This document outlines an aim and objectives for a unit on injuries in sports. It identifies volleyball, tennis, and marathon running as sports where injuries may occur. For each sport, common injuries are listed such as concussions, dislocations, and overuse injuries for volleyball, sprains and strains for tennis, and blisters, sprains, and bruises for marathons. Prevention methods are also discussed, such as using splints, bandages, proper warmups, knee supports, insoles, and bunion shields. Students are assigned a task to create a poster explaining one injury from each sport.

1. Session 3.1Unit 5 - Injury in sport

2. Aim and ObjectivesAim:Identify different injuries associated with Volleyball, Tennis and MarathonObjectives:Describe the different injuries associated with the different sports.

3. VolleyballThere are many different injuries associated with volleyball. These can be anything from concussion to dislocation.Can you think of any other injuries can occur from playing volleyball?

4. VolleyballHow can we prevent these injuries from occurring?Splints.Bandage.Correct warm up. www.physioroom.com

5. TennisWhat injuries are associated with tennis participation? Over-use injuriesSprainsStrains.

6. Treatment / Prevention.How can we prevent these injuries from occurring? Knee supportsKnee bracesElbow supportsAircast Pneumatic Armband.

7. MarathonWhat are the different types of injuries associated with marathon running?Blister’sSprains / StrainsBruises

8. Treatment / Prevention. How can we prevent these injuries from occurring? Sorbothane Double Strike / insoles Footmedics Active Gel Bunion Shield

9. TaskYou are to produce a poster that explains one of the injuries from each sport that we have spoken about.