Factors influencing injury
see p. 75
What you need to know •
The extrinsic factors that can influence the risk and severity of injury within sporting activity.
There are many external factors that will influence the level of risk and how severe any injuries may be.
Types of factors
Influence
There is a chance we may get injured when we participate in any sport. How many people do you know in your class who have been injured playing sport?
Each factor can affect one or more of the other factors. For example: Each type of sport is played in a specific environment. For example, basketball may be played indoors in a gym or sports hall, or outside on a hard court. These different environments will affect the risk and type of injury.
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The environment will affect the equipment required. For example, a sprinter may choose to wear studded shoes rather than spiked shoes, depending on the running surface.
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The type of sport affects the method of coaching/instructing/leading. For example, a group being coached to throw the javelin may require greater supervision than a group who are practising for the 800 m run.
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There are many different reasons why we may get injured. These reasons are due to extrinsic and intrinsic factors. Extrinsic factors are things that are external to us – they are related to the sporting activity. Examples of extrinsic factors are found in the diagram below.
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Intrinsic factors are internal – they are the things we should be able to control. (See page 25 to find out more about the intrinsic factors that could influence injury.)
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Extrinsic factors
Types of sports activity
Coaching/Instructing/Leading
Extrinsic factors
Equipment
Environment
Practise it!
Remember it!
Identify the type of factor being described below: is it extrinsic or intrinsic?
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Intrinsic and extrinsic factors influence the risk and severity of injury
‘These factors are external to us – they are related to the sporting activity.’ (1 mark)
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Extrinsic factors can influence other extrinsic factors.
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