Cancer risk factors are a hot topic in the media since the International Agency for Research on Cancer and the World Health Organisation did a press release on cancer risk factors (26 October 2015) . This release on cancer risk factors has caused a great stir in the media, particularly amongst the Meat Corporations. The press release [...]
Sandor Earl is a great example to use in examining the ethical considerations for return to play and the pressures on athletes to return quickly. In 2013 Sandor Earl was charged with the use of an illegal substance and trafficking that substance. Sandor Earl speaks out in his interview on the Footy Show giving us [...]
Gymnastics is a great sport to be used as an example in HSC PDHPE. Gymnastics requires excellent psychological strategies, superior muscular strength, flexibility and balance along with excellent planning and focused training. Gymnastics is also full of injuries and rehabilitation. Training Gymnastics requires long term focused periodisation training that is sectioned into its various phases [...]
On Sunday we witnessed a great example of psychological strategies being used during a high pressure moment in the NRL Grand Final between Cowboys and Broncos. After the last try from the Cowboys, scored after the final hooter, Jonathan Thurston took about 5 minutes to set himself before taking the all important kick from the [...]
Training types and methods vary and are grouped as: aerobic, anaerobic, flexibility, resistance or strength, and skill training. I thought it would be good to apply training types to the great sport of rugby league, given this is the Grand Final weekend. So what type of training best suits rugby league? Training type The training [...]
The use of painkillers in sport is very common, but a highly debated ethical issue. Last Friday night I watched as Justin Hodges fell awkwardly in a tackle. Hodges then struggled to continue playing as he has injured his lower back. He then went off the field to the dressing room where he was given a [...]
The 5 min reading time at the beginning of your 3 hour HSC PDHPE exam is a big bonus. It is important to make the most of this reading time, so here are some tips I often give students to fill in this time: Read Through the Exam It is obvious, but read through the [...]
Recently a mother was arrested for neglecting her baby boy along with her naturopath who had given her poor advice. The baby had lost 1 Kg in a month, which left the child malnourished and requiring emergency care at hospital. The greater issues raised on The Project was the need to regulate the alternative health [...]
The three energy systems fall into 2 groups: anaerobic and aerobic. There is 1 aerobic energy system, but 2 anaerobic systems, which are: the alactacid or ATP/PC system and the lactic acid system. It is vital in understanding these systems, that their interrelation is understood. Each energy system produces ATP used to create movement and [...]
The aerobic energy system is your diesel-powered semi-trailer. It takes a while to warm up, but once it is going, it goes the distance producing plenty of ATP with great efficiency. This energy system uses fats, carbs, and protein to produce plenty of ATP, but produces them at a slower rate compared to the two [...]