Outdoor and Adventurous Activities - risks, percieved and actual
Outdoor and Adventurous Activities Situation 1 . How would the children be feeling as the day progresses? At the beginning of the day my guess would be that the children would be feeling fairly anxious or nervous at the fact at what they were about to experience, but they would find comfort in the fact that their teacher is experienced in hiking and they will also be feeling excited. As the day progresses they will grow in confidence in both their hiking and knowing their surroundings, I think that their anxiety and nervousness will have dissolved and by the end of the day they will have full confidence that they can hike the walk again, knowing they'd be safe. 2. Would their pre-trip preparations have increased or decreased their feelings of fear, danger and apprehension? In my opinion the group's pre-trip preparations could have both increased or decreased their fear or apprehension. It may have increased or decrease it because it gives the group an insight of what they will be taking part in, this could frighten the group and because they don't know exactly what it may be like, they could perceive the risk and danger to be greater than the actual risk. It also could work the other way because when it gives an insight of the hike, they may get more excited and more confident in being able to do the hike which will decrease their perceived risk and will increase their
Discuss how modern technology aids an athlete's preparation for competition
Discuss how modern technology aids an athlete's preparation for competition Modern technology has become increasingly involved and important in preparing an athlete for competition. New machines and facilities are constantly being developed in order to make sure that athletes have the best possible advantage over other athletes. This can be in terms of using state of the art gym equipment, training at the most advanced facilities, having access to hypoxic tents and other such equipment or resources that allow coaches and athletes to analyse their own performance. It can be argued that modern technology has both positive and negative consequences for sport and athletes. One of the ways in which athletes have benefited from modern technology is by the specific feedback they can now have regarding their performance. For example, underwater cameras have been developed for swimming, which allows the swimmers' every stroke to be watched and analysed from under the water, and from this feedback can be given by the coach and swimmer themselves about how to improve and make their stroke even more effective. However, it can be argued that these cameras shouldn't be used as they can be dangerous; in the 2004 Olympics, Sarah Price badly hurt her leg due to getting it caught on an underwater camera during warm up. Furthermore, there are also issues with grants given. Many small swimming
Describe arousal, anxiety and stress including their causes. Explain effects on performance.
Describe arousal, anxiety and stress including their causes. (P3) Explain effects on performance. (M2) Arousal Arousal is the amount of mental energy or preparedness a person has prior to performance. Being aroused has different effects on the body and mind being aroused will make you fell mentally excites, have an increased pulse, blood pressure and temperature. Sweating is likely to occur as having butterfly's in your stomach your focus will increase as you set yourself into the zone you are playing in. There are different levels of arousal under aroused, optimum arousal and over arousal. Being under aroused gives you a slow RT your attention span and concentration goes broad and you have slow reaction and stimuli. Being over aroused will lead to being highly excited, having a decrease in motor control leading to poor execution of skills. Attention span becomes narrow giving tunnel vision and making poor decisions. Optimum arousal makes the athlete physically and mentally prepares for action, making them make good decision and execute skills accurately the athlete will also have a quick RT. Optimum levels of arousal are affected by how difficult or intellectual a sport is, how much cognitive energy it requires, and how much endurance and persistence the sport/task needs. For example, the arousal levels in a Rugby team training session are likely to be higher
The Body In Action Assignment. Energy systems.
Energy Systems (P8) (M6) The body has several energy systems such as 'Creatine Phosphate Energy System', 'Lactic Acid Energy' and the two main energy systems are 'Aerobic Energy System' and 'Anaerobic Energy System'. The aerobic energy system produces the largest amount of energy, although at the lowest intensity, therefore at the start of exercise the body cannot deliver oxygen to the muscles quick enough to initiate the complex chemical reactions which occur during aerobic metabolism. The aerobic system utilises fat, carbohydrates and proteins which allows an unlimited supply of ATP as long there is oxygen present. For the aerobic energy system long distance running would be the sporting or exercising activity. There are three sections in the aerobic system: * Glycolysis * Krebs Cycle * Electron Transport Chain (ETC) Glycolysis is an ATP generating metabolic process that occurs in nearly all living cells in which glucose is converted in a series of steps to pyruvic acid. Krebs cycle is a series of enzymatic reactions in aerobic organisms involving oxidative metabolism of acetyl units and producing high-energy phosphate compounds, which serve as the main source of cellular energy. Electron transport chain is a group of compounds that pass electron from one to another via redox reactions coupled with the transfer of proton across a membrane to create a proton
I am going to write about technology and media in sport. Im going to describe and explain the influence and effects of the media and technology in sport.
Influence of media in sport in UK: Introduction: I am going to write about technology and media in sport. I'm going to describe and explain the influence and effects of the media and technology in sport. This information might give you some knowledge about things that happened in the past in Olympics. The media has changed a lot throughout the years, they used to have to wait and find out the score the next day. Or they would try to access the score threw the radio where as now the can go online and find out right away. The media can make people feel a certain way by what they write. What is Media? Mass media exists in many different forms such as: * Magazines * Television * Newspapers * Internet * Movies * Books * Radio * Video games Television: TV is the most widely used telecommunication medium for giving moving images that are either black and white or color, usually it has sound. TV has been available from the late 1920s; television became very popular in a matter of years. Newspaper: A newspaper is a regularly scheduled publication containing news, information, and advertising, usually printed on relatively inexpensive. Radio: Radio was well known and used well before television, radio was so popular because you could listen to it when you were travelling somewhere and needed to know the news. The radio gives information about many different
"Like all traditions, the Olympic movement is a mixture of adoption, adaption and invention" (Tomlinson and Whannel) - Outline how these elements can be traced in the development of the modern Olympic Games.
"Like all traditions, the Olympic movement is a mixture of adoption, adaption and invention" (Tomlinson and Whannel) Outline how these elements can be traced in the development of the modern Olympic Games. Over the years the Olympics has adopted and adapted different aspects of the ancient Olympic Games, as well inventing new events and proceedings in order to bring the games into the modern era. When De Coubertin first started to try and re-build the Olympics he didn't want them to be the same as the ancient version but there are still many parts of the games that involve some of the old aspects. When Tomlinson and Whannel mentioned adoption in their statement, they were probably talking about how some of the Ancient Olympic ideas where accepted and approved by the new International Olympic Committee. This is why a few of the Olympic events can be traced back to the Greeks, because they were seen fit to be included in the new Modern Games. Adaption can be defined by those events which the IOC saw had some potential to develop into something that would be related to the Olympics for years to come, so instead of getting rid of them completely they simply changed (adapted) them to fit with their own ideals. If the IOC hadn't adapted some of the Ancient Olympics there would not be much for them to work with and it would have made it hard for them to create such an event. De
Strength coursework.
Strength coursework The common definition of strength is the ability to exert force against a resistance. In most team sports the resistance you are working against is your own body weight, and although you are not using your maximum strength, you do need to keep working for long periods of time. In other activities, such as weightlifting you are applying more force and working to maximum. This type of strength is different to the strength needed for a sprinter to explode from the blocks. This implies that there are different types of strength and these different classifications of strength are specific for different activities. The classifications of strength are: * Maximum strength - This is the greatest force the neuromuscular system is capable of exerting in a single maximum voluntary contraction. Men tend to be able to exert a greater maximum strength than women because they have a larger muscle mass - the greater the cross-sectional area of the muscle, the greater the force that can be generated. Fibre type also affects strength. For example, fast glycolytic fibres are able to produce more force than slow oxidative fibres. Some muscle groups are stronger than others, not only because of their size, but also because of the shape of the muscle. The fusiform muscle shape, for example the biceps allows most movement, the multipennate shape such as the deltoid provides
Barriers to participation in sport
Barriers on sport participation plan . Disabled people, e.g. wheelchair and access and use of facilities 2. Opportunities e.g. local football clubs for women 3. Health and Physical Education is a lower priority than other subjects therefore less chance of extra circular activities. 4. Facilities are lacking, inaccessible and deteriorating and supply poor equipment 5. There is a shortage of qualified teachers and leaders 6. Programs are too structured, or too competitive 7. Transportation e.g. to local facilities 8. Pier pressure 9. Costs e.g. golf clubs and membership of David Lloyd facilities. Also cost of equipment 0. Injuries (long-term) Barriers to participation in sport There are many barriers for people in their participation in sport. A barrier in sport is something that for some reason or another prevents a person from taking part, in this case, in sport. There are many types of barriers in sport, which can under, physical factors, psychological factors, financial factors, environmental factors and local opportunities. An obvious barrier to sports participation is a physical factor, were disabled and unable to use facilities. For example a person in a wheel chair. The local facilities may not be well equipped to cater for them. An example of this would be having a ramp to enter the building and specially qualified staff if they wanted to swim. In my local
sports nutrition
Unit 12: sports nutrition Plan a diet Having a balanced diet is key for making our body function at its maximum eating to much of the same food group can be bad for our health so it is important we eat the right amounts of food and equal amounts of it. You need to have a mixture of all seven nutrients; Carbohydrates Fats Proteins Water Fibre Vitamins Minerals Having a mixture of all of these will make the body a lot more healthier and reduce the risk of illness and make your body in a healthier state which has its benefits such as better skin, you don't feel as tired, more energy, keep your weight in constant check and improve your immune system helping fight off illnesses, and it can even help reduce the risk of a number of diseases, including: Heart disease Strokes Cancer Diabetes Osteoporosis Carbohydrates are key in a balanced diet our major source of nutrients and calories. Carbohydrates should provide between 50 and 60 per cent of your calorie intake. Your body needs carbohydrates like a car needs petrol it wouldn't work without it. There are two types of carbohydrates complex and simple, complex are such foods as potatoes and wheat as they are high in starch these give you more energy in the long run but the body takes longer to break them down, athletes would normally take this the night before a event. Simple carbohydrates are things high in sugar
"Actions needed to address Australia's health priorities"
Student: Phillip butcher Teacher: Mr Kovacs Year 12 PDHPE Assessment #2 part 1 "Actions needed to address Australia's health priorities" The overall aim of the CVD health promotion strategy within australia was to extend and improve health promotion practice amongst participating organisations. And it was achieved through the collaboration around health promotion training and planning, and the complementary strategies addressing Cardio Vascular Disease (CVD) were developed across all seven states. [Preventing cardiovascular disease A number of important CVD risk factors have been identified. These include Socio environmental risk factors (such as poor material circumstances) (Raphael 2003), psychosocial risk factors (such as depression and lack of social support) (Bunker et al. 2003), behavioural risk factors (such as smoking, physical inactivity and dietary fat intake) (AIHW 2001) and physiological risk factors (such as high cholesterol, hypertension and obesity)(AIHW 2001). A recent evidence based review by the Joint World Health Organisation/Food and Agriculture Organisation Expert Consultation on Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Disease concluded that dietary risk factors for CVD include a high intake of saturated fatty acids, trans fatty acids, sodium, and alcohol (in excess). Protective dietary components include fish and fish oils, potassium,