In Sports Medicine it is vital that you have a deep knowledge of heat, humidity and hyperthermia. This topic comes up under the critical question: "What role do preventative actions play in enhancing the wellbeing of the athlete?", dot point: environmental considerations. The teacher note says: Students should understand how the combination of heat and humidity or [...]
Every year I have students who complain that they want more prac. There are many students who chose to do PDHPE in year 11 and 12 thinking that they will get to do prac and so won't have to sit in a chair all day every day throughout their HSC. I know many schools that [...]
Muhammad Ali is still the best boxer of all time, displaying beautiful characteristics of a skilled performer. Though Ali is well known for his quotes: Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee I am the greatest! He remains the only 3 time lineal world heavy weight champion and performed is some of the best [...]
As your first term for HSC PDHPE wraps up in the last weeks, what should you do? Many students turn off in class in the last weeks leading into Christmas, but this is not the time to relax... not yet. Last Weeks Summaries The first thing you want to ensure you do in the last weeks [...]
[raw_html_snippet id="my first ad"] Ottawa Charter in Action - National Chronic Disease Strategy The National Chronic Disease Strategy is a great example of the Ottawa Charter in Action. The National Chronic Disease Strategy "seeks to improve health outcomes and reduce the impact of chronic disease by providing a framework of agreed national directions for improving [...]
Characteristics of the learner is a key component for Factors Affecting Performance in HSC PDHPE. Characteristics of the learner greatly influence skill acquisition and its performance. With the passing of Jonah Lomu, I thought I might look at the characteristics of the learner by analysing Lomu and how they helped him to be arguably the best winger Rugby Union [...]
[raw_html_snippet id="my first ad"] Recovery strategies in sport are various. In HSC PDHPE you need to know different types of recovery strategies, what they are? and how they might benefit the athlete? A recent article in the European Journal of Applied Physiology has discovered the benefits of turmeric (a yellow spice commonly used in Indian [...]
In HSC PDHPE ATSI health is one of the key topics that you need to understand. The problem is that there is so much to take in related to ATSI health. In Australia, ATSI people experience a massive disadvantage as a marginalised people group. ATSI people have poorer outcomes not just in health, but in education, [...]
Smoking is a risk factor for just about every chronic or lifestyle disease known to man. People who smoke place a greater burden on our health system. Smoking is linked with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, increases in CVD, diabetes, stroke, and pretty much every type of cancer. A recent article from channel nine reported [...]
Improving Performance requires you to look at the use of technology to improve performance as an ethical consideration. GPS devises are used expensively as a piece of technology that can improve performance. GPS devises provide trainers and coaches with objective data to help analyse an athlete's performance both during training and during competition. GPS devises [...]