Preventing injury

• Many health clubs, gyms and other physical activity providers use a questionnaire methodology to ensure that participants are of good physical health to start a programme of exercise
• Why might many health clubs, gyms and other physical activity providers use a questionnaire methodology?

  To ensure that participants are of good physical health to start a programme of exercise
•  The Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q) is a common method of uncovering health and lifestyle issues prior to an exercise programme starting
• Name a common questionnaire that may be used to uncover health issues before an exercise programme begins?

  PAR-Q
• The PAR-Q is short , easy to administer and reveals any family history of illness
• If the PAR-Q reveals an issue , it is advisable for the participant to seek a doctor's advice through a process called the GP referral
• Risk of injury can be prevented by:

  • (following the rules of the game) 
  • using Personal Protective Equipment 
  • wearing the Correct Clothing and footwear 
  • Appropriate level of competition  
  • Lifting equipment safely  
  • Warm up and cool down 
• Explain how a cricketer can follow the rules to ensure that injury is avoided?

  A bowler must ensure that the ball bounces on the pitch and must bowl from behind the crease so that the bats-person has enough time to respond to the ball - Only a limited number of bowls each over may be delivered over shoulder height - These rules help to keep the bats-person safe
• Explain how a cricketer might use personal protective equipment to prevent the risk of injury?

  In cricket, a bats-person typically wears a helmet , pads and gloves in case a fast-moving ball strikes them - Likewise, some fielders such as the wicket keeper wear a helmet and pads for the legs