#sportscience Intrinsic factors influencing injury Too much activity can lead to OVERUSE injury - need to give body time for REST and RECOVERY from exercise. SLEEP - best to allow body to recover and ADAPTations to occur #GCSEsimplified

#sportscience Intrinsic Psychological factors A lack of motivation in a performer has the potential to be a cause of injury Links with AROUSAL & ANXIETY AROUSAL levels depend on skill & performer ANXIETY levels can inhibit performance negatively (eg stress) GCSEsimplified

#SportScience Posture & causes of poor posture Stance - standing Gait - walking Stick bum out when standing Stand with flat back Lean on 1 leg Hunched shoulders 'text neck' Gait abnormalities - may start childhood/later life. Affect ability to walk 'balanced' #GCSEsimplified

#SportScience Injuries - ACUTE & CHRONIC ACUTE - occurs either suddenly or from an impact eg hard tackle, clash or heads CHRONIC - overuse injury from constant stress or poor technique eg shin splints, tennis/golfers elbow #GCSEsimplified

#SportScience Fractures - can be OPEN or CLOSED OPEN - break the skin (Bad - poss infection) eg compund CLOSED - don't break skin Simple - straight break Greenstick - common in kids - bends & breaks 1 side Stress - repeated use symptoms - soreness, redness, deformity etc

#SportScience Simple, compound & greenstick fractures are all types of ACUTE injuries A stress fracture is an example of a CHRONIC injury #GCSEsimplified

#SportScience Responding to injuries Learn what RICE stands for R - rest I - ice C - compression E - elevation This is useful for soft tissue injuries - sprains strains and contusions ...... not fractures! #GCSEsimplified

#SportScience EAP - Emergency Action Plan Looks at ... Emergency Personnel - the people involved eg the first responder, first aider, teacher/coach Communication - phone number, emergency number & services Equipment - first aid kit, defibrillator, evac chair #GCSEsimplified

#GCSEsimplified Common symptoms - ASTHMA - a lung condition affects all ages chest tightness/pain coughing wheezing whistling shortness of breath trouble sleeping feel weak tired as a result Airways swell & narrow, produce excess mucus #GCSEsimplified

#SportScience Common symptoms .... DIABETES feel thirsty feel hungry (even after eating) extreme fatigue blurred vision cuts/bruises slow to heal pass more urine than normal weight loss - type I tingling pain in hands/feet - type I #GCSEsimplified

#SportScience Common symptoms .... EPILEPSY Affects how the brain works uncontrollable shaking (a fit) losing awareness staring into space becoming stiff & rigid collapsing ¢GCSEsimplified

#SportScience DIABETES HYPOglycaemia - when blood sugar/glucose is too LOW - below 4mmol/L Treatment - eat/drink something sugary. HYPERglycaemia - when blood sugar/glucose is too HIGH - above 14mmol/L Control - eat balanced diet, exercise & watch weight. #GCSEsimplified

#SportScience Responding to common conditions If having an ASTHMA attack .... - reassure casualty - sit upright - slow, steady breaths - remain calm - 1 'puff' of reliever inhaler (blue) - call 999 #GCSEsimplified

#SportScience Responding to common conditions EPILEPSY Does the casualty have an INDIVIDUAL CARE PLAN? Is the condition known? Try & ensure don't hurt themselves Clear space Support head/neck Place on side/recovery position - call ambulance if needed. #GCSEsimplified

Well done to our fab ex student!!

Due to the ongoing situation Poolfoot Farm remains closed. Our BTEC Education programme is running and our students completing their course remotely. If you are in Year 11 and interested in our BTEC course which starts in September. Please contact [email protected]

SPORT SPECIFIC learning journeys‼️Including PE national curriculum skill statements to suit the sports learnt from KS1-KS4. Joint contribution from myself and @ChrisTofte3 Comment below for a copy & RT🌟⬇️ #resource #pe #sport

Any girls in y8&9 (from September) who wants to play some football. Contact number in the post

Come and cheer on the Red Roses this Saturday when our Lancashire Schools FA Girls- Official U14s play South Yorkshire in their English Schools' Football Association National Cup Quarter Final match - 2.30pm kick off Poolfoot Farm, Fleetwood. Further details in the image below! Please share.... #COYRR #RosesLive ⚽️🌹