People who play more sports than others have a quicker reaction time than individuals who play less sport.
Data Handling Course Work Hypothesis: People who play more sports than others have a quicker reaction time than individuals who play less sport. Data Needed To prove this hypothesis correct I am going to have to collect data from 30 students in my school. The data that I am going to collect is going to include the following things: * The number of hours each person plays sport on average in one week. * The reaction times of the same thirty students. I will have to include how many hours of sport that person plays in one week. I will also have to collect data from the same 30 students on how fast their reaction time is. Obtaining Data To obtain the data each person will be given a questionnaire to fill in which will contain how questions that will provide me with information on how often that person plays sport a week and whether they take PE GCSE. I am going to collect a sample of 30 pupils in year 10. I have decided that I am going to take a random sample of 15 students who take P.E for a GCSE and 15 students not taking PE as a GCSE. This is because I feel that there is a greater chance that the 15 students taking PE GCSE will play more sport than the 15 that are not. This is due to the fact that they have 2 hours of P.E a week than people not taking P.E GCSE. In addition to this there is more possibility that my data will vary, because people who are vary active
the importance of suitable equipment and clothing in sport.
Amy Hawkins. The importance of suitable equipment and clothing In sport. When a person is involved in any athletic activity, an injury can occur specially in a contact sport. Basketball is a highly competitive sport you should make sure clothes and shoes fit appropriately to allow maximum effort. In all sports it's essential that you have suitable and defensive clothing. When you are considering what protective clothing you need you should look at the nature of the sport and the age of the participants. In basketball to shrink the amount of injuries in children, you match their age and ability to ensure safety you also need to have the correct sized basketball for different ages. Basketball has very simple clothing needs. A sleeveless or short sleeved vest, shorts and socks. You need sleeveless to stop the material getting in the way when rebelling the ball. They should be made of highly absorbent material as the players sweat a lot and this material will absorb it. Sweat suits, trousers and tracksuits are necessary for players sitting in the team bench area. The idea is to ensure that the players waiting in the team bench to be warm. Sports Shoes. The game is fast paced. You are required to run, jump, frequently change direction, bend and stop and start with a rush. For your safety it is crucial for you to have a good quality basketball shoe as they have soles
6 week personal exercise programme
I intend to improve my muscular strength, training to be a prop in rugby. Personal Exercise Plan Introduction In the 6-week course in the gym I hope to improve my muscular strength, for rugby where I play a prop. For this I need to be quite strong, to bind tightly and push hard in the scum. I will hope to do this with the weight machines in the gym, using a weight training program. With the weights I will start off doing pyramid lifts at 60%-80% of my one rep max and when these weights get easy is shall then progress up to the heavier-harder ones after about four weeks of my training program. I will slowly work up to doing slightly heavier weights so my body adapts to the stress and my muscles become stronger. I do a lot of sport, which should keep my physical fitness levels up so they shouldn't drop. How I will apply the SPORT and FITT principles SPORT Principle Specify - I will be training to increase my muscular strength to be a prop in rugby and I will use weight training. Progression - When I am doing my weight training I will be doing pyramid lifting, when my session starts to get easier I will increase the weights I am lifting, I will do this after about 4 weeks training Overload - I will do extra amounts of training and longer periods of exercise so my body adapts to the stress and I become fitter. Reversibility - Me doing a lot of sport should avoid atrophy
The warm up, is a vital part of any exercise.
Movement 1 Outcome 1 - written assessment Warm Up The warm up, is a vital part of any exercise. It has two main advantages as pre-exercise routine. One being slowly increasing the lung capacity, and two, lightly stretching, and pulling the muscles making them more susceptible to the abnormal stress put on the body. The exercises I have chosen to do, work as an all over body warm up, from the toes to the head. It can be used as a warm up, but also as an early morning, and end of the evening exercise, toning not only the body, but also the mind. We begin by working the legs, starting at the toes by rubbing them for roughly ten seconds. Then rub the top, and bottom of the feet, again for roughly ten seconds, then move on to the ankles. Repeat all future leg rubs for ten seconds each. These three exercises will lightly stretch the Achilles tendon. We then move on to the calf muscles, spending time on each leg, front and back. Again moving up, we rub the hamstring, spending time on each leg, and on front rubbing the quads. To finish this part of the exercise we rub, and slap the buttocks, to stretch, and increase blood flow, and give heat to that area. These exercises prepare the legs, to enable them to safely continue to warm up on the next part, which is a yoga move, known as the Sun Salutation. The Sun Salutation, or salute to the sun will work both the lung capacity, and
What are Plyometrics?
What are Plyometrics? Plyometrics are any exercise where the muscle is contracted eccentrically then immediately, concentrically. In plain English, the muscle is stretched (i.e. loaded) before it is contracted. A good example is push-ups with a clap in-between each push-up. Your muscle (pectorals in this case) is elongated and loaded by the downward force of your body, then immediately you must contract the muscle to push yourself back up. Different types of plyometrics Bounds How to perform the drill * Jog into the start of the exercise * Push off with your left foot and bring the leg forward, with the knee bent and the thigh parallel to the ground * At the same time, reach forward with your right arm. As the left leg comes through, the right leg extends back and remains extended for the duration of the push-off * Hold this extended stride for a brief time, then land on your left foot * The right leg then drives through to a forward bent position, the left arm reaches forward, and the left leg extends backward * Make each stride long, and try to cover as much distance as possible * You should land on the sole of the foot (flat footed), allowing energy to be stored by the elastic components of the leg muscles, and immediately take off again * Keep the foot touch down time to the shortest time possible Hurdle Hopping How to perform the drill * Jump
Safety. Throughout the course of my circuit training I have to take in mind a number of safety considerations
Awareness of safety aspects. Outline any potential risks with any apparatus/equipment. What factors will you need to consider when planning the order/types of exercises? Explain how and why you will prepare your body for exercise and help it to recover afterwards. Before beginning my circuit training I will remove any jewellery as it might interfere with my performance or could get caught with equipment and put myself at risk of injury. I'll make sure that I am wearing the right kit and make sure I have the correct shoes and my shoelaces are tied up tightly to protect my ankle from twisting or breaking. When planning the circuit I will make sure I don't have two activities of the same muscle group after the other so as to give a rest to the muscle to avoid strain, injuries and to not overload it. When doing my circuit training I will check for free standing equipment. I will check the safety of the area by making sure there are no obstacles in the way which could interfere with my training and even injure me. When working at my stations I will check the equipment is safe to use and secure for e.g. when using the bench I will make sure it is stable and ready to use. I will make sure that I have listened to instructions, and seen an example of how to do the station so I can do the exercise properly, or I can view the cards which show an example of the station that I will
Injuries and rehabilitation.
INJURY- Running keeps you fit both in body and mind but can increase the risk of injury. Running is a weight-bearing activity which involves repetition of a very similar action over a prolonged period of time - depending on how you run, the loads involved with every step can be up to 3 times body weight. The muscular-skeletal system has to be able to absorb and transmit these forces in a controlled and efficient manner many thousands of times on every run. As a consequence the potential for runners suffering from 'overuse' injuries in particular is very high. The many joints in which comprise the foot are all bound together by ligaments, or thickened protective parts of the joint coverings. Any of these ligaments may be damaged by abnormal strains. Usually, the strain is the result of a suddent twist. The strain may occur gradually, from repeated over-stretching, if, for instance, you wear unsuitable or unaccustomed shoes or if the ligament is pulled during a straining exercise. In either case, once a ligament is damaged, it will set up a painful spot which will be aggravated each time you subsequently over-stretch that point, or apply pressure over it. Even a tiny ligament can give severe pain when strained or pulled, and the pain can persist for some months. Treatment may consist of an injection from your doctor; rest; supportive strapping; underfoot supports to
Descriptive Piece of Writing: The Park
Descriptive Piece of Writing: The Park Wandering through the park, engulfed by my thick coat, I stare around me with disgust. The once green and beautiful park is now grey and boring; damaged by youths. However, the park is the place where I can just come and think: it's quiet and peaceful and I feel free; away from the bustle and noise of the city. There is a chill breeze in the air, therefore most people are inside their warm houses, clustering round their coal fires, but this is when I like it best. To me, wrapped up in layers and scarves, it only feels fresh, not cold and I can think better when I'm alone. I stare at the climbing frame, once bright and colourful with a shiny slide, but now the only colour is the dull rusty red of the metal and the black of the graffiti covering it. My eyes glaze over while I reminisce about happier times spent on the climbing frame, and how I used to fly through the air, aided by the monkey bars, just like a chimpanzee swinging through a tree. The trees in the park creak and groan as the wind picks up. Leaves rustle at my feet and my hair is whipped around my raw face by unseen hands. I disappear inside my warm jacket and spy the swings over in the corner. As I sit on the only swing not broken by vandals, one gloved hand entwined round the chain, and my feet scuffing at the tarmac, I gently propel myself forward and back in gentle
This assignment will cover the main and most occurring sporting injuries, the signs and symptoms, how to treat them and there long and short term affects in sports performance.
Contents Introduction, Task1and task 1 a 2 Task 1a continued and Task 1b and task 1c 3 Task 1c continued and task 1 d 4 Task 1e and prevention of injury 5 Prevention of injury and task 2 6 Task 2 continued 7 Task 2 continued further and task 3 8 Task three continued, summery, conclusion, acknowledgments and references/bibliography Causes and symptoms of sports injuries Introduction This assignment will cover the main and most occurring sporting injuries, the signs and symptoms, how to treat them and there long and short term affects in sports performance. Task1 There are two main categories of sports injury. These are acute injuries and chronic injuries. Acute injuries This is the result of a sudden stress on the body. Example: A dislocated finger joint caused by a netball striking the finger. Chronic injuries This is an over use injury mainly caused by: -Overtraining -Insignificant recovery time -Poor technique -Badly designed footwear or equipment Example: Tennis elbow. Below is some of the most common sports injuries that occur whilst playing or competing in a certain activity and quite often as a treatment the
Techniques in Rounders.
Techniques in Rounders Batting In rounders there are two teams and one team will be fielding and the other team will be batting. Each player from the batting team will take it in turn to bat. They will try to hit it as far as they can in order to make rounders by running round the stumps. The techniques that are used in batting are the following: Grip When batting you should have a good firm grip round the handle with one hand. The top of the bat should be pointing towards the sky. All fingers should be round the handle. Bat up high The bat should be held up high so that when you go to swing for the ball it will be a good and strong one. Tactical awareness To be a good batter you must have good tactical awareness so you should look round the field for any gaps that aren't covered or anyone that you know isn't very good at fielding. Position When standing to bat you should be in a comfortable side on position with legs shoulder width apart so that you can get a good 180? swing. You should also be standing on your toes so when you hit the ball you may get away quickly. Eyes on the ball After looking round the field you should always have your eyes on the ball just in case the bowler tries a quick and sharp bowl. Hand eye co-ordination To be a good batter you should have good hand eye co-ordination which is in this case enabling your eyes and arms to work