All sporting injuries can be categorised into two groups according to what caused them to occur. Explain what they are and give an example for each. (Marks available: 4) Answer Answer outline and marking scheme for question: 1 You get 2 marks for correctly explaining each kind of injury and giving an appropriate example. Give yourself full marks for mentioning the following: Acute injuries are caused by a sudden stress on the body. Examples: a dislocated finger due to a violent collision a broken bone due to an awkward tackle Chronic injuries are caused by overuse or poor technique. Examples: tennis players can develop tennis elbow runners can suffer from an inflamed Achilles tendon (Marks available: 4) A warm up plays an important part in preventing injury. Explain the two main phases of a correct warm up. (Marks available: 2) Answer Answer outline and marking scheme for question: 2 Award yourself up to 2 marks for outlining that a warm up should start with a pulse raising activity, e. g. jogging, and should be followed by stretching/mobility exercises. (Marks available: 2) A sprain is damage to a ligament, what is a strain? (Marks available: 1) Answer Answer outline and marking scheme for question: 3 Give yourself 1 mark for stating that a strain is damage to a muscle or tendon. (Marks available: 1) State two common places where dislocations might occur. (Marks available: 2) Answer Answer outline and marking scheme for question: 4 Award yourself up to 2 marks for mentioning any 2 of the following common sights of dislocation: shoulder joint finger joint hip joint knee joint (Marks available: 2)