Preventative Strategies
Preventative strategies ensure the long-term wellbeing of any athlete as well as reducing the risk of injury. Every coach and athlete should ensure for appropriate physical preparation as this will reduce the risk of injuries. Priority preventative strategies include pre-screening, enhancing skills and techniques, developing physical fitness and properly warming up, stretching and cooling down.
Pre-screening assesses the health status of a person before they become involved in a new training program. This allows exercise programs to be tailored to the individual based on that person’s needs. Pre-screening checks can also include a series of questions which give an overview of an individual’s health. Questions can include whether they have …show more content…
Incorporating good technique in training will not only improve performance but also reduce the risk of injury. Therefore coaches need to enable that they teach all athletes the correct technique. Proper implementation of practice of bowling technique would decrease the risk of the injury jack obtained. As Jack was unable to change some of his bad habits by correcting his bowling technique, he sustained a sprained ligament. He could’ve prevented this injury by following the individualised fitness program catered to him by his coach, instead of playing on the …show more content…
Warm-ups prepare the body for participation in physical activity. It increases the muscle temperature as the increased blood flow and oxygen to active muscles allow them to contract quicker. Properly warming up can increase an athletes overall body temperature, activating the sweating process to allow the body to cool efficiently as well as increasing muscle elasticity, reducing the risk of sprains and strains. During a warm-up, athletes are able to mentally prepare themselves for the event or training. As the metro under 12’s cricket team only arrived 20 minutes before the scheduled start of play, they may not have efficiently warmed up, especially in thirty degree heat, creating tightness in the muscles and ligaments and increasing the chance of injury. This could be a significant factor contributing to not only Jacks injury but also the several other players on his team that sustained a variety of injuries and
Pre-screening assesses the health status of a person before they become involved in a new training program. This allows exercise programs to be tailored to the individual based on that person’s needs. Pre-screening checks can also include a series of questions which give an overview of an individual’s health. Questions can include whether they have …show more content…
Incorporating good technique in training will not only improve performance but also reduce the risk of injury. Therefore coaches need to enable that they teach all athletes the correct technique. Proper implementation of practice of bowling technique would decrease the risk of the injury jack obtained. As Jack was unable to change some of his bad habits by correcting his bowling technique, he sustained a sprained ligament. He could’ve prevented this injury by following the individualised fitness program catered to him by his coach, instead of playing on the …show more content…
Warm-ups prepare the body for participation in physical activity. It increases the muscle temperature as the increased blood flow and oxygen to active muscles allow them to contract quicker. Properly warming up can increase an athletes overall body temperature, activating the sweating process to allow the body to cool efficiently as well as increasing muscle elasticity, reducing the risk of sprains and strains. During a warm-up, athletes are able to mentally prepare themselves for the event or training. As the metro under 12’s cricket team only arrived 20 minutes before the scheduled start of play, they may not have efficiently warmed up, especially in thirty degree heat, creating tightness in the muscles and ligaments and increasing the chance of injury. This could be a significant factor contributing to not only Jacks injury but also the several other players on his team that sustained a variety of injuries and