Health And Social Care Level 3 Unit 8 P2
P2 Describe preventative measures that can be taken in order to prevent sports injuries occurring
Role of the coach
A coach’s knowledge
A coach needs to have an up to date understanding of his sport so he’s able to convey rules and techniques to his team or individual effectively. If the coach cannot do this effectively he’s putting the participant at serious risk of putting more stress or strain on joints and muscles that need be this ca escalate to torn or pulled muscles. Also if the technique isn’t correct it can lead to injury for example if a gymnast isn’t taught to tuck their head in when doing a forward roll they could cause back or neck injury
Ability
A session should be based around ability, a session that pushes a player is good as it will make them a better player but it’s a coach’s job to notice how hard to push these athletes without lowering moral therefore the intensity needs to be specified to the players ability to prevent injuries, there physical ability may not be on par with the requirements of the session leading to muscle injuries. Drills like shooting and passing are more suitable when preventing injuries as the impact levels are lower than fitness …show more content…
Coaches and there assistance need to have clear communications amongst themselves to notice and pick up on injuries and possible injury’s in the game and make the most effective action to prevent this to their players. But it isn’t just in the game where communication is needed but also in drill sand training. Passing drills on and off the ball focusing on movement means running to vacant cones for example and players will be running in a variety of directions so it’s the coaches job to convey to each individual there job and place to run to avoid
Role of the coach
A coach’s knowledge
A coach needs to have an up to date understanding of his sport so he’s able to convey rules and techniques to his team or individual effectively. If the coach cannot do this effectively he’s putting the participant at serious risk of putting more stress or strain on joints and muscles that need be this ca escalate to torn or pulled muscles. Also if the technique isn’t correct it can lead to injury for example if a gymnast isn’t taught to tuck their head in when doing a forward roll they could cause back or neck injury
Ability
A session should be based around ability, a session that pushes a player is good as it will make them a better player but it’s a coach’s job to notice how hard to push these athletes without lowering moral therefore the intensity needs to be specified to the players ability to prevent injuries, there physical ability may not be on par with the requirements of the session leading to muscle injuries. Drills like shooting and passing are more suitable when preventing injuries as the impact levels are lower than fitness …show more content…
Coaches and there assistance need to have clear communications amongst themselves to notice and pick up on injuries and possible injury’s in the game and make the most effective action to prevent this to their players. But it isn’t just in the game where communication is needed but also in drill sand training. Passing drills on and off the ball focusing on movement means running to vacant cones for example and players will be running in a variety of directions so it’s the coaches job to convey to each individual there job and place to run to avoid