Module: Sport Injury Prevention

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Sport Injury Prevention
Module Code	SS236 (ITS) / TRE1010 (Banner)
Faculty	Science & Health	School	Health & Human Performance
Module Co-ordinator	Siobhan O'Connor
Module Teachers	Leigh Porter
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

Coursework Only

Description

This module aims to introduce the student to preventing injuries and illnesses. Topics covered will include: Sports injury prevention models, Safety rules in sport (including changes), Role of internal and environmental factors on athlete’s risk (including previous injury, flexibility, training load, fatigue etc), Role of equipment and materials in preventing sports injuries (including taping, helmet, shoes,etc), Biomechanical aspects of injury prevention Principles of applied prevention (including warm-up, recovery strategies, etc), Current pre-participation screening protocols, Current prevention programme analysis, Psychological predisposition to injury and fear of re-injury. Theories that underpin behaviour change and adherence to sports injury prevention strategies.

Learning Outcomes

1. Identify and correct athletes’ modifiable risk factors (fitness, flexibility, technique, etc)
2. Show knowledge of the pre-participation screening protocols currently available
3. Design, implement and plan both individual and team prevention programme
4. Educate athletes, patients, coaches about prevention issues

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	36	Lecture
Tutorial	6	Practical applied tutorials
Group work	48	Collaborative group work on tasks
Independent Study	35	Independent study and independent tasks
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

1. Sports injury prevention models and definitions.

2. Safety rules in sport (incl. rule changes)

3. Role of internal and environmental factors on athlete’s risk (including previous injury, flexibility, training load, fatigue etc)

4. Role of biomechanics, equipment and materials in preventing sports injuries (including technique, taping, helmet, shoes,etc)

6. Principles of applied prevention (incl. warm-up, recovery strategies)

7. Current pre-participation screening protocols (incl. return to play assessment)

8. Current prevention programme analysis

9. Psychological predisposition to injury and fear of re-injury

10. Theories that underpin behaviour change and adherence to sports injury prevention strategies

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Group project	The students will be asked to work in small groups and based on a chosen sport, identify the common injuries and risk factors for injury in that sport. Using this information they will then design an injury prevention programme for that sport. Each group will be required to submit a written and video assignment on this project.	60%	Week 11
Group project	Design, implement and write a report on a pre-participation screening developed for a specific individual athlete.	40%	Week 7

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

William Prentice, Daniel Arnheim,: 2009, Arnheim's Principles of Athletic Training, 14th, McGraw Hill, 9780073523736
Roald Bahr, Lars Engebretsen,: 2009, Sports Injury Prevention, 1st, ISBN: 9781405162449
Reed Ferber, Shari McDonald: 2014, Running Mechanics and Gait Analysis, Human Kinetics, 9781450424394
Britton Brewer, Charles Redmond: 2017, Psychology of Sport Injury, Human Kinetics, 9781450424462

Other Resources

None