Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire

something used or worn during an activity with the specific aim of reducing the risk of injury

an injury caused when a muscle or joint is used repetitively over time and the stress causes injury

PAR-Qs and injury prevention

Physical education

Warm up and cool down

Sport specific injuries and RICE treatment

Performance enhancing drugs

This unit unpicks the many factors to be considered to prevent injury in sport. It focussess on the effective delivery of both warm up and cool down components of training.

Physical training: injury, injury prevention and performance enhancing drugs

used in martial arts and signalled by the colour of belt being worn

used in boxing with categories separating competitors 

typically used in school and youth sport, eg. under 9

We can try to limit the risk of injury by matching participants together based on certain characteristics. Match up the characteristic to the example.

Which of these facilities are most associated with the injury risk?

be reasonably sure you can exercise safely

seek professional medical guidance before starting exercise

start your training programme but be prepared to stop if you feel unwell

change your training programme to something more suitable

If you answer yes to any question on the PAR-Q, what should you do?

progressive overload and rest and recovery

The two most important principles of training to apply in order to avoid overuse injuries are:

"Don't do too much too soon" is another way of saying to use which principle of training?

We must abide by the {{}} of the game in order to keep everyone involved safe.

Match the sport to the protective equipment used.

Which of these is not a principle of training?

Which of these items of protective clothing are mandatory in amateur boxing?

assessing a person's health status to identify potential risks before exercise

monitoring a person’s exercise performance during physical activity

providing a detailed treatment plan for health conditions

What does the term health screening mean in relation to physical activity?

Runners knee is a injury suffered by long distance runners. What do you think is the cause?

PAR-Qs and injury prevention

Lesson outcome