The Risk Factors In Sport Today
Quick distriptions of the risks that can occur in sport today.
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- Age- Intrinsic
- The types and surverity of injuries tends to vary with this.
- Overuse- Intrinsic
- Injuries can occur when the body hasnt had enough time or is not allowed to heal itself.
- Other Participants- Extrinsic
- There is no real way in which you can prevent the risk, but just being aware of those who may course more injuries than others can help.
- Footwear- Extrinsic
- This is possibliy the most important item in any sport. There are different enviroments, surfaces and surroundings in sports so depending on this it will tell the player what type they need.
- Equipment- Extrinsic
- In every sport this will be used, it will be used for the safety of the participants if they may be using something faulty it can create a massive risk in sport.
- A wrong type of warm-up- Intrinsic
- Before any physical activity this will need to be preformed to help the muscles adapted. Different sport will demand a different type and how long you will need to do this before starting your sport.
- Fitness- Intrinsic
- It will be down to the coach if the player will be able to carry out the physical demands of the sport; they will know this by doing a number of tests and if they get this wrong injuries will occur to that player and other players.
- Weather- Extrinsic
- There is no way to reduce this risk, If it is clear that it will start to effect game play or it can create more risk factors, it will be up to the referee if the match gets cancelled or not.
- Playing Surface- Extrinsic
- Before participating in sporting activity the grounds have to be checked as this is a massive risk, by making this safe can reduce a lot of injuries.
- Poor Technique- Intrinsic/Extrinsic
- This can be classified as both intrinsic and extrinsic because it will depend on the players body type or what that player can physically do.
- Poor coaching methods- Extrinsic
- It is the reasonability of coaches to gain the right knowledge of the rules and regulations of their sport, teaching the incorrect one's to their players can cause a lot of risks.
- Having the wrong clothing- Intrinsic
- This is another factor that is influenced by others, but is totally down to you and how you feel. Some sports require very specific ones where as for other sports it isnt so important