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Defining Games and Sport: Key Concepts

What Constitutes a Game?

A game is characterized by motor and social activity. It involves constraints such as the possibility of winning or losing, the existence of rules, and real motor actions. These are recreational activities with significance, requiring a sufficient degree of motor system involvement, including key movements related to intention, decision, and motor adjustment to the environment and others.

Scholarly Perspectives on Games vs. Sport

• Sanz: The game originates from a popular proposal. It is communicative, creative, spontaneous, and perhaps detached from serious outcomes. Conversely, proposals directed towards higher authorities (possibly organized sport) are competitive, potentially alienating,

Physiological Shortcomings

Physiological shortcomings are those characterized by the malfunctioning of any organ or system, such as diabetes, epilepsy, spinal issues, asthma, and obesity.

1. Diabetes

Diabetes is a pathological imbalance of blood glucose.

• Our body gets energy from food.
• Glucose circulates in the blood, but to be used by our cells, it needs the help of the hormone insulin, which is secreted by the pancreas. This hormone is a key that allows the passage of glucose into cells, thus providing them with energy.
• When the pancreas does not secrete insulin, diabetes occurs.

Types of Diabetes

• Insulin-dependent (Type 1): Specific damage to insulin-producing cells, with a genetic origin. The only way to regulate metabolism is to inject insulin,

Understanding Physical Fitness

Physical fitness is the set of qualities and physical abilities. It is the starting point of any movement.

Key Physical Skills

• Speed: The ability to make one or more movements in the shortest time possible.
• Strength: The ability to overcome an external resistance or face it with a muscle strain.
• Endurance: The ability to support an effort as long as possible.
• Flexibility: The capacity by which the movement reaches its maximum size.

Motor Skills

• Balance: The ability to hold any position of the body against gravity.
• Coordination: A muscular excitement orderly and controlled by the nervous system.

Conditioning Factors

Conditioning depends on extrinsic and intrinsic factors.

Resistance and Oxygen

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Volleyball Regulations

Player Placement Rules

• Rotation: Teams rotate positions clockwise after winning the serve following a point scored by the opponent.
• Positions: Front-row players (attackers) occupy zones 2, 3, and 4. Back-row players (defenders) occupy zones 5, 6, and 1.

Ball Handling Rules

Players can hit the ball with any part of their body.

Common Ball Handling Fouls

1. The ball touches the ground within the court boundaries.
2. A player illegally holds, catches, or throws the ball (carrying).
3. A player touches the ball twice consecutively (double hit), except during blocking or potentially on the first team contact depending on the specific rule set.
4. A team contacts the ball more than three times consecutively (excluding a block contact).

Serving Rules

Common

Bones of the Upper Limb

Shoulder Girdle

Clavicle

The clavicle, a long, S-shaped bone, is situated horizontally between the sternum and the scapula. It possesses two curvatures, two surfaces, and two ends.

Scapula

The scapula, or shoulder blade, is a flat, triangular bone located on the posterior aspect of the upper chest. It articulates with the clavicle (acromioclavicular joint) and the humerus (glenohumeral joint).

Arm (Humerus)

The humerus is a long bone with the following features:

• Body: Elongated, almost straight, irregularly cylindrical at the top and triangular prismatic in the lower half. It has three surfaces (internal, external, and posterior) and three edges.
• Upper Extremity: Rounded and smooth articular surface, the head of the humerus,

Understanding and Training Endurance

Resistance is the ability to sustain effort, with varying intensity, over a prolonged period. To classify resistance, we consider two key concepts: muscle participation and energy production.

Muscle participation refers to the amount of muscle groups involved in the activity:

• General resistance: Involves most muscle groups in activities or exercises.
• Specific resistance: Involves specific muscle groups, such as arms, legs, or abs.

Energy production refers to the system by which the body obtains the necessary oxygen to produce energy in the muscle:

• Aerobic endurance: Occurs when sufficient oxygen reaches the muscle to produce energy.
• Anaerobic resistance: Occurs when the oxygen supply is insufficient for the intensity

Physical Conditioning

Physical Condition: The ability to perform daily tasks with vigor and effectiveness, delaying fatigue and preventing injury. This involves maximizing efficiency and minimizing energy expenditure. Basic physical conditions are: resistance, strength, speed, and flexibility.

Principles of Training

Principle of Adaptation

The human body can withstand physical activity and adjust to its practice. After running, the body undergoes wear that causes a momentary decrease in physical level. Later, the body recovers and reaches a new level, higher than the previous one (overcompensation).

Principle of Progression

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Understanding Diet and Nutrition

Diet refers to the voluntary processes involved in choosing, preparing, and eating food, often influenced by affective factors. It is also a branch of medicine studying nutritional regimens.

Factors Influencing Diet

• Age
• Personal circumstances
• Type of activity
• Presence of disease

What is Nutrition?

Nutrition involves the exchange of matter and energy that every living being needs from the external environment to carry out life activities.

Key Nutrients

Nutrients are the components of food:

• Proteins
• Lipids (Fats)
• Minerals
• Carbohydrates
• Vitamins
• Water

Balanced Diets and Menu Planning

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