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Coaching Responsibilities
a successful athletic healthcare team requires teamwork and preparation - correct
answer 1. your role as a coach
2. responsibilities and limitations
3. parent expectations
4. legal expectations
5. other members of the team
6. injury prevention
7. medical emergency plan
a coach's responsibilities include a variety of duties - correct answer
1. properly plan the activity
2. provide proper instruction
3. warn of inherit risks
4. provide a safe physical environment
5. provide adequate and proper equipment
6. match your athletes appropriately
7. evaluate athletes for injury
8. supervise the activity closely
9. provide appropriate emergency assistance
1. properly plan the activity - correct answer teaching
skills of the sport and athletic development
2. provide proper instruction - correct answer
conditioning, teaching rules of the sport, keeping up to date on technique safety,
and providing competent and responsible assistants
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Coaching Responsibilities

a successful athletic healthcare team requires teamwork and preparation - correct answer 1. your role as a coach

  1. responsibilities and limitations
  2. parent expectations
  3. legal expectations
  4. other members of the team
  5. injury prevention
  6. medical emergency plan a coach's responsibilities include a variety of duties - correct answer
  7. properly plan the activity
  8. provide proper instruction
  9. warn of inherit risks
  10. provide a safe physical environment
  11. provide adequate and proper equipment
  12. match your athletes appropriately
  13. evaluate athletes for injury
  14. supervise the activity closely
  15. provide appropriate emergency assistance
  16. properly plan the activity - correct answer teaching skills of the sport and athletic development
  17. provide proper instruction - correct answer conditioning, teaching rules of the sport, keeping up to date on technique safety, and providing competent and responsible assistants
  1. warn of inherent risks - correct answer oral and written statements of the risks of the sport to both the athlete and parents, warning about dangerous facilities and equipment
  2. provide a safe physical environment - correct answer monitor environmental conditions, inspect playing areas for hazards, remove hazards, prevent improper or unsupervised use of facilities coaches will be involved in - correct answer prevention, recognition, care, assessment, treatment, and rehab of all injuries coach's roles are defined by - correct answer certain rules of the legal system and rules of the school administration, expectations of parents, interactions with other health care team members
  3. provide adequate and proper equipment - correct answer use the best equipment to prevent injury, inspect equipment, teach athletes how to inspect equipment
  4. match your athletes appropriately - correct answer match athletes according to size, physical maturity, skill level, and experience
  5. evaluate athletes for injury - correct answer preseason physicals withhold athletes from competition if they have any of the following: -loss of function -fever -headaches, memory loss, dizziness, ringing of the ears, or loss of consciousness from a head injury -heat or cold related illness -pain with activity
  6. supervise the activity closely - correct answer don't allow practice or use of any facilities without supervision, forbid horseplay
  1. practice progression
  2. mental state
  3. nutrition
  4. prevention - correct answer 100% coach's job, decrease severity, prevent it from happening
  5. environment - correct answer concerned with immovable objects (walls, doors, etc), playing surfaces (turf, cracks, holes), and air, temp, humidity remember: -water is the best supplement -every athlete is different -try to provide shade acclimation - correct answer being accustomed to working in the present environmental conditions
  6. equipment - correct answer 1. helmets and padding, etc: -shouldnt be altered -buy from reputable dealer -make sure it is assembled correctly -buy best equipment you can afford -maintain equipment -use equipment only for designed purpose -dont use defective equipment clothing - correct answer can be preventative or cause problems should be breathable, light colored, light weight
  1. technique - correct answer it is coach's responsibility to teach and practice proper technique includes stretching (static stretching, ballistic stretching)
  2. conditioning - correct answer increased flexibility allows a less chance of injury due to more joint mobility (warm up and cool down)
  3. practice progression - correct answer athletes come into the season at different levels of fitness, therefore practice should progress preseason (first 3-4 weeks) has highest incidence of injury, and this is attributed to conditioning
  4. mental state - correct answer -paying attention -mental preparation is very important to injury prevention -make sure their minds are on what they are doing -slow reaction times increase the risk of injury -drugs and alcohol
  5. nutrition - correct answer food replacement is very important, water and electrolytes must constantly be replaced, malnutritious athletes don't have proper control of their muscles -recognize athletes with eating disorder, refer them to an expert nutrition for athletes facts - correct answer -carbs 60- 80% of diet -stay away from simple carbs such as sugars, candy bars, orange slices -multipurpose vitamins are good to introduce to athletes -stress fractures and muscle strains occur from a lack of certain vitamins