Module: Sport Injury Prevention

Latest Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Module Title	Sport Injury Prevention
Module Code	TRE1010 (ITS: SS236)
Faculty	Health & Human Performance	School	Science & Health
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5

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

Section Breakdown
CRN	11631	Part of Term	Semester 1
Coursework	0%	Examination Weight	0%
Grade Scale	40PASS	Pass Both Elements	Y
Resit Category	RC1	Best Mark	N
Module Co-ordinator	Eddie McGuinness	Module Teacher	Leigh Porter

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assessment 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; RC1: A resit is available for both^* components of the module. RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module. RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element. ^* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment

Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

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

Indicative Reading List

Books:

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

Articles:
None

Other Resources

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