Physical and Mental demands of performance

Fatigue
1. Extreme tiredness
2. Local muscular fatigue - muscles unable to contract, movement stops
3. Concentration ↓ - mistakes
4. Skill level ↓
5. carry on → injury. have to stop, substitution
Stress
1. Physical/mental/emotional adjustment to change
2. Anxiety → mistakes
3. Fear future
4. Nervous → shaking
5. Motivation ↓
Injury
1. Correct technique/equipment
2. Internally: performer's fault
  1. Overuse
  2. Sudden
3. Externally: equipment/opponent
  1. Foul play
  2. Impact injuries
  3. Equipment
  4. Accidents
Precautions
1. Risk assessment
2. Warm-ups
3. All rules should be clear/followed/enforced
Common injuries
1. Concussion→dilated pupils, irregular pulse
2. Fractures→abnormal position, swelling
3. Hypothermia: rapid cooling of body
4. Hyperthermia: rapid heating of body
5. Joint/muscle→RICE
6. Cuts→clean and dress
Aerobic respiration
1. glucose + oxygen → energy + carbon dioxide + water
2. Perform long period of time, with oxygen
Anaerobic respiration
1. glucose → energy → lactic acid
  1. energy source: glycogen
  2. warm down
2. Short bursts

Resource summary

	Created by oliviajjack about 11 years ago