Notes, summaries, assignments, exams, and exercises for Sport and physical education for Primary education

Front Squat Technique

• Grasp the barbell from the rack or clean the barbell from the floor with an overhand open grip, slightly wider than shoulder-width.
• Position your chest high with your back arched.
• Place the bar in front of your neck or upper chest with elbows placed forward as high as possible.
• Assume a wide stance, positioning your toes outward.
• Descend until your knees and hips are fully bent or until your thighs are just past parallel to the floor; ensure your knees travel in the direction of your toes.
• Extend your knees and hips until your legs are straight.

Front Squat Common Errors

• Leaning too far forward during the squat, putting excessive pressure on the back.
• Incorrectly placing weight solely on the front shoulders.

Barbell Back Squat Form

• Position

Understanding Primitive Reflexes in the Newborn

Primitive reflexes in the newborn (NB) are stereotyped, involuntary responses that reveal the priority of focal subcortical centers governing tone and movement during the transitional state of cortical immaturity. Most of these reflexes (normal reflexes) are present in the NB and disappear spontaneously as the Central Nervous System (CNS) matures. Their integration is fundamental for the development of voluntary, active, and functional mobility, usually occurring during the first year of life.

Suckling Reflex

Procedure: When the baby is relaxed and supine, the index finger is introduced slightly between their lips.
Response: An automated suction response is elicited.
Integration: This reflex typically...

Adams Closed-Loop Theory of Motor Learning

Adams' Closed-Loop Theory emphasizes the crucial role of feedback in learning motor skills. Feedback also strengthens memory and the perceptual trace, both of which are central to acquiring a motor skill.

Weaknesses:

• Cannot explain fast movements, only slow, linear movements.
• Too many action plans create a significant storage problem in memory.
• Doesn't explain an individual's ability to perform novel skills.

Schmidt's Schema Theory: A Cognitive Approach to Motor Learning

Schmidt's Schema Theory proposes cognitive mental constructs that describe a rule developed to overcome the weaknesses of Adams' theory. It utilizes the Generalized Motor Program (GMP), which is an abstract memory of a movement. The GMP contains...

Full Body Training Session for Hypertrophy

Involving 5 exercises targeting hypertrophy in trained college-aged females. Hypertrophy 3-6 sets for 6-12 reps at 67-85% 1RM. Rest 3-5 minutes. Warm up for 10 minutes on a bicycle, warm up rotator cuff.

• Dumbbell Bench Press 4 x 10 at 75% load. Rest 4 minutes
• Bent over Barbell Row 4 x 10 at 75% load. Rest 4 minutes
• Shoulder Press 4 x 10 at 75% load. Rest 4 minutes
• Barbell Squat 4 x 12 at 70% load. Rest 4 minutes
• Weighted Crunches 4 x 15 at 75% load. Rest 3 minutes

Upper Body Training Session for Hypertrophy

Involving 5 exercises targeting hypertrophy in trained college males. General Rule: Hypertrophy 3-6 sets for 6-12 reps at 67-85% 1RM. Rest 3-5 minutes. Warm up with 3 x 20 pushups.

• Barbell Bench Press 4

Defining Plyometrics

Plyometrics is a training method focused on developing explosive power. It utilizes the stretch-shortening cycle, which consists of three phases:

• Eccentric: Stretching of the agonist muscle, storing elastic energy in the series elastic component.
• Amortization: The brief pause between the eccentric and concentric phases.
• Concentric: Shortening of the agonist muscle, releasing the stored elastic energy from the series elastic component.

Key Factors for a Plyometric Training Program

A successful plyometric training program considers the following factors:

• Progressive Overload: Gradually increasing the training stimulus over time.
• Specificity: Training movements should be specific to the demands of the sport.
• Sport-Specific Patterns:

AP Lumbar Spine Projection

• IR: 14x17” LW
• Position: Supine with knees flexed; MSP centered to IR. Alternatively, prone to place intervertebral disk spaces more parallel to the divergence of the beam.
• CR: Perpendicular at the level of the iliac crest (L4). For 11x14 IR, center 1.5” above the iliac crest (L3).
• Technique: 75–92 kV; 8–20 mAs. Higher kV with lower mAs reduces patient dose.
• AEC: Center cell; collimate on all four borders.
• SID: 40” minimum.
• Respiration: Suspended on expiration.
• Analysis: Vertebral bodies, pedicles, laminae, intervertebral joints, spinous and transverse processes clearly seen. No rotation is indicated by SI joints equidistant from spinous processes, spinous process in the midline of the vertebral column, and transverse

Knee Joint

The knee joint is formed by the articulation of the femur, tibia, fibula, and patella. It is a complex joint responsible for weight-bearing and locomotion.

Bony Structures

1. Femur

The distal femur has two condyles (medial and lateral) separated by an intercondylar fossa. The anterior aspect features the patellar surface (trochlea) for articulation with the patella.

2. Tibia

The proximal tibia has two condyles (medial and lateral) that articulate with the femoral condyles. The tibial tuberosity is a prominent anterior projection for the patellar ligament attachment.

3. Fibula

The fibula is a slender bone lateral to the tibia. Its head articulates with the lateral tibial condyle, and its distal end forms the lateral malleolus of the ankle....

Thigh, Groin, and Hip Conditions

Hip Dysplasia

Abnormal articulation between the femoral head and acetabulum. Often associated with an irregularly developed pelvis; coxa vara/valga. Can cause pain leading to hip subluxation or dislocation. May be congenital or developmental (DDH).

Risk factors:

• Being female
• Firstborn
• Born breech
• Family history of hip dysplasia
• Swaddling

Quad Contusion

Mechanism of Injury (MOI): Direct blow to thigh musculature.

• Grade 1: Superficial intramuscular bruise that produces mild hemorrhage.
• Grade 2: Deeper intramuscular bruise.
• Grade 3: Moderate intramuscular bruise.
• Grade 4: Deep intramuscular bruise that may split the fascia latae, allowing the muscle to protrude (muscle herniation).

Potential complication: Myositis ossificans....

Pelvis Lumbar Spine

Facet joint dysfunction—dislocation, subluxation, or degeneration of the facet. Localized pain over the facet, decrease in symptoms with the increase in activity Treatment options—injection (steroid to reduce inflammation), facetectomy (surgical resection of a vertebral facet).

Spondylopathies

Spondylolysis—defect in the pars interarticularis. “collared scotty dog”; localized low back pain that restricts extension. Spondylolisthesis—can be progression of spondylolysis. Separation of vertebra; “decapitated Scotty dog”. S&S: spondylolysis begins unilaterally. Pain and persistent aching, low back stiffness with increased pain after activity, frequent need to change position, full rom w/ some hesitation in regards...

Parts of the Body

Head

• Nose
• Chin
• Lip
• Face
• Mouth
• Forehead
• Eyelashes
• Teeth
• Hair
• Eye
• Tongue
• Eyebrow
• Cheek

Trunk

• Waist
• Breast
• Bottom
• Navel
• Abdomen
• Back
• Chest

Hand

• Finger
• Palm

Foot

• Heel
• Toe
• Hallux

Joints

• Ball and socket joint: shoulder / hip
• Plane joint: backbone
• Hinge joint: knee / elbow
• Saddle joint: thumbs
• Pivot joint: neck
• Ellipsoidal joint: ankle

Bones

• Clavicle
• Phalanges
• Scapula
• Metatarsals
• Humerus
• Ischium
• Radius
• Sacrum
• Ulna
• Ilium
• Carpals
• Ribs
• Metacarpals
• Sternum
• Phalanges
• Mandible
• Femur
• Cranium
• Patella
• Tibia
• Fibula

Axis Planes

• Transversal plane: vertical axis
• Sagittal plane: transversal axis
• Frontal plane: anteroposterior axis

Types of Movements

• Extension: movement in sagittal plane. The angle between adjacent segments in the body increases.
• Flexion: movement in sagittal plane. Two adjacent segments in