1. List Some Sporting Injuries That You and Your Partner

Sports Injuries

Brainstorm Activity 1.0

1. List some sporting injuries that you and your partner can come up with, that are common in school PE:

COMMON SCHOOL PE INJUIRES

2. List 3 famous sports people’s injuries:

______

Common Sports Injuries for you and your friends 1.1

3. There are a lot of common injuries that affect performers of all of abilities, although the type of injury depends on the sport being played. List some common injuries that either you or your friends could be at risk of from the following activity: (Can you come up with injuries other than the ones we have covered in previous lessons?)

Netball: ______

Skateboard/BMX:______

Football: ______Hockey: ______

Running:______

Weights: ______

Playing at break times:______

Cricket:______

Rugby: ______

4. Compare your above answers with the person sat next to you and see if they have found different injuries to you.

About Sports Injuries

5. Complete the following cloze passage from the words in the box at the bottom of the page.

Sports injuries are more likely to occur during ______, like in the backyard, at the park with friends or at ______because ______and game rules are often overseen.

The most common school sports injuries are caused by ______and

______, and due to not properly ______. These can result in sprains or ______. To treat these types of injuries pupils should be informed to apply the ______method of treatment. The most common parts of the body to get injured are the arms, elbows & ______, and bruising to the ______.

Organised sport is very ______and a healthy, fun way to promote a

______lifestyle which promoted a better quality of life. Sport should not be avoided but it should be taken ______when players are at risk of injury and

______should be completed prior to any event.

Informal recreation times Break-times Appropriate protective gear

Over-exertion Falls Fingers

Strained muscles Safe Seriously

Warming-up R.I.C.E Shins