ATHLETIC TIPS CERTIFICATION SEMINAR

Course overview

Musculoskeletal *Explain the causes behind Musculoskeletal Injuries. *Compare the minimum/maximum times during the Acute, Repair, and Remodeling Phase of Recovery. *Summarize protocols for acute inflammation. *Demonstrate a Kinetic Chain Assessment. *Explain why indirect cause of injury can be as disabling due to tissue overuse and overload. *Contrast and compare male vs female most common extremity injuries. *Contrast the differences between high school, collegiate, and professional athletic injuries. *Summarize how gold-standard management drives lower injury rates and duration. Nutrition *Develop components of a typical healthy meal plan for athletes. *Differentiate between healthy and unhealthy food choices in each category of FAT, CHO, PRO. *Identify problem foods specific to the individual athlete. *Explain CHO loading and examples of high glycemic index foods. *Describe meal plan for post-exercise "window of recovery". *Describe benefits and sources of branched chain amino acids for athletic recovery. *Explain purpose of omega 3 fatty acids during recovery phase of athletic activity. *Define components of female athlete triad. *List vitamins and minerals required to rebuild bone health in female athlete triad. *Name ergogenic nutrients acceptable to the World Anti-Doping Agency. Dehydration *Explain difference between dehydration and hyponatremia. *Recognize early or acute signs and symptoms of dehydration and hyponatremia. *Discuss benefits of each method of determining hydration status. *Demonstrate treatment intervention for heat cramps. *Compare energy drink to sports drink. Concussion *Define and recognize brain concussion, second impact syndrome, and chronic traumatic encephalopathy. *Describe frequency of sports concussion and common duration of signs and symptoms. *Describe all possible results of head trauma, including second impact syndrome, intracranial hematoma, skull fracture, brain contusion, cervical injury (both mild and dangerous). *Differentiate and rule out dangerous results from head trauma. *Demonstrate proper exam procedures following head trauma on field. *Demonstrate proper exam procedures to clear the cervical spine on field. *Perform the SCAT 3 exam and describe how it is to be used both on field and in the office. *Describe how and why one performs serial exams after head trauma on field. *Describe return to play protocols for concussed athletes. *Describe prevention procedures for sports concussion.