Unit R041 – Reducing the risk of injuries
Risks and Injuries
It’s important to know how different factors can affect the risk of injury and how they
can be prevented. These tasks will help you to identify different injury risk factors,
how they could be reduced and common sports injuries.
Task 1
In the table below, list as many intrinsic and extrinsic factors that can influence the
risk of injury as you can. Then add a method of reducing or preventing that risk.
Sample answers below.
Intrinsic
Factor
Method of reduction/prevention
Extrinsic
Factor
Method of reduction/prevention
Task 2
Complete the following sentences by filling in the blanks using the words from the
table below.
Warming up will
your body temperature.
A key component of a cool down is pulse
.
A psychological benefit of warming up is that it
Cooling down will help to
concentration.
waste products such as lactic acid.
Warming up will increase the
of muscles and joints.
Cool downs help the body’s transition back to a
state.
When carrying out a warm up or cool down you should take the participants’
into consideration.
A warm up will cause an increase in the
Cool down will help
of muscle contraction.
the risk of muscle soreness.
Exercises that take a joint through its full range of motion help to
improve
.
age
mobility
flexibility
reduce
improves
remove
increase
resting
lowering
speed
Task 3
In the table below write the word (from the list) which describes the common sports
injuries shown in the pictures below.
Injury
Blister
Bruise/contusion
Concussion
Cramp
Cut/abrasion
Fracture (tibia/fibula)
Sprain
Strain (hamstring)
Picture
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
These activities offer an opportunity for English skills development.
Injury