Lecture 4 : Evaluating Athletes Needs Flashcards
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what are the two stages of the needs analysis
- an evaluation of the requirements and characteristics of the sport
- an assessment of the athlete
what are the steps of the needs analysis (5)
perform needs analysis
test selection
baseline testing
implement training programme
re-test
what are the three characteristics of the sport that are evaluated in stage 1 of the needs analysis
- physiological demands
- biomechanical demands
- common injuries
what are the physiological demands of the sport
- energetics
- metabolic demands
- conditioning side of it
what are the biomechanical demands of the sport
loads on the athlete
what knowledge is required for an injury profile
- define the injury : type, location, severity
- what are risk factors for injury ?
- establishing the extent of the problem
- prioritising risks for your sport
what is involved in classification of injury
- tissue type
- grade
- acute or chronic ?
tissue types of injuries and what they are commonly associated with
ligament : sprains
muscle tissue : sprains
tendons : tears, ruptures or inflammatory issues
bursa
how are ligaments graded, give a brief description of these grades
ligaments graded 1,2,3
grade 1 : ligament is slightly stretched
grade 2 : rupture of fibres within the ligament (longer time to get back to sport)
grade 3 : full complete rupture (will take much longer to get back to sport)
when is surgery required with ligament injury
when the tissue can not heal itself.
what is an acute injury
something that happens straight away
load that exceeds the tolerance of the tissue
the athlete can tell you what happened
what is a chronic injury
insidious onset, of unknown origin
often underlying pathology linked to this
they can not tell you when it happened
how is the severity of a sporting injury often reported
- medical attention : things like concussions or spinal injuries etc
- time lost : the amount of time away from game or training
difference between injury risk and risk factor
injury risk : what is the probability of injury occurring for any given athlete
risk factor : is something that increases your chances of experiencing injury
what is an intrinsic risk factor
related to the athlete
what is an extrinsic risk factor
related to the environment, equipment or sport
what is a modifiable risk factor
something we can change in order to lower the risk e.g strength, equipment
what is a non modifiable risk factor
something we can not change to lower the risk e.g age, sex
what are examples of physiological intrinsic risk factors for injury
- lack of flexibility
- muscle imbalance
- muscle weakness
- fatigue
training errors that are extrinsic risk factors for injury
increased / excessive volume, frequency or intensity
what is the difference between surveys and surveillance (injuries)
surveys are usually one time events - great for baseline or snap shot data on population
surveillance is an ongoing activity that can be built into day to day operations - best way of monitoring trends and detecting emerging problems
what is the prevalence of injury
the proportion of the total number of cases to the total population at risk with no regard to time at risk
how many players will have this injury in the population
%
what is the incidence of injury
the risk of developing some new condition within a specified period of time
usually expressed as a proportion or rate
how often are we likely to experience these
difference between acute and overuse injury mechanism
acute : load exceeds tissue tolerance (direct contact or non contact)
overuse : tissue tolerance is reduced due to repetitive overload and inadequate remodelling
