In the anatomy and physiology unit, we were given an assignment to analyze a synovial joint and a common injury that would affect the joint. Our group chose to look at the elbow joint and tennis elbow of the injury. We were tasked me with all the muscles, bones tendons bursae nerves and blood vessels that made up the joint and how they work together to produce movement. As a visual representation of the elbow joint, I built a model to showcase how the joint works. Included muscles nerves bones and blood vessels. Once it was complete I was able to visualize what the parts look like moving together and it helped me understand how these movements were produced. I w included muscles nerves bones and blood vessels. Once it was complete I was able to visualize what the parts look like moving together and this helped me understand how these movements were produced. This allowed me to learn more about the elbow joint and as a result how to avoid injury when playing sports heavily involving the joint

In the physical activity and sports in society unit our final assignment was to take everything we learned and create a personalized training program for ourselves. The program would consist of one micro cycle with a number of exercises focussed on our health concerns. I chose to center my plan around aerobic capacity and upper body muscle endurance, as those were the areas I wanted to improve in the most. Included exercises that were more cardio-based, treadmill walk, to improve my aerobic capacity and exercises that were more strength training-based to work on upper body muscle endurance, close grip push up. I chose to include more exercises focussed on aerobic class because I was more concerned about my cardiovascular system than my upper body strength. This assignment will hopefully encourage me to participate more in physical activity now that I have specific concerns.  The future I hope to include a healthy diet along with the exercise routine.

In the mechanics of movement unit we were given an assignment to study a specific skill and learn about the biomechanical principles that affected the phases of movement in a specific skill. Our group chose to investigate the components that made up the cricket bowl. We also investigated external forces that could affect the player. One biomechanical principle that affected the force producing movement was principal 7, the conservation of angular movement. This is the principle that explains the “spin” on the cricket ball when it is bowled. It was also interesting to find low physical hours could affect the movement of the ball and the player. For example, when the ball is released, Newton’s third law is applied. This occurs because the bowler is exerting a force onto the cricket ball, and as a result, the ball moves from a state of rest to a state of motion.

In the sports and society unit, we were tasked with researching and reading articles related to a societal issue relating to the unit. I chose to research obesity and its impact on the health of people in our society. Through this assignment, I learned about this issue and how it has become a serious problem, especially today. Obesity is an issue that is less related to sports, and more related to the consequences of not participating in them. The articles I read made me realize exactly how dangerous obesity can be. For example, simply being obese can increase your risk of developing certain cancers. I previously know that obesity can take a toll on the body, but I didn’t know it could affect mental health as well. People with obesity also have an increased risk of being affected by clinical depression, and anxiety. This assignment helped me realize why participating in sports is important and why our society should place more importance in participating in physical activity.

In the biomechanics, analysis of a skill assignment we were assigned a sports skill to analyze. Our group chose to do our analysis on the cricket bowl. We broke the skill Into its components with the intention of learning exactly how the skill worked. We learned that angles that certain body parts should be placed in, and the correct timings for each movement. I learned that there were many factors that could affect the effectiveness of the cricket bowl. we found that breaking up the movements would allow the player to improve on a specific part of the movement. For example in the critical instant(the point where nothing can be done to change how effective the movement is, In the cricket bowl this is the moment that the ball leaves the bowler’s hand). It was found that a coaching implication of the movements that occur during the critical incident is that the ball should be released when the or is that an angle of 158° relative to the trunk. This increases the effectiveness and  allows for the greatest height and fastest speed. These are all factors that affect the result of the cricket bowl and learning and understanding them help the player perform to the best of their ability.

PSK4U0 Portfolio Summative Assignment

Mr. Wright

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