s competition necessary for sporting achievement and enjoyment? How does competition affect performance, participation, physical well-being, kids’ enjoyment and mental well-being, and social wellbeing? These questions and more are answered in this important program.
Subjects: Recreation
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Sport and Nutrition
Elite sportspeople are increasingly realizing that nutrition is an integral component of their training and competition. This program explores the ways elite sportspeople use nutrition to give themselves an extra edge. The program starts with a basic overview, looking in particular at the roles of individual nutrients in sports performance. We then look at competition planning, and interview a number of athletes to illustrate the differences between sports. Finally, the program examines the validity of the fads, pills, and potions which seem so common in elite sport.
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Sport and Psychology
Elite sportspeople are increasingly realizing that nutrition is an integral component of their training and competition. This program explores the ways elite sportspeople use nutrition to give themselves an extra edge. The program starts with a basic overview, looking in particular at the roles of individual nutrients in sports performance. We then look at competition planning, and interview a number of athletes to illustrate the differences between sports. Finally, the program examines the validity of the ‘fads, pills, and potions’ which seem so common in elite sport.
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Sport and Technology
Technology affects sport in at least four ways: by assisting performance, by aiding recovery from injuries, by improving judging of events and by raising the standard of spectator information, knowledge and comfort. In all areas, progress is increasingly rapid. In this highly informative program, we select certain sports to show the improvements in these different aspects of sport.
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Sport in Society
This program examines the socio-cultural nature of sport in modern society. It outlines: The origins of sport from play and games; The growth of sport as recreation; How the split has developed between active and passive participation; The factors determining people’s involvement in sport; The effect sport has on health and well-being; The place of sport in our culture, with particular reference to the impact of government policy, business and media intervention.
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Principles of Training for Fitness: Training for Fitness
Analyzes the physiological requirements of a range of sports, and how athletes train for these sports. It includes vital information and demonstration of energy systems for physical activity, components of fitness, training effects, the principles of training. Comments by a competing triathlete provide a real life view of the requirements of fitness.
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Promoting Participation in Gym: The National Physical Activity Guidelines
With increasing levels of inactivity and obesity in our community the promotion of physical activity is vital to the future health of our nation. In response to this growing problem the government set ‘National Physical Activity Guidelines’ to inform people of the minimum levels of activity to stay healthy. This program examines these guidelines, barriers to becoming active and various models of physical activity. Its key focus is to encourage students to take a greater interest in physical activity and allows them to recognize the benefits associated with participation.
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Pushing the Limits: In Athletic Performance
In 1903, W.G.George ran one mile in a world record time of 4 minutes, 12 seconds. His coach said “the probability is that this record will never be broken.” In 1954, both Roger Bannister and John Landy broke the “four minute mile” and to this day, these records continue to be broken. This program follows the performance of today’s record-breakers in distance running in order to understand the fundamental question: is there a limit to human athletic performance? Interviews with Dick Telford, Craig Mottram, Kerryn McCann and Nick Harrison cover the following topics: Training and diet, Coaching, Psychology, Money, Drugs, Male / female differences and health risks.
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Rope Skills
This program examines the use and care of ropes. Whether it’s rock climbing, abseiling, caving, or military and rescue operations, using ropes correctly is a vitally important skill – sometimes literally a matter of life or death. Using expert demonstrators, Rope Skills covers: types of rope (static vs. dynamic kernmantle ropes); fall factors; care of ropes in action & storage; full demonstrations of 12 different knots; clear explanations of pulley systems for outdoor rescue. This program is an essential reference for any field trip practitioner.
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Orienteering
Orienteering is a sport for everyone. Whether you’re a super-fit, elite athlete or someone who just enjoys a walk with friends, there’s an orienteering event that suits you. This program outlines basic orienteering knowledge, map skills, navigational aids (including a very clear description of how to take a bearing) and more advanced skills such as using hand rails, attack points, control flow and map memory. We also examine the history and different types and levels of this growing sport – a sport that has everything.