What role do preventative actions play in enhancing the wellbeing of an athlete

What role do preventative actions play in enhancing the wellbeing of an athlete

1. Physical Preperation

   • Pre-screening
   • Skill and Technique
   • Physical Fitness
   • Warm up, stretching and cool down

2. Sports policy and the sports environment

   • Rules of sports and actvities
   • Modified rules for children
   • Matching of opponents
     • Growth and Development
     • Skill level
   • Use of protective equipment
   • Safe grounds, equipment and facilities

3. Environmental considerations

   • temperature regulation
     • convection
     • radiation
     • conduction
     • evaporation
   • climatic conditions
     • temperature
     • humdity
     • wind
     • rain
     • altitude
   • guidelines for fluid intake
   • acclimitisation

4. taping and bandaging

   • preventative taping
   • taping for isolation of injury
   • bandaging for immediate treatment of injury