strategies and practices aimed at reducing the risk of injuries during physical activity or sport

maintaining adequate fluid levels in the body to support physical performance and prevent dehydration during exercise

excessive exercise without adequate rest and recovery, leading to fatigue, decreased performance, and increased risk of injury

the correct method or form used to perform exercises or movements

Injury prevention

Physical education

Warming up and cooling down

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 and injury prevention

Which of the following might a hockey player wear to prevent injuries during a game?

strategies and practices aimed at reducing the risk of injuries

maintaining adequate fluid levels in the body to support performance

excessive exercise without adequate rest or recovery

the correct method or form used to perform exercises

try to exercise as frequently as possible

ensure you get an appropriate amount of rest and recovery

ensure you leave a long time between exercise sessions

What is the best way to avoid overtraining?

Place these things to remember when lifting something heavy in the correct order.

lateral support to stop the foot from rolling during sideways movement

Match the feature of sports footwear to its sport.

When someone is lifting heavy weights in the gym, they could ask someone to act as a {{ }} to check they use correct technique and help them if they begin to struggle. 

What is the most important reason for wearing appropriate footwear in sport and physical activity?

activities designed to prepare the body for exercise

period of light exercise after a workout to help promote recovery

taking time off from physical activity to allow muscles to heal

the proper form and body positioning during exercise to avoid injury

Which of these principles of training means to gradually increase the stress placed upon the body during training?

Match the protective equipment most commonly associated with each sport.

taking more rest days to improve endurance

reducing workout intensity after an injury

increasing the intensity or duration of exercise gradually over time

Which of these would be a good application of progressive overload?

If you fail to replace fluids lost through sweat during physical activity, you will become...

Injury prevention

Lesson outcome