased fatness in males and females
2- in some cases increased lean mass
3- changing in fatness from training intensity
4- decrease fat at beginning of season and slightly increase toward end
what are the three disorders females can get while doing sport
1- disordered eating
2- amenorrhea
3- osteoporosis
what are the two diagnosis of disordered eating and describe what they are
1- anorexia nervosa= weight loss from self starvation
- signs include ( abnormality of reductive organs , minimal body fat and dry skin
- criteria for athletes= excessive fear of becoming obese, restricted calorie intake , weight loss, no medial disorder
2- bulimia nervosa= binge eating followed by purging behaviour.
- body is distorted and there is a drive for thinness. BUT weight is maintained making it harder to detect
signs= fluctuation in weight, tooth decay
what are 5 complications of an eating disorder?
1- impaired athletic performance
2- depression
3- infertility
4- changes to cvd health
5- death
what is a disease of fertility dysfunction and describe what it is
amenorrhea= where the athlete has not reached menarche at 16 years or absence of 3-6 menstrual cycles.
what is osgood scatters disease ( x4)
1- very common in children aged 11-15 years
2- causes partial or complete avulsion of tibial tubercle
3- considerable reduction in activity is required
4- quadriceps stretching is encouraged
what is severs disease ( x6)
- also known as calcanea apophysitis
- 2nd most common os disease
- typically in younger athletes 7-11
- increased tension in gastrocnemius
- calf stretching is encouraged
- heel raises
