Risks and Responsibilities of Coaching Swimming
Introduction
The purpose of this paper is to look at the area of risk management with reference to the sport of swimming. There is no doubt that the ability to prevent any types of injury to athletes is of the utmost importance. The safety of the athletes should therefore be the primary concern of both facility managers and coaches. By working together, one would hope, that all unnecessary injuries could be prevented.
One of the most severe injuries that can occur is that of a spinal injury. The area of prevention that addresses this issue is that of spinal injury management and it will be looked at more closely later in this paper. Even with all the extra emphasis in this day and age on safety issues, these kinds of injuries are still far too prevalent. In 1996, Michael Berger and Judith Middleton state that in the United Kingdom, there are around 40,000 children each year that suffer from head injuries. Some of these individuals will have received severe injuries, in that they will have been unconscious for at least 20 minutes and so will most likely have suffered brain damage.
The sport of swimming has the obvious danger of drowning. There are also potential risks of spinal injuries caused by collisions with the floor of the pool, the walls in the pool and other swimmers. Many other injuries can be the result of a slippery deck or training equipment not correctly stored away. There is also a risk of injury from the chemicals which are present at a pool such as chlorine.
Risk Management
Aquatic injury prevention should be part of any facilities risk management program. Risk management involves identifying and reducing dangerous conditions that can cause injuries and financial loss. Thus, the aim of a risk management is in a way a kind of preventative medicine, to tackle the issue of a problem thus ensuring that those kinds of accidents will not occur. There are some that would contend that those individuals that suffer an injury are unfortunate victims of circumstance. Many injuries can be avoided through an understanding of the factors that can cause injuries to occur and then a knowledge of how to go about preventing such situations to occur.
Charles Bucher and March Krotee (1998) explain that there is an added risk in any physical education exercise as opposed to a ...
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...water conditions, many dangers are in and around water.
Risk management in a pool environment is basically concerned with aquatic injury prevention. A highly developed risk management program will substantially reduce the risks of injury. By understanding how injuries are caused, one can better prevent them. Effective communication with patrons is critical for helping to prevent injuries. Through this communication, the patrons can have fun in a safer environment.
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Following behind motor vehicle crashes, traumatic brain injury in sports is the second leading cause of traumatic brain injuries for people fifth-teen to twenty-four years of age. Immense concerns follows given that American football accounts for the highest incidence of concussions (Rowson and Duma 2130). In addition, th...
...e in the case of a lawsuit pressed against them. These policies usually have guidelines and limitations, which must be considered before enrolling in a plan. Education and supplemental training is another useful risk management resource. This can be done by achieving and maintaining additional certifications in areas such as first aid, CPR, AED, or any intervention applicable to the clinician’s setting. Continuing education is a valuable opportunity for professional’s to continue acquiring knowledge and training even after their didactic coursework is completed. All of these methods demonstrate proper utilization of resources to minimize and control the probability of harm or injury to the athletes. Proactive risk management is crucial to the sports medicine professional in preventing negative situations and protecting themselves from liability in potential lawsuits.
In recent years, there has been an increase in research investigating the long-term effects of repeated head trauma on the brain, especially in athletes. Following his discovery of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), Dr. Bennet Omalu inspired a movement of research aimed at establishing better safety standards and protocols in football. It was not until 2002 that the initial connection between repetitive head trauma, such as concussions, and brain injury was suspected (Ott, 2015).
Swimming is an activity that’s been around for a long time. Some of its first forms have been in ancient caves that have illustrations of people swimming. Some others include in the Greek epic poems “The Illiad” and “The Odyssey.” During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, swimming began to be a structured activity and later on in history became a popular sport. In 1896, it was a portion of the Olympics in Athens, Greece and it continues to be part of the summer Olympics. Currently, swimming is the second most popular exercise in the United States with millions of people partaking in it.
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Thesis: Concussions affect children and adults of all ages causing physical, emotional and metal trauma to a person and their brain.
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As a result of many deaths of professional athletes through suicide as well as general concern for health, concussion awareness and testing is as high as it’s ever been. Precautions and tests are currently being set up in almost sports in the attempt to diminish the long term effects. Although the symptoms and exact recovery time are still unknown, doctors and researchers are sure that concussions and other forms of head impacts can have long term effects that can present serious issues throughout the rest of these individual’s lives. The risk of potential damage to the brain increases as the number of concussions increase. In the athletics, players deliver and absorb many hits to the head which a primary reason why rules and regulations at a levels of football, for example, are changing to try and decrease the number of concussions received by players and to make the game safer to those who play it. However these head injuries are not just restricted to athletics, roughly three million Americans have brain injuries every year, half of which are considered serious (Dekosky 2010). Also, many of our nation’s brave men and women suffer traumatic head injuries that take months, even years to fully recover from. Though the exact number of concussions in soldiers can be completely accurate, many army officials believe it to be around eighteen percent (Charles 2008).
... it can also be lifesaving as well. Hence, the younger children begin swimming, the sooner they will be able to perform proper safety skills in the water.
Swimming is a universal sport. It is one of the prominent sports worldwide. In this day and age, most individuals know how to swim. It is clear that there are quite a number of swim clubs, recreation centres, golf clubhouses and many other facilities that feature swimming pools. Many high schools and colleges have competitive swim teams; and of course, swimming is one of the most popular Olympic sports. Furthermore, swimming is suitable for all ages; from 4-year-olds to 94-year-olds. This is because swimming is relatively easy. As well as being fun, swimming is a great way to keep fit, stay healthy and make friends. It is especially favourable for the elders. There are numerous benefits for the elders to swim compared to doing any other exercise.
...omething goes wrong. It sounds pretty harsh right? Well this is because if a diver ascends too quickly to the top, they risk rupturing their lungs due to the water pressure as they go up. Well, another thing is if the person stays underwater but cannot fix the problem, then what happens? It causes an even greater problem. Either way they are risking themselves becoming injured. At any point in time during the dive, the person is susceptible to any form of danger.
Risk management purpose is to prevent and reduce the frequency and severity of potential losses. Loss prevention programs promote avoidance of losses, measuring the loss frequency. Some examples are safety programs implemented to prevent workplace injuries, fire detectors, burglar alarms, and other protective devices to prevent losses caused by fire and theft. Insurance companies offer discounts to organization or individuals taking loss prevention measures as incentive for their participation.
In all games, rubbing speaks to a braking power that should be conquered; the more you can defeat this power, the better your odds of progress. Swimmers endure the gravity and the power of water in swimming. Accomplish proficient development through such thick as water condition is one of the greatest difficulties they have in like manner mentors and swimmers. The individuals who can travel through the water while limiting the impacts of physical powers on their bodies are ensured to get fantastic outcomes. Swimmers must discover methods for how to enhance their position or bolt streamline and at the same time diminish the region possessed by their body as it travels through the water. By diminishing the region, they lessen protection, which goes about as move their arms, and place the fingers in their grasp. Streamlined features is a term of material science that depicts the capacity of a protest defeat air protection. Therefore, it can be connected to cycling, the bike organization and outline, the attire worn by the cyclist, and even the situating of the rider on the bicycle.The most current
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Any form of competitive swimming did not appear until the 1800s in Europe when schools accepted swimming as a natural part of life education. In the 18th and 19th century it became a competitive sport than being just a life saving skill. Swimming teams and clubs started to evolve all over the world. Although England was the first country to have an inside pool they aren’t one of the first countries of all times , China, Germany and Sweden were the first countries in swimming history. England and also invented the side stroke and after this one the freestyle evolved. Although there aren’t swimming competitions of side stroke it’s also known as a global stroke. In this essay I’m going to explain the changes of swimming for example the technology in swimming pools, the changes in bodies of the people that swam and more.